16 U.S.C. · Conservation
16 U.S.C. § 501

Expenditures from receipts for roads and trails; cooperation with State authorities; evaluation of receipts

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16 U.S.C. § 501 — Expenditures from receipts for roads and trails; cooperation with State authorities; evaluation of receipts

U.S.C. Title 16 - CONSERVATION 16 U.S.C. United States Code, 2023 Edition Title 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 2 - NATIONAL FORESTS SUBCHAPTER I - ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION Sec. 501 - Expenditures from receipts for roads and trails; cooperation with State authorities; evaluation of receipts From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov

§501. Expenditures from receipts for roads and trails; cooperation with State authorities; evaluation of receipts

On or after Mar. 4, 1913, ten per centum of all moneys received from the national forests during each fiscal year shall be available at the end thereof, to be expended by the Secretary of Agriculture for the construction and maintenance of roads and trails within the national forests in the States from which such proceeds are derived; but the Secretary of Agriculture may, whenever practicable, in the construction and maintenance of such roads, secure the cooperation or aid of the proper State or Territorial authorities in the furtherance of any system of highways of which such roads may be made a part. In sales of logs, ties, poles, posts, cordwood, pulpwood, and other forest products the amounts made available for schools and roads by this section shall be based upon the stumpage value of the timber.

(Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 145, §1 (part), 37 Stat. 843; Sept. 21, 1944, ch. 412, title II, §212, 58 Stat. 737.)

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions Provisions similar to those in this section were contained in the following prior appropriation acts: June 28, 1944, ch. 296, 58 Stat. 444. July 12, 1943, ch. 215, 57 Stat. 412. July 22, 1942, ch. 516, 56 Stat. 680. July 1, 1941, ch. 267, 55 Stat. 423.

Amendments 1944—Act Sept. 21, 1944, inserted sentence relating to stumpage value of the timber.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Savings Provision Provisions of Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, Pub. L. 94–579, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2743, not to be construed as affecting the distribution of livestock grazing revenues to local governments under this section, see section 701(j) of Pub. L. 94–579, set out as a note under section 1701 of Title 43, Public Lands.

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