§ 552. — Consent to agreement by States for conservation of forests and water supply.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC552]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 3--FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT
SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 552. Consent to agreement by States for conservation of
forests and water supply
Consent of the Congress of the United States is given to each of the
several States of the Union to enter into any agreement or compact, not
in conflict with any law of the United States, with any other State or
States for the purpose of conserving the forests and the water supply of
the States entering into such agreement or compact.
(Mar. 1, 1911, ch. 186, Sec. 1, 36 Stat. 961.)
Short Title
Act Mar. 1, 1911, ch. 186, 36 Stat. 961, as amended, which is
classified to sections 480, 500, 513 to 519, 521, 552, and 563 of this
title, is popularly known as the Weeks Law.
Weeks Law Referred to in Other Sections
The Weeks Law is referred to in sections 47-1, 460a-4, 460vv-18,
460lll-12, 505b, 515 to 521a, 527, 569, 577e, 663, 683 of this title;
title 25 sections 564w-1, 592; title 30 sections 181, 226, 351.
