16 U.S.C. § 486a - 16 U.S.C. § 486w
16 U.S.C. § 486a to 486w
EDITORIAL NOTES
CODIFICATIONExchanges of lands in or adjacent to national forests were authorized by Congress in the following instances:Absaroka National Forest-Act May 26, 1926, ch. 399, §4, 44 Stat. 656.Arapaho National Forest-Acts Mar. 3, 1927, ch. 340, 44 Stat. 1378; Dec. 31, 1974, Pub. L. 93-575, 88 Stat. 1878.Ashley National Forest-Act Jan. 26, 1931, ch. 44, 46 Stat. 1040.Black Hills National Forest-Acts Feb. 15, 1927, ch. 152, 44 Stat. 1099; June 15, 1938, ch. 388, 52 Stat. 686. Boise National Forest-Acts July 1, 1930, ch. 85, 46 Stat. 841; May 17, 1934, ch. 292, 48 Stat. 779; June 5, 1942, ch. 342, §1, 56 Stat. 320; July 17, 1959, Pub. L. 86-92, 73 Stat. 218; Pub. L. 106-493, §1, Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2213.Cache National Forest-Acts May 14, 1914, ch. 89, 38 Stat. 377; Feb. 17, 1917, ch. 86, 39 Stat. 922; Feb. 28, 1919, chs. 73, 77, 40 Stat. 1204, 1208; Feb. 25, 1932, ch. 57, 47 Stat. 55. Calaveras Bigtree National Forest-Acts Feb. 18, 1909, ch. 143, 35 Stat. 627; May 7, 1912, ch. 105, 37 Stat. 108.Caribou National Forest-Acts Apr. 18, 1914, ch. 63, 38 Stat. 346; June 5, 1920, ch. 262, 41 Stat. 1056; June 16, 1948, ch. 476, 62 Stat. 455. Carson National Forest-Acts Apr. 21, 1926, ch. 167, 44 Stat. 303; Apr. 16, 1928, ch. 378, 45 Stat. 431; May 31, 1949, ch. 152, 63 Stat. 144; Oct. 9, 1972, Pub. L. 92-474, 86 Stat. 790.Challis National Forest-Act Apr. 10, 1928, chs. 339, 340, 45 Stat. 415. Chattahoochee National Forest-Act July 20, 1956, ch. 656, 70 Stat. 594.Chelan National Forest-Act Aug. 2, 1935, ch. 424, 49 Stat. 508.Chippewa National Forest-Acts June 8, 1940, ch. 285, §3, 54 Stat. 255; Oct. 5, 1949, ch. 597, 63 Stat. 702. Cleveland National Forest-Act June 11, 1942, ch. 407, 56 Stat. 358.Cochetopa National Forest-Act May 3, 1934, ch. 192, 48 Stat. 658.Colorado National Forest-Acts Sept. 8, 1916, ch. 474, 39 Stat. 848; June 4, 1920, ch. 225, 41 Stat. 757; June 2, 1924, ch. 230, 43 Stat. 252; June 9, 1926, ch. 515, §1, 44 Stat. 714. Columbia National Forest-Act Aug. 12, 1937, ch. 588, 50 Stat. 622.Colville National Forest-Act Mar. 4, 1927, ch. 493, 44 Stat. 1412.Crater National Forest-Acts Feb. 11, 1920, ch. 69, 41 Stat. 405; Apr. 23, 1928, chs. 414, 415, 45 Stat. 450. Crow Creek National Forest-Act Mar. 13, 1908, ch. 84, 35 Stat. 42.Custer National Forest-Act Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 440, 43 Stat. 1117.Deschutes National Forest-Acts Feb. 2, 1922, ch. 46, 42 Stat. 362; May 24, 1935, ch. 140, 49 Stat. 288.Dixie National Forest-Act Mar. 7, 1942, ch. 162, §2, 56 Stat. 142. Eldorado National Forest-Act Feb. 20, 1925, ch. 272, 43 Stat. 954.Fishlake National Forest-Act July 28, 1914, ch. 212, 38 Stat. 556.Fremont National Forest-Acts May 14, 1930, ch. 270, 46 Stat. 278; Apr. 14, 1934, ch. 138, 48 Stat. 590. Gallatin National Forest-Act May 26, 1926, ch. 399, §5, 44 Stat. 656.Gunnison National Forest-Acts Apr. 23, 1928, ch. 416, 45 Stat. 451; Mar. 4, 1933, ch. 277, 47 Stat. 1569.Harney National Forest-Acts Feb. 15, 1927, ch. 152, 44 Stat. 1099; Oct. 6, 1949, ch. 620, 63 Stat. 708.Helena National Forest-Act Apr. 23, 1930, ch. 206, 46 Stat. 250.Idaho National Forest-Acts Oct. 17, 1919, ch. 88, 41 Stat. 324; Apr. 10, 1928, ch. 338, 45 Stat. 415; June 30, 1932, ch. 332, 47 Stat. 474.Idaho, national forests in-Act Apr. 30, 1934, ch. 172, 48 Stat. 649.Kaniksu National Forest-Acts May 26, 1938, ch. 279, 52 Stat. 443; Aug. 10, 1939, ch. 661, 53 Stat. 1347; June 14, 1965, Pub. L. 89-39, 79 Stat. 129. Kansas National Forest-Act Feb. 28, 1911, ch. 181, 36 Stat. 960.Klamath National Forest-Act June 22, 1938, ch. 565, 52 Stat. 836.Lassen National Forest-Acts June 3, 1924, ch. 238, 43 Stat. 356; June 22, 1938, chs. 564, 566, 52 Stat. 835, 838. Lemhi National Forest-Act Mar. 1, 1921, ch. 101, 41 Stat. 1199.Lincoln National Forest-Acts Feb. 14, 1923, ch. 75, 42 Stat. 1245; Feb. 7, 1929, ch. 160, 45 Stat. 1154; June 25, 1935, ch. 308, 49 Stat. 422.Malheur National Forest-Acts Mar. 8, 1922, ch. 97, 42 Stat. 416; June 17, 1940, ch. 392, 54 Stat. 402.Manti National Forest-Act Mar. 26, 1928, ch. 250, 45 Stat. 370. Manzano National Forest-Act Apr. 16, 1928, ch. 378, 45 Stat. 431.Medicine Bow National Forest-Acts June 7, 1924, ch. 307, 43 Stat. 594; Apr. 13, 1926, ch. 131, 44 Stat. 248; Aug. 20, 1935, ch. 576, 49 Stat. 662.Minam National Forest-Act Mar. 3, 1919, ch. 107, 40 Stat. 1319.Minidoka National Forest-Act Jan. 11, 1922, ch. 24, 42 Stat. 355.Minnesota, national forests in-Act Dec. 7, 1942, ch. 691, 56 Stat. 1042.Missoula National Forest-Acts Feb. 17, 1917, ch. 85, 39 Stat. 922; May 17, 1928, ch. 611, 45 Stat. 598; Mar. 1, 1929, ch. 425, 45 Stat. 1426.Modoc National Forest-Acts Mar. 3, 1919, ch. 102, 40 Stat. 1316; Mar. 4, 1933, ch. 272, 47 Stat. 1563; June 22, 1938, ch. 564, 52 Stat. 835; Aug. 4, 1947, ch. 461, 61 Stat. 739.Modoc, Shasta, and Lassen National Forests-Act June 22, 1938, ch. 564, 52 Stat. 835.Montana, national forests in-Act Jan. 30, 1929, ch. 122, 45 Stat. 1145. Montezuma National Forest-Act May 22, 1928, ch. 686, 45 Stat. 711.Mount Hood National Forest-Acts Feb. 28, 1925, ch. 372, 43 Stat. 1079; May 21, 1934, ch. 317, 48 Stat. 785.National forests in Montana-Act Jan. 30, 1929, ch. 122, 45 Stat. 1145. New Mexico, national forests in-Act June 15, 1926, ch. 590, §1, 44 Stat. 747.Nez Perce National Forest-Act Mar. 1, 1921, ch. 96, 41 Stat. 1196.Nicolet National Forest-Act June 19, 1948, ch. 550, 62 Stat. 534.Ochoco National Forest-Acts June 24, 1914, ch. 123, 38 Stat. 387; Feb. 11, 1920, ch. 67, 41 Stat. 404; June 15, 1938, ch. 397, 52 Stat. 692; June 8, 1940, ch. 279, 54 Stat. 251. Olympic National Forest-Acts Sept. 22, 1922, ch. 424, 42 Stat. 1036; June 29, 1938, ch. 812, 52 Stat. 1241.Oregon National Forest-Acts Oct. 21, 1918, ch. 192, 40 Stat. 1015; Feb. 11, 1920, ch. 69, 41 Stat. 405; May 20, 1920, ch. 191, 41 Stat. 605.Paulina (Oregon) National Forest-Act July 25, 1912, ch. 252, 37 Stat. 200. Payette National Forest-Acts Oct. 17, 1919, ch. 88, 41 Stat. 324; July 17, 1959, Pub. L. 86-92, 73 Stat. 218; Pub. L. 106-493, §1, Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2213.Pike National Forest-Acts Aug. 24, 1914, ch. 285, 38 Stat. 705; Mar. 4, 1915, ch. 173, 38 Stat. 1194; Sept. 8, 1916, chs. 469, 474, 39 Stat. 844, 848; May 3, 1934, ch. 191, 48 Stat. 657; Dec. 23, 1944, ch. 722, 58 Stat. 924.Pisgah National Forest-Act Aug. 26, 1935, ch. 682, 49 Stat. 800.Plumas National Forest-Acts June 3, 1924, ch. 238, 43 Stat. 356; Feb. 20, 1925, ch. 272, 43 Stat. 952; June 22, 1938, ch. 566, 52 Stat. 838; June 5, 1942, ch. 334, 56 Stat. 311. Pocatello National Forest-Act Feb. 18, 1911, ch. 115, 36 Stat. 919.Rainier National Forest-Acts Mar. 4, 1921, ch. 159, 41 Stat. 159; Dec. 20, 1921, ch. 11, 42 Stat. 350; May 28, 1926, ch. 410, §1, 44 Stat. 668.Rio Grande National Forest-Acts June 20, 1938, ch. 529, 52 Stat. 781; June 29, 1940, ch. 454, 54 Stat. 695. Rogue River National Forest-Acts June 4, 1936, ch. 494, 49 Stat. 1460; July 27, 1937, ch. 524, 50 Stat. 534.Roosevelt National Forest-Pub. L. 85-567, July 28, 1958, 72 Stat. 426.Salmon National Forest-Act June 5, 1942, ch. 342, §2, 56 Stat. 320. San Juan National Forest-Act June 29, 1940, ch. 454, 54 Stat. 695.Santa Fe National Forest-Acts Apr. 21, 1926, ch. 167, 44 Stat. 303; Apr. 16, 1928, ch. 378, 45 Stat. 431; Oct. 9, 1972, Pub. L. 92-474, 86 Stat. 790.Santiam National Forest-Act Feb. 28, 1925, ch. 373, 43 Stat. 1080.Sawtooth National Forest-Act Apr. 10, 1928, ch. 339, 45 Stat. 415.Sequoia National Forest-Acts July 3, 1926, ch. 744, 44 Stat. 818; Dec. 9, 1942, ch. 712, 56 Stat. 1044.Sevier National Forest-Acts July 3, 1916, ch. 212, 39 Stat. 340; Jan. 7, 1921, ch. 14, 41 Stat. 1087.Shasta and Klamath National Forests-Act June 22, 1938, ch. 565, 52 Stat. 836. Shasta National Forest-Acts Feb. 20, 1925, ch. 272, 43 Stat. 954; June 22, 1938, chs. 564, 565, 52 Stat. 835, 836; Mar. 19, 1948, ch. 139, 62 Stat. 83, eff. July 1, 1948; July 28, 1958, Pub. L. 85-565, 72 Stat. 425. Shoshone National Forest-Acts Dec. 20, 1921, ch. 10, 42 Stat. 350; Mar. 4, 1927, ch. 494, 44 Stat. 1412.Sierra National Forest-Acts June 11, 1906, Res. No. 27, 34 Stat. 832; Apr. 16, 1914, ch. 58, 38 Stat. 345; May 13, 1914, ch. 88, 38 Stat. 376; June 5, 1920, ch. 242, 41 Stat. 980.Siskiyou National Forest-Acts Sept. 22, 1922, ch. 407, 42 Stat. 1019; June 13, 1935, ch. 222, 49 Stat. 338.Siuslaw National Forest-Acts Feb. 11, 1920, ch. 69, 41 Stat. 405; June 30, 1932, ch. 328, 47 Stat. 451; Jan. 17, 1940, ch. 2, 54 Stat. 14; Nov. 25, 1940, ch. 915, 54 Stat. 1210; Mar. 23, 1972, Pub. L. 92-260, §6, 86 Stat. 100. Snoqualmie National Forest-Acts Sept. 22, 1922, ch. 424, 42 Stat. 1036; Feb. 28, 1925, ch. 369, 43 Stat. 1074; Aug. 21, 1937, ch. 727, 50 Stat. 739.Stanislaus National Forest-Acts Apr. 16, 1914, ch. 58, 38 Stat. 345; Feb. 20, 1925, ch. 272, 43 Stat. 954.Tahoe National Forest-Acts Apr. 11, 1922, ch. 129, 42 Stat. 493; Feb. 20, 1925, ch. 272, 43 Stat. 954; Feb. 12, 1938, ch. 27, §§1-4, 52 Stat. 28; June 22, 1938, ch. 566, 52 Stat. 838.Targhee National Forest-Acts Mar. 1, 1921, ch. 98, 41 Stat. 1198; June 5, 1942, ch. 342, §2, 56 Stat. 320. Teton National Forest-Acts Aug. 16, 1916, ch. 345, 39 Stat. 515; Dec. 31, 1974, Pub. L. 93-564, 88 Stat. 1843. Tierra Amarillo Grant adjacent to Rio Grande or San Juan National Forests-Act June 29, 1940, ch. 454, 54 Stat. 695.Trinity National Forest-Act June 20, 1938, ch. 533, 52 Stat. 797. Umatilla National Forest-Acts Mar. 4, 1925, ch. 538, 43 Stat. 1279; June 19, 1936, ch. 603, 49 Stat. 1534; June 17, 1940, ch. 392, 54 Stat. 402; Oct. 9, 1980, Pub. L. 96-406, 94 Stat. 1715.Wallowa National Forest-Acts Mar. 4, 1925, ch. 538, 43 Stat. 1279; Oct. 9, 1980, Pub. L. 96-406, §§1, 2, 94 Stat. 1715. Washakie National Forest-Acts June 14, 1926, ch. 579, 44 Stat. 742; Mar. 4, 1931, ch. 501, 46 Stat. 1521.Weiser National Forest-Act Mar. 1, 1921, ch. 92, 41 Stat. 1194.Wenatchee National Forest-Acts Sept. 22, 1922, ch. 424, 42 Stat. 1036; Aug. 11, 1939, ch. 697, 53 Stat. 1412. Whitman National Forest-Acts Sept. 8, 1916, ch. 476, 39 Stat. 852; Mar. 4, 1925, chs. 538, 541, 43 Stat. 1279, 1282; June 19, 1936, ch. 603, 49 Stat. 1534; June 17, 1940, ch. 392, 54 Stat. 402.Willamette National Forest-Act June 13, 1935, ch. 221, 49 Stat. 338. Wyoming National Forest-Acts Aug. 16, 1916, ch. 345, §2, 39 Stat. 516; Feb. 25, 1919, ch. 20, 40 Stat. 1152.