§ 866. — Exchange of cut over land in Montana.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 43USC866]
TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS
CHAPTER 20--RESERVATIONS AND GRANTS TO STATES FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES
Sec. 866. Exchange of cut over land in Montana
Tracts of timbered lands prior to February 14, 1923, granted to the
State of Montana for educational purposes, from which the timber has
been cut or removed pursuant to State laws, may, under such rules and
regulations as the legislature of said State shall prescribe, be
exchanged for other lands of like character and approximately of equal
value, in private ownership, which exchanged land shall be subject to
the same requirements and limitations to the end that the State may
acquire holdings in reasonably compact form and reforesting be
undertaken in an economic manner, anything in the enabling act of said
State to the contrary notwithstanding.
(Feb. 14, 1923, ch. 74, 42 Stat. 1245.)
References in Text
The enabling act of Montana, referred to in text, is act Feb. 22,
1889, ch. 180, 25 Stat. 676. For complete classification of this Act to
the Code, see Tables.
