THE NATIONAL FOREST MANUAL 



REGULATIONS. 



UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 



OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, 



Washington, D. 0. 



By virtue of the authority vested in me by the act of Congress of 

 February 1, 1905 (33 Stat., 628), amendatory of the act of Congress 

 of June 4, 1897 (30 Stat., 11) , and by the act of Congress of March 4, 

 1911 (36 Stat., 1253), I, James Wilson, Secretary of Agriculture, do 

 make and publish the following regulations for the occupancy and 

 use of the National Forests for purposes of power development and 

 utilization, and for telephone, telegraph, and power-transmission 

 lines, the same to supersede all previous regulations for like purposes, 

 and to be of force and effect from the date of this order, and to 

 constitute a part of the Use Book. 



In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and official 

 seal at Washington, D. C., this 24th day of February, 1913. 

 [SEAL.] JAMES WILSON, 



Secretary of Agriculture. 



WATER POWER, ACT OF FEBRUARY 15, 1901. 



Reg. L-l. Preliminary power permits will allow the occupancy 

 of the lands of the United States within National Forests, hereinafter 

 called " National Forest lands," for the purpose of securing the data 

 required for an application for final permit and for such construc- 

 tion as may be necessary to preserve water appropriation during that 

 period. Final power permits will allow the occupancy and use of 

 such lands for the construction, maintenance, and operation thereon 

 of project works for the development, transmission, and use of power. 

 Preliminary or final permits for power sites of a total capacity in 

 excess of one hundred (100) horsepower will be granted, extended, and 

 renewed only by the Secretary of Agriculture, hereinafter called " the 

 Secretary'." Permits for transmission lines (except such as are 

 included in a general power permit) will be granted, extended, and 

 renewed by the Forester. Permits for power sites of a total capac- 

 ity of one hundred (100) horsepower or less will be granted, ex- 

 tended, and renewed by the district forester. The Secretary alone 

 may revoke power permits. 



Reg. L-2. Application for preliminary or final permits for occu- 

 pancy or use of lands of the United States should be submitted as 

 lollows : 



For National Forest lands : To the district forester of the district 

 in which the lands are situated. 



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