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16 U.S.C. § 481

U.S. CodeFederal
Use of waters
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Title
16 — Conservation
Chapter
CH2
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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All waters within the boundaries of national forests may be used for domestic, mining, milling, or irrigation purposes, under the laws of the State wherein such national forests are situated, or under the laws of the United States and the rules and regulations established thereunder. (June 4, 1897, ch. 2, § 1, 30 Stat. 36.) Editorial Notes Codification “National forests” substituted in text for “reservations” and “forest reservations” on authority of act Mar. 4, 1907, ch. 2907, 34 Stat. 1269, which provided that forest reserves shall hereafter be known as national forests.

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