Notes on 16 U.S.C. § 539 : US Code - Notes

Search Notes on 16 U.S.C. § 539 : US Code - Notes

(Pub. L. 96-487, title V, Sec. 501, Dec. 2, 1980, 94 Stat. 2398.)
REFERENCES IN TEXT
This Act, referred to in subsec. (b), is Pub. L. 96-487, Dec. 2,
1980, 94 Stat. 2371, as amended, known as the Alaska National
Interest Lands Conservation Act. For complete classification of
this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section
3101 of this title and Tables.
CHUGACH NATIONAL FOREST BOUNDARY CHANGE
Pub. L. 102-415, Sec. 6, Oct. 14, 1992, 106 Stat. 2113, provided
that:
"(a) Boundary Adjustment. - The boundary of the Chugach National
Forest, Alaska, is modified to include the approximately 9,300
acres as generally depicted on the map entitled 'Official Map,
Boundary Modification, Chugach National Forest' and dated September
1988. The map shall be on file and available for public inspection
in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service, Department of
Agriculture.
"(b) Administration. - Subject to valid existing rights, all
Federal lands brought within the boundary of the Chugach National
Forest by subsection (a) are added to and shall be administered as
part of the Chugach National Forest.
"(c) Terms and Conditions. - (1) Nothing in this Act [see Short
Title of 1992 Amendment note set out under section 1601 of Title
43, Public Lands] shall be construed to affect the validity of, or
the terms and conditions of, any right-of-way, easement, lease,
license, or permit on lands transferred by this section that is in
existence on the date of enactment of this Act [Oct. 14, 1992].
"(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of
the Interior shall delegate, as necessary, to the Secretary of
Agriculture the authority to renew or reissue the authorizations
described in paragraph (1). The change of administrative
jurisdiction over these lands resulting from subsection (a) shall
not constitute a ground for the denial of renewal or reissuance of
the authorizations described in paragraph (1).
"(d) Land and Water Conservation Fund Act. - For purposes of
section 7 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16
U.S.C. 460l-9), the boundary of the Chugach National Forest, as
modified by this section, shall be treated as if it were the
boundary of the Chugach National Forest as of January 1, 1965."