§ 577f. — Exchange of lands.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC577f]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 3--FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT
SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 577f. Exchange of lands
Upon finding and determination by the Secretary of Agriculture that
the public purposes and objectives explicit and implicit in sections 577
to 577b of this title, more effectively can be accomplished by
exchanging lands of the United States situated within the boundaries
described in said sections for other lands in State, county, or private
ownership situated within the said boundaries which are more suitable
for public ownership, management, and use, for the purposes contemplated
by said sections, such lands of the United States shall be subject to
exchange under the provisions of sections 485 and 486 of this title, or
the provisions of section 516 of this title.
(June 22, 1948, ch. 593, Sec. 4, 62 Stat. 570.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 577d-1, 577h, 1133 of this
title.
