INTERIOR DEPARTMENT RIGHTS OF WAY. 



EASEMENTS. 



Railroad grant. 



EXPLANATIONS. 



The following rights of way, amounting to easements across National 

 Forest lands, are provided for by Congress and are 



Jurisdiction. under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Inte- 

 rior: 



The act of March 3, 1875 (18 Stat. 482), in so far as it is extended 

 over National Forests by the act of March 3, 1899 

 (30 Stat., 1214), grants rights of way for railroads. 



The act of March 3, 1891 (26 Stat., 1095), as amended by the act 

 of May 11, 1898 (30 Stat., 404), grants rights of way 



" acr ? ss the P 11 ^ lands and National Forests for irri- 

 gation reservoirs and canals. 

 Section 4 of the act of February 1, 1905 (33 Stat., 628), grants 

 Grant for munic- rights of way in National Forests for reservoirs, con- 

 ipal and mining duits, and water plants for municipal and mining 

 purposes. purposes. 



All applications for rights of way under the foregoing acts must be 

 Applications to filed in the proper local land office of the Department 

 local land offices, of the Interior. 



Particular attention is called to the fact, however, that the acts 

 above mentioned, granting rights of way amounting 

 to easements for railroads, irrigation reservoirs and 

 canals, and reservoirs, canals and water plants for 

 mining and municipal purposes, do not in any way 

 prevent or interfere with the securing of permits for 

 these purposes from the Department of Agriculture. The issuance 

 of a permit for any of the purposes named will not in any way prevent 

 the permittee from filing a map of location for approval and record 

 by the Secretary of the Interior under the right-of-way acts. The 

 granting of an Interior Department right of way supersedes the 

 permit issued by the Department of Agriculture. 



The regulations of the Department of the Interior require that all 

 applicants to that department for rights of way 

 amountm g to easements in National Forests shall 

 Forests. enter into such stipulations and execute such bonds 



as the Forest Service may require for the protection 

 of the National Forests. 



All such applications, when received from the General Land 

 Office at Washington will be referred by the Forester 

 ferted^District *? the District Forester of the District in which the 

 Forester! rights of way applied for are situated, in order that 



the District Forester may, before recommending the 

 approval of the right of way, require the applicant to file such stipu- 

 lations and bond, if any, as may be necessary to protect National 

 Forest interests. 

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Applicants may 

 take Department 

 of Agri culture 

 permits. 



