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Secretary of Agriculture to have been erroneously collected for the 
use of any lands, or for timber or other resources sold from lands 
located. within, but not a part of, the national forests, or for alleged 
illegal acts done upon such lands, which acts are subsequently found 
to have been proper and ae and the Secretary of Agriculture 
shall make annual report to Congress of the amounts refunded here- 
under. 
Expenditures from receipts for roads and trails. 
Act March 4, 1913 (87 Stat. 848) ; Sec. 501, Title 16, U. S. C. 
That hereafter an additional ten per centum of all moneys received 
* from the national forests during each fiscal year shall be available 
at the end thereof, to be expended by the Secretary of Agriculture 
for the construction and maintenance of roads and trails within the 
national forests in the States from which such proceeds are derived; 
but the Secretary of Agriculture may, whenever practicable, in the 
construction and maintenance of such roads, secure the cooperation 
or aid of the proper State or Territorial authorities in the further- 
ance of any system of highways of which such roads may be made 
a part. 
Reimbursement for equipment. 
Act March 4, 1913 (37 Stat. 8438) ; Sec. 502, Title 16, U. 8. C. 
The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to reimburse owners 
of horses, vehicles, and other equipment lost, damaged, or destroyed 
while being used for necessary fire fighting, trail, or official business, 
such reimbursement to be made from any available fund in the appro- 
priation to which the hire of such equipment is properly chargeable. 
Reimbursement for damage to private property. 
Act 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 January 31, 1931 (Public 589) 
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. 
