Chapter 447. To amend section 2 of the Act of June 7, 1924 (Public 270), entitled “An act to provide for the protection of forest lands, for the reforestation of denuded areas, for the extension of national forests, and for other purposes,” in order to promote the continuous production of timber on lands chiefly
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CHAP. 447.— An Act To amend section 2 of the Act of June 7, 1924 (Public 270), entitled “An act to provide for the protection of forest lands, for the reforestation of denuded areas, for the extension of national forests, and for other purposes,” in order to promote the continuous production of timber on lands chiefly suitable therefor. March 3, 1925.[[S. 4224](/us/bill/68/s/4224).][[Public, No. 565](/us/pl/68/565).] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * That the third Forest protection. *Ante*, p. 653, amended.sentence of section 2 of the Act entitled “An Act to provide for the protection of forest lands, for the reforestation of denuded areas, for the extension of national forests, and for other purposes,” in order to promote the continuous production of timber on lands chiefly suitable therefor, approved June 7, 1924 (Public, 270), is amended by adding after the words “forest producing lands ” the following:
“or watersheds from which water is secured for domestic use or irrigation,” so that section 2 as amended will read as follows: " “Sec. 2. If the Secretary of Agriculture shall find that the Extension to water-sheds for domestic water supply or irrigation.system and practice of forest fire prevention and suppression pro-1128vided by any State substantially promotes the objects described in Cooperation with State systems and practice.the foregoing section, he is hereby authorized and directed, under such conditions as he may determine to be fair and equitable in each State, to cooperate with appropriate officials of each State, and through them with private and other agencies therein, in the Federal expenses not to exceed amounts used by States.protection of timbered, and forest-producing lands from fire.
In no case other than for preliminary investigations shall the amount expended by the Federal Government in any State during any fiscal year, under this section, exceed the amount expended by the State for the same purpose during the same fiscal year, including the expenditures of forest owners or operators which are required by State law or which are made in pursuance of the forest protection system of the State under State supervision and for which in all Protecting the water-sheds of navigable streams, timbered lands, domestic supply, etc.cases the State renders satisfactory accounting.
In the cooperation extended to the several States due consideration shall be given to the protection of watersheds of navigable streams, but such cooperation may, in the discretion of the Secretary of Agriculture, be extended to any timbered or forest producing lands, or watersheds from which water is secured for domestic use or irrigation, within the cooperating States.” " Approved, March 3, 1925.