§ 533. — Grant of easements for road rightsofway; authority of Secretary of Agriculture; regulations.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC533]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 2--NATIONAL FORESTS
SUBCHAPTER I--ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
Sec. 533. Grant of easements for road rights-of-way; authority
of Secretary of Agriculture; regulations
The Secretary is authorized, under such regulations as he may
prescribe, subject to the provisions of sections 532 to 538 of this
title, to grant permanent or temporary easements for specified periods
or otherwise for road rights-of-way (1) over national forest lands and
other lands administered by the Forest Service, and (2) over any other
related lands with respect to which the Department of Agriculture has
rights under the terms of the grant to it.
(Pub. L. 88-657, Sec. 2, Oct. 13, 1964, 78 Stat. 1089.)
Transfer of Functions
Enforcement functions of Secretary or other official in Department
of Agriculture, insofar as they involve lands and programs under
jurisdiction of that Department, related to compliance with construction
and utilization of national forest roads under sections 532 to 538 of
this title with respect to pre-construction, construction, and initial
operation of transportation system for Canadian and Alaskan natural gas
transferred to Federal Inspector, Office of Federal Inspector for Alaska
Natural Gas Transportation System, until first anniversary of date of
initial operation of Alaska Natural Gas Transportation System, see
Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1979, Secs. 102(f), 203(a), 44 F.R. 33663, 33666,
93 Stat. 1373, 1376, effective July 1, 1979, set out in the Appendix to
Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. Office of Federal
Inspector for the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation System abolished and
functions and authority vested in Inspector transferred to Secretary of
Energy by section 3012(b) of Pub. L. 102-486, set out as an Abolition of
Office of Federal Inspector note under section 719e of Title 15,
Commerce and Trade.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 534, 536, 1608 of this
title.
