§ 518. — Acquisition of lands not defeated by rightsofway, easements, and reservations.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC518]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 2--NATIONAL FORESTS
SUBCHAPTER I--ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
Sec. 518. Acquisition of lands not defeated by rights-of-way,
easements, and reservations
Such acquisition by the United States shall in no case be defeated
because of located or defined rights of way, easements, and
reservations, which, from their nature will, in the opinion of the
Secretary of Agriculture, in no manner interfere with the use of the
lands so encumbered, for the purposes of this Act. Such rights of way,
easements, and reservations retained by the owner from whom the United
States receives title, shall be subject to the rules and regulations
prescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture for their occupation, use,
operation, protection, and administration, and such rules and
regulations shall be expressed in and made part of the written
instrument conveying title to the lands to the United States; and the
use, occupation, and operation of such rights of way, easements, and
reservations shall be under, subject to, and in obedience with the rules
and regulations so expressed.
(Mar. 1, 1911, ch. 186, Sec. 9, 36 Stat. 962; Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 145,
Sec. 1[part], 37 Stat. 855; Pub. L. 94-588, Sec. 17(a)(5), Oct. 22,
1976, 90 Stat. 2962.)
References in Text
This Act, referred to in text, means act Mar. 1, 1911, ch. 186, 36
Stat. 961, as amended, popularly known as the Weeks Law, which is
classified to sections 480, 500, 513 to 519, 521, 552, and 563 of this
title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short
Title note set out under section 552 of this title and Tables.
Amendments
1976--Pub. L. 94-588 struck out ``the National Forest Reservation
Commission and'' after ``in the opinion of''.
1913--Act Mar. 4, 1913, amended act Mar. 1, 1911, generally to
provide that acquisition of lands under this section would not be
defeated by rights of way, easements, and reservations retained by the
owner from whom title is received.
