§ 460lll–12. Civil and criminal jurisdiction

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The Secretary, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, shall administer the Recreation Area in accordance with this subchapter and the laws, rules, and regulations pertaining to the National Forest System. Land within the Recreation Area shall have the status of land acquired under the Act of March 1, 1911 (commonly known as the “Weeks Act”) ( 16 U.S.C. 515 et seq.). In order to provide for a cost-effective transfer of the law enforcement responsibilities between the Forest Service and the Tennessee Valley Authority, the law enforcement authorities designated under section 831c–3 of this title are hereby granted to special agents and law enforcement officers of the Forest Service.

The law enforcement authorities designated under section 551 of this title , section 559 of this title , the National Forest System Drug Control Act of 1986 ( 16 U.S.C. 559b–559g ) are hereby granted to law enforcement agents of the Tennessee Valley Authority, within the boundaries of the Recreation Area, for a period of 1 year from October 21, 1998 . ( Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(e) [title V, § 512] , Oct. 21, 1998 , 112 Stat. 2681–231 , 2681–313.)

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