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June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and eight, shall be paid at the end 

 thereof by the Secretary of the Treasury to the State or Territory 

 in which said reserve is situated to be expended as the State or 

 Territorial legislature may prescribe for the benefit of the public 

 schools and public roads of the county or counties in which the 

 forest reserve is situated: Provided, That when any forest reserve 

 is in more than one State or Territory or county, the distributive 

 share to each from the proceeds of said reserve shall be proportional 

 to its area therein. 



Five percent of receipts to States. 



Act of March 1, 1911 (36 Stat. 961) 



Sec. 13. That five per centum of all moneys received during any 

 fiscal year from each national forest into which the lands acquired 

 under this act may from time to time be divided shall be paid, at the 

 end of such year, by the secretary of the Treasury to the State in 

 which such national forest is situated, to be expended as the State 

 legislature may prescribe for the benefit of the public schools and 

 public roads of the county or counties in which such national forest 

 is situated : Provided, That when any national forest is in more than 

 one State or county the distributive share to each from the proceeds 

 of such forest shall be proportional to its area therein : Provided fur- 

 ther, That there shall not be paid to any State for any county an 

 amount equal to more than forty per centum of the total income of 

 such county from all other sources. 



Reimbursement for damage to private property. 



Act of May 27, 1930 (46 Stat. 387) ; sec. 574, title 16, U. S. C. 



The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to reimburse owners of 

 private property for damage or destruction thereof caused by em- 

 ployees of the United States in connection with the protection, admin- 

 istration, or improvement of the national forests, payment to be 

 made from any funds appropriated for the protection, administra- 

 tion, and improvement of the national forests: Provided, That no 

 payment in excess of $500 shall be made on any such claim. 



Act of January 31, 1931 (46 Stat. 1052) ; sec. 502, title 16, U. S. C. 



The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized under such regulations 

 as he may prescribe to reimburse owners for loss, damage, or destruc- 

 tion of horses, vehicles, and other equipment obtained by the Forest 

 Service for the use of that service from employees or other private 

 owners: Provided, That payments or reimbursements herein author- 

 ized may be made from the applicable appropriations for the Forest 

 Service: And provided further, That except for fire fighting emer- 

 gencies no reimbursement herein authorized shall be made in an 

 amount in excess of $50 in any case unless supported by a written 

 contract of hire or lease. 



