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Chap. 915: Suspending certain provisions of law in connection with the acquisition of lands within the Alabama National Forest. Chapter 915 45 Stat. 1010 1928-05-29 United States Government Publishing Office text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-01-24 70 1 public Chapter 915.— Joint Resolution Suspending certain provisions of law in connection with the acquisition of lands within the Alabama National Forest.
May 29, 1928.[[S. J. Res. 130](/us/bill/70/sjres/130).][[Pub. Res., No. 62](/us/bill/70/pubres/62).] Whereas section 7 of the Act of March 1, 1911 (Thirty-sixth Statutes,Alabama National Forest.Preamble.Vol. 36, p. 962. page 961), provides “That no deed or other instrument of conveyance shall be accepted or approved by the Secretary of Agriculture under this Act until the legislature of the State in which the land lies shall have consented to the acquisition of such land by the United States for the purpose of preserving the navigability of navigable streams”; and Whereas the State of Alabama by an Act approved November 30, 1907, consented to such acquisitions; and Whereas the State of Alabama by an Act approved September 28, 1923, repealed the aforesaid Act of November 30, 1907; and Whereas the Secretary of Agriculture was not informed of said repeal and continued to contract for the purchase of certain lands within the present exterior boundaries of the Alabama National Forest, located in Winston, Lawrence, and Franklin Counties, in. the said State of Alabama; and Whereas the forestry officials of the said State of Alabama approved the policy of consolidation of lands within the present exterior boundaries of the aforesaid Alabama National Forest:
Now, therefore, be it *Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * Requiring consent of State legislature for acquisition of additional lands for, suspended until December 30, 1930. That the provisions of section 7 requiring the consent of the said State legislature for the acquisition of such lands be and the same are hereby suspended as to any unacquired lands within the present exterior boundaries of the said Alabama National Forest until and including December 31, 1930.
Approved, May 29, 1928.
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