66 THE USE BOOK. 



When it is desired to establish a new town on lands within a National 

 Forest under the town-site laws a petition should be addressed to the district 

 forester. An investigation will be made under his direction to ascertain 

 whether it is necessary to use the lands for town-site purposes. An approved 

 area will be excluded from the National Forest by Executive order to enable 

 the applicants to proceed under the town-site laws and the regulations of the 

 Department of the Interior. 



SPECIAL USES. 



REGULATIONS. 



REGULATION L-31. All uses of National Forest lands and resources, except 

 those specifically provided for in regulations governing water power, timber 

 sales, timber settlement, the free use of timber, and grazing, will be designated 

 " special use." Permits for special uses, except for the excavation of antiquities 

 under the act of June 8, 1906, and except for the lease of lands under the act of 

 February 28, 1899, may be granted, extended, and renewed by the Forester, the 

 district forester, or the forest supervisor, with such conditions as to area, time, 

 charges, and other requirements as may be provided for by these regulations or 

 as may be deemed necessary to protect the National Forests. Permits for the 

 excavation of antiquities and for the lease of lands under the act of February 

 28, 1899, will be granted and revoked only by the Secretary of Agriculture. 

 Permits for sale of wild hay may be granted by Forest officers designated by the 

 forest supervisor. Special-use permits, except for the excavation of antiquities, 

 and except for the lease of lands under the act of February 28, 1899, may be 

 revoked by the Forester or the district forester and not by the supervisor. 

 Applications for permits for special uses shall be made to the supervisor of the 

 Forest within which the lands or resources are situated. Appeal will lie in the 

 first instance to the district fores'ter, from his decision to the Forester, and 

 from his decision to the Secretary of Agriculture in all matters covered by 

 these special-use regulations. (Issued March 18, 1911, to take effect May 1, 

 1911.) 



REGULATION L-32. No charge will be made for the following classes of 

 special-use permits: 



(a) Excavation of antiquities under the act of June 8, 1906. 



(b) Agricultural use by applicants having preference rights under the act of 

 June 11, 1906. 



(c) Schools, churches, and cemeteries. 



(d) Cabins for use of miners, prospectors, trappers, and stockmen in connec- 

 tion with grazing permits, provided that stockmen's cabins used during the 

 entire year as headquarter ranches will be classified as residences and charged 

 for accordingly. 



(e) Corrals, stock tanks, and drift fences in connection with grazing permits. 



(f ) Dipping vats where no toll is charged. 



(g) Inclosures allowed under Regulation L 37. 



(h) Sawmills sawing principally timber obtained from the National Forests. 



(i) Conduits and reservoirs for irrigation or mining^ or municipal water 

 supplies. 



(j) Roads and trails (which must be free public highways). 



(k) Logging railroads and tramways hauling timber obtained principally 

 from the National Forests. 



(1) Telephone lines with free use and free connection by Forest Service. 



(m) Telegraph lines with free use of poles for stringing -Forest Service tele- 

 phone lines. 



(n) Stone, earth, and gravel used for projects constructed under permit. 



(p) Small advertising signs which also serve as guideposts. 



( Issued March 18, 1911, to take effect May 1, 1911 ; as amended October 21. 

 1912.) 



REGULATION L-33. The occupancy and use of National Forest land or re- 

 sources under a special-use permit, except as provided in Regulation L-32, shall 

 be conditioned upon the payment of a charge, which, unless otherwise authorized 

 by the Secretary of Agriculture, shall be based upon the following rates: 



