16 U.S.C. § 505a — Interchange of lands between Department of Agriculture and military departments of Department of Defense; report to Congress

The Secretary of Agriculture with respect to National Forest System lands and the Secretary of a military department with respect to lands under the control of the military department which lie within or adjacent to the exterior boundaries of a unit of the National Forest System are authorized, subject to any applicable provisions of chapters 1 to 11 of title 40 and division C (except sections 3302, 3307(e), 3501(b), 3509, 3906, 4710, and 4711) of subtitle I of title 41, to interchange such lands, or any part thereof, without reimbursement or transfer of funds whenever they shall determine that such interchange will facilitate land management and will provide maximum use thereof for authorized purposes: Provided, That no such interchange of lands shall become effective until forty-five days (counting only days occurring during any regular or special session of the Congress ) after the submission to the Congress by the respective Secretaries of notice of intention to make the interchange. (July 26, 1956, ch. 736, § 1, 70 Stat. 656 ; Pub. L. 100–409, § 7(a) , (b), Aug. 20, 1988 , 102 Stat. 1091 .) Editorial Notes Codification In text, “chapters 1 to 11 of title 40 and division C (except sections 3302, 3307(e), 3501(b), 3509, 3906, 4710, and 4711) of subtitle I of title 41” substituted for “the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 , as amended” on authority of Pub. L. 107–217, § 5(c) , Aug. 21, 2002 , 116 Stat. 1303 , which Act enacted Title 40, Public Buildings, Property, and Works, and Pub. L. 111–350, § 6(c) , Jan. 4, 2011 , 124 Stat. 3854 , which Act enacted Title 41, Public Contracts. Amendments 1988— Pub. L. 100–409 substituted “National Forest System lands” for “national forest lands” and “a unit of the National Forest System” for “a national forest”. CFR Title Parts 33 209

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