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on his own account. For such purpose, the Secre- 

 tary may purchase, lease, hire, rent, or otherwise 

 obtain all necessary supplies, materials, tools, equip- 

 ment, and facilities required to perform the work, 

 and may pay wages, salaries, and other expenses 

 for help employed in connection with such work. 



(d) All appropriations for forest highways shall 

 be administered in conformity with regulations 

 jointly approved by the Secretary and the Sec- 

 retary of Agriculture. 



(e) The Secretary shall transfer to the Secretary 

 of Agriculture from appropriations for forest high- 

 ways such amounts as may be needed to cover 

 necessary administrative expenses of the Forest 

 Service in connection with the forest-highway pro- 

 gram. 



(f) Funds available for forest highways shall be 

 available for adjacent vehicular parking areas and 

 for sanitary, water, and fire control facilities. (Pub. 

 L. 85-767. Aug. 27. 1958, 72 Stat. 907.) 



§ 205. Forest dcTelopment roads and trails. 



(a) Funds available for forest development roads 

 and trails shall be used by the Secretary of Agricul- 

 ture to pay for the costs of construction and mainte- 

 nance thereof, including roads and trails on experi- 

 mental and other areas under Forest Service ad- 

 ministration. In connection therewith, the Secre- 

 tary of Agriculture may enter into contracts with 

 a State or civil subdivision thereof, and Issue such 

 regulations as he deems advisable. 



(b) Cooperation of States, counties, or other local 

 subdivisions may be accepted but shall not be re- 

 tiuired by the Secretary of Agriculture. 



(c) Construction estimated to cost $15,000 or 

 more per mile or $15,000 or more per project for 

 projects with a length of less than one mile, exclu- 

 sive of bridges and engineering, shall be advertised 

 and let to contract. If such estimated cost is less 

 than $15,000 per mile or $15,000 per project for 

 projects with a length of less than one mile or if, 

 after proper advertising, no acceptable bid is re- 

 ceived or the bids are deemed excessive, the work 

 may be done by the Secretary of Agriculture on his 

 own account. 



(d) Funds available for forest development roads 

 and trails shall be available for adjacent vehicular 

 parking areas and for sanitary, water, and fire con- 

 trol facilities. (Pub. L. 85-767, Aug. 27, 1958, 72 

 Stat. 907; Pub. L. 86-657, §8(c). July 14, 1960. 74 

 Stat. 524; Pub. L. 88-423, §4<d), Aug. 13, 1964, 78 

 Stat. 398; Pub. L. 90-495. § 9, Aug. 23, 1968, 82 Stat. 



820.) 



Amendments 



1968 — Subsec (a) . Pub. L 90-495 Increased from $10,000 

 to $15,000 the cost limitation on construction per mile, 

 or per project for projects of less than a mile, which the 

 Forest Service may construct on Its own account and 

 struck out provisions spelling out the functions which 

 the Secretary of Agriculture Is authorized to perform In 

 carrying out such construction. 



1964 — Subsec. (a) . Pub L 88-423 Inserted "and other" 

 following "experimental." 



1960 — Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 86-657 substituted "may 

 enter Into contracts" for "may enter Into construction 

 contracts." 



§ 206. Park roads and trails. 



(a) Funds available for park roads and trails 

 shall be used to pay for the cost of construction and 

 improvement thereof. 



(b) Appropriations for the construction and im- 

 provement of park roads shall be administered in 

 conformity with regulations jointly approved by the 

 Secretary and the Secretary of Interior. (Pub. L. 

 85-767, Aug. 27, 1958, 72 Stat. 908.) 



§207. Parkway§. 



(a) Funds available for parkways shall be used to 

 pay for the cost of construction and improvement 

 thereof. 



(b) Appropriations for the construction of park- 

 ways shall be administered in conformity with regu- 

 lations jointly approved by the Secretary and the 

 Secretary of the Interior. 



(c) The location of parkways upon public lands, 

 national forests, or other Federal reservations, shall 

 be determined by agreement between the depart- 

 ment having jurisdiction over such lands and the 

 Secretary of the Interior. (Pub. L, 85-767, Aug. 27, 

 1958, 72 Stat. 908.) 



§317. Appropriation for highway purposes of lands or 

 interests in lands owned by the United States. 



(a) If the Secretary determines that any part of 

 the lands or interests in lands owned by the United 

 States is reasonably necessary for the right-of-way 

 of any highway, or as a source of materials for the 

 construction or maintenance of any such highway 

 adjacent to such lEinds or interests in lands, the Sec- 

 retary shall file with the Secretary of the Depart- 

 ment supervising the administration of such lands 

 or interests in lands a map showing the p>ortion of 

 such lands or interests in lands which it is desired 

 to appropriate. 



(b) If within a period of four months after such 

 filing, the Secretary of such Department shall not 

 have certified to the Secretary that the proposed 

 appropriation of such land or material is contrary 

 to the public interest or inconsistent with the pur- 

 poses for which such land or materials have been 

 reserved, or shall have agreed to the appropriation 

 and transfer under conditions which he deems nec- 

 essary for the adequate protection and utilization 

 of the reserve, then such land and materials may be 

 appropriated and transferred to the State highway 

 department, or its nominee, for such purposes and 

 subject to the conditions so specified. 



(c) If at any time the need for any such lands or 

 materials for such purix)ses shall no longer exist, 

 notice of the fact Shall be given by the State high- 

 way deF>artment to the Secretary and such lands 

 or materials shall immediately revert to the control 

 of the Secretary of the Department from which 

 they had been appropriated. 



(d) The provisions of this section shall apply 

 only to projects constructed on a Federal-aid system 

 or under the provisions of chapter 2 of this title, 

 (Pub. L. 85-767. Aug. 27, 1958, 72 Stat. 916.) 



