examination; but before any lands are purchased by the commission 

 said lands shall be examined by the Secretary of Agriculture, in 

 cooperation with the Director of the Geological Survey, and a report 

 made by them to the commission showing that the control of such 

 lands by the Federal Government will promote or protect the navi- 

 gation of streams or by the Secretary of Agriculture showing that 

 such control will promote the production of timber thereon. 



Act of March 1, 1911 (36 Stat. 961) ; sec. 517, title 16, U. S. C. 



That the Secretary of Agriculture may do all things necessary 

 to secure the safe title in the United States to the lands to be 

 acquired under this act, but no payment shall be made for any such 

 lands until the title shall be satisfactory to the Attorney General 

 and shall be vested in the United States. 



Act of March 3, 1925 (43 Stat. 1133) ; sec. 555, title 16, U. S. 0. 



That where no suitable Government land is available for national 

 forest headquarters or ranger stations, the Secretary of Agriculture 

 is hereby authorized to purchase such lands out of any funds appro- 

 priated for building improvements on the national forests, but not 

 more than $2,500 shall be so expended in any one year ; and to accept 

 donations of land for any national forest purpose. 



Creation by donations. 



Act of June 7, 1924 (43 Stat. 654) ; sec. 569, title 16, U. S. C. 



That to enable owners of lands chiefly valuable for the growing 

 of timber crops to donate or devise such lands to the United States 

 in order to assure future timber supplies for the agricultural and 

 other industries of the State or for other national forest purposes, 

 the Secretary of Agriculture is hereby authorized, in his discretion, 

 to accept on behalf of the United States title to any such land so 

 donated or devised, subject to such reservations by the donor of the 

 present stand of merchantable timber or of mineral or other rights 

 for a period not exceeding twenty years as the Secretary of Agricul- 

 ture may find to be reasonable and not detrimental to the purposes 

 of this section, and to pay out of any moneys appropriated for the 

 general expenses of the Forest Service the cost of recording deeds 

 or other expenses incident to the examination and acceptance of title. 

 Any lands to which title is so accepted shall be in units of such size 

 or so located as to be capable of economical administration as 

 national forests either separately or jointly with other lands acquired 

 under this section, or jointly with an existing national forest. All 

 lands to which title is accepted under this section shall, upon ac- 

 ceptance of title, become national forest lands, subject to all laws 

 applicable to lands acquired under the act of March 1, 1911 (36 Stat. 

 961), and amendments thereto. In the sale of timber from national 

 forest lands acquired under this section preference shall be given to 

 applicants who will furnish the products desired therefrom to meet 

 the necessities of citizens of the United States engaged in agriculture 

 in the States in which such national forest is situated: Provided, 

 That all property, rights, easements, and benefits authorized by this 



