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PRINCIPAL LAWS RELATING TO NATIONAL FORESTS 3 
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 Mareh 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 March 3, 1925 (43 Stat. 1133) ; Sec. 555, Title 16, U. S. C. 
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 June 7, 1924 (43 Stat. 654); See. 569, Title 16, U. 8S. 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 cther 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 (386 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 
section to be retained by or reserved to owners of lands donated cr 
