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and reservations, which, from their nature will, in the opinion of the 

 National Forest Reservation Commission and the Secretary of Agri- 

 culture, in no manner interfere with the use of the lands so encum- 

 bered, for the purposes of the act: Provided, That such rights of 

 way, easements, and reservations retained by the owner from whom 

 the United States receives title, shall be subject to the rules and 

 regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture for their occu- 

 pation, use, operation, protection, and administration, and that such 

 rules and regulations shall be expressed in and made part of the 

 written instrument conveying title to the lands to the United States ; 

 and the use, occupation, and operation of such rights of way, ease- 

 ments, and reservations shall be under, subject to, and in obedience 

 with the rules and regulations so expressed." 



CLARKE-McNARY ACT 



Act of June 7, 1924 (43 Stat. 653) ; Sees. 563 ff., title 16, U. S. C. 



An Act to provide for the protection of forest lands, for the reforestation of 

 denuded areas, for the extension of national forests, and for other purposes, 

 in order to promote the continuous production of timber on lands chiefly 

 suitable therefor. 



That the Secretary of Agriculture is hereby authorized and di- 

 rected, in cooperation with appropriate officials of the various States 

 or other suitable agencies, to recommend for each forest region of the 

 United States such systems of forest fire prevention and suppression 

 as will adequately protect the timbered and cut-over lands therein 

 with a view to the protection of forest and water resources and the 

 continuous production of timber on lands chiefly suitable therefor. 



Sec. 2. That if the Secretary of Agriculture shall find that the 

 system and practice of forest fire prevention and suppression pro- 

 vided by any State substantially promotes the objects described 

 in the foregoing section he is hereby authorized and directed, under 

 such conditions as he may determine to be fair and equitable in 

 each State, to cooperate with appropriate officials of each State, and 

 through them with private and other agencies therein, in the protec- 

 tion of timbered and forest-producing lands from fire. In no case 

 other than for preliminary investigation shall the amount expended 

 by the Federal Government in any State during any fiscal year, 

 under this section, exceed the amount expended by the State for the 

 same purpose during the same fiscal year, including the expendi- 

 tures of forest owners or operators which are required by State law 

 or which are made in pursuance of the forest-protection system of 

 the State under State supervision, and the Secretarj^ of Agriculture 

 is authorized to make expenditures on the certificate of the State 

 forester, the State director of extension, or similar State official hav- 

 ing charge of the cooperative work for the State that State and pri- 

 vate expenditures as provided for in this act have been made. In 

 the cooperation extended to the several States due consideration 

 shall be given to the protection of watersheds of navigable streams, 

 but such cooperation may, in the discretion of the Secretary of Agri- 

 culture, be extended to any timbered or forest-producing lands or 

 watersheds from which water is secured for domestic use or irriga- 



