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U.S. Code, Title 16, Conservation
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General SummaryThe U.S. Code is a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States. While every effort has been made to ensure that this reproduction of the Code is accurate, those using it for legal purposes should verify their results against the printed version of the Code available through the Government Printing Office.
§ 492. Earth, Stone, and Timber for Departments of the Army and Navy, and Government Works in Alaska
On and after March 4, 1915 the Secretary of Agriculture, under regulations to be prescribed by him, is authorized to permit the Navy Department to take from the national forests such earth, stone, and timber for the use of the Navy as may be compatible with the administration of the national forests for the purposes for which they are established, and also in the same manner to permit the taking of earth, stone, and timber from the national forests for the construction of Government railways and other Government works in Alaska. He is authorized also to permit the Department of the Army to take earth, stone, and timber from the national forests for use in the construction of river and harbor and other works in charge of that department, subject to such regulations and restrictions as he may prescribe.
(Mar. 4, 1915, ch. 144, 38 Stat. 1100; Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 467, § 13, 43 Stat. 1197; May 29, 1928, ch. 901, § 1(98), 45 Stat. 993; July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, § 205(a), 61 Stat. 501.)
Codification
The first sentence of this section is from act Mar. 4, 1915, and the last sentence is from act Mar. 3, 1925.
1928—Act May 29, 1928, struck out provision which required the Secretary of Agriculture to submit with his annual estimates a report of the quantity and market value of earth, stone, and timber furnished.
Change of Name
Department of War designated Department of the Army and title of Secretary of War changed to Secretary of the Army by section 205(a) of act July 26, 1947, ch. 343, title II, 61 Stat. 501. Section 205(a) of act July 26, 1947, was repealed by section 53 of act Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 641. Section 1 of act Aug. 10, 1956, enacted "Title 10, Armed Forces" which in sections 3010 to 3013 continued military Department of the Army under administrative supervision of Secretary of the Army.
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"U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel", "§ 492. Earth, Stone, and Timber for Departments of the Army and Navy, and Government Works in Alaska," U.S. Code, Title 16, Conservation in U.S. Code, Title 16, Conservation (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 2002), Original Sources, accessed July 15, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=V5SZLM2BQUKQ25R.
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"U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel". "§ 492. Earth, Stone, and Timber for Departments of the Army and Navy, and Government Works in Alaska." U.S. Code, Title 16, Conservation, in U.S. Code, Title 16, Conservation, Washington, D.C., Government Printing Office, 2002, Original Sources. 15 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=V5SZLM2BQUKQ25R.
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"U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel", '§ 492. Earth, Stone, and Timber for Departments of the Army and Navy, and Government Works in Alaska' in U.S. Code, Title 16, Conservation. cited in 2002, U.S. Code, Title 16, Conservation, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C.. Original Sources, retrieved 15 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=V5SZLM2BQUKQ25R.
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