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1 munication as shall be necessary to prevent and extinguish 



2 forest fires. 



SEC. 6. For the purpose of cooperating with federal, county, 



4 municipal and private agencies for fire protection, forest man- 



5 agement, reforestation and afforestation the state forester may, 



6 (a) Enter into agreements with the Federal government, 



7 under such terms as he deems advisable or as may be provided 



8 by law, and renew, revise or terminate such agreements, for 



9 the purpose of maintaining a fire patrol system for the pre- 

 10 vention and suppression of any forest fires in any timber, 



11 brush, grass or other inflammable vegitation or material; pro- 



12 vided, that the expenses incurred by the terms of said agree- 



13 ments shall be paid from the appropriation or funds avail- 



14 able for forest fire protection. 



15 (&) Whenever any county or municipality shall make any 



16 appropriation for the prevention and suppression of forest 



17 fires on any lands within said county or municipality, or for 



18 the protection and forest management of any lands over which 

 such county or municipality has jurisdiction, or for reforesta- 



20 tion or afforestation on lands within said county or municipal- 



21 ity, the state forester may, with the approval of the state board 



22 of control, enter into agreements with such county or muni- 



23 cipality for said purposes on such terms and under such con- 



24 siderations as he deems wise. 



25 SEC. 7. Where owners of land, or any organization, shall 



26 maintain a fire patrol for the prevention and suppression of 



27 forest fires the state forester may designate such patrolman as 



28 special fire ranger and give to him, for the protection of lands 



29 patrolled by him or adjacent thereto, all the rights and powers 



30 of district fire rangers as herein provided; and such special 



31 fire rangers shall be paid wholly by such owners or organiza- 



32 tions or as may be provided for by section six of this act. 



33 SEC. 8. The state forester shall appoint, in such number and 



34 localities as he deems wise, public-spirited citizens to act as 



35 voluntary firewardens. The state forester, his deputy and 



36 assistant and all firewardens provided for in this act shall have 



37 the powers of peace officers to make arrests without warrant, 



