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16 U.S.C. § 560

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Use of timber for telephone lines for fire protection
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Title
16 — Conservation
Chapter
CH3
Release
119-84
Release Date
2026-04-17

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The Secretary of Agriculture, whenever he may deem it necessary for the protection of the national forests from fire, may permit the use of timber free of charge for the construction of telephone lines. (Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 145, § 1 (part), 37 Stat. 843.)

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