§ 580d. — Use of Forest Service structures or improvements and land by public and private agencies, etc.; terms.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC580d]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 3--FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT
SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 580d. Use of Forest Service structures or improvements and
land by public and private agencies, etc.; terms
The Secretary of Agriculture, under such regulations as he may
prescribe and at rates and for periods not exceeding thirty years as
determined by him, is authorized to permit the use by public and private
agencies, corporations, firms, associations, or individuals, of
structures or improvements under the administrative control of the
Forest Service and land used in connection therewith: Provided, That as
all or a part of the consideration for permits issued under this
section, the Secretary may require the permittees at their expense to
renovate, recondition, improve, and maintain the structures and land to
a satisfactory standard.
(Apr. 24, 1950, ch. 97, Sec. 7, 64 Stat. 84; Pub. L. 105-277, div. A,
Sec. 101(e) [title III, Sec. 346], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681-231,
2681-298.)
Amendments
1998--Pub. L. 105-277, which directed the substitution of
``renovate, recondition, improve, and maintain'' for ``recondition and
maintain,'', was executed by making the substitution for language which
did not include a comma after ``maintain'' to reflect the probable
intent of Congress.
Conveyance of Excess Forest Service Structures
Pub. L. 107-63, title III, Sec. 329, Nov. 5, 2001, 115 Stat. 471,
provided that:
``(a) Pilot Program Authorizing Conveyance of Excess Forest Service
Structures.--The Secretary of Agriculture may convey, by sale or
exchange, any or all right, title, and interest of the United States in
and to excess buildings and other structures located on National Forest
System lands and under the jurisdiction of the Forest Service. The
conveyance may include the land on which the building or other structure
is located and such other land immediately adjacent to the building or
structure as the Secretary considers necessary.
``(b) Limitation.--Conveyances on not more than 10 sites may be made
under the authority of this section, and the Secretary of Agriculture
shall obtain the concurrence of the Committee on Appropriations of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations of the
Senate in advance of each conveyance.
``(c) Use of Proceeds.--The proceeds derived from the sale of a
building or other structure under this section shall be retained by the
Secretary of Agriculture and shall be available to the Secretary,
without further appropriation until expended, for maintenance and
rehabilitation activities within the Forest Service Region in which the
building or structure is located.
``(d) Duration of Authority.--The authority provided by this section
expires on September 30, 2005.''
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 580k of this title.
