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[CITE: 16USC533]

 
                         TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
 
                       CHAPTER 2--NATIONAL FORESTS
 
             SUBCHAPTER I--ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
 
Sec. 533. Grant of easements for road rights-of-way; authority 
        of Secretary of Agriculture; regulations
        
    The Secretary is authorized, under such regulations as he may 
prescribe, subject to the provisions of sections 532 to 538 of this 
title, to grant permanent or temporary easements for specified periods 
or otherwise for road rights-of-way (1) over national forest lands and 
other lands administered by the Forest Service, and (2) over any other 
related lands with respect to which the Department of Agriculture has 
rights under the terms of the grant to it.

(Pub. L. 88-657, Sec. 2, Oct. 13, 1964, 78 Stat. 1089.)

                          Transfer of Functions

    Enforcement functions of Secretary or other official in Department 
of Agriculture, insofar as they involve lands and programs under 
jurisdiction of that Department, related to compliance with construction 
and utilization of national forest roads under sections 532 to 538 of 
this title with respect to pre-construction, construction, and initial 
operation of transportation system for Canadian and Alaskan natural gas 
transferred to Federal Inspector, Office of Federal Inspector for Alaska 
Natural Gas Transportation System, until first anniversary of date of 
initial operation of Alaska Natural Gas Transportation System, see 
Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1979, Secs. 102(f), 203(a), 44 F.R. 33663, 33666, 
93 Stat. 1373, 1376, effective July 1, 1979, set out in the Appendix to 
Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. Office of Federal 
Inspector for the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation System abolished and 
functions and authority vested in Inspector transferred to Secretary of 
Energy by section 3012(b) of Pub. L. 102-486, set out as an Abolition of 
Office of Federal Inspector note under section 719e of Title 15, 
Commerce and Trade.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 534, 536, 1608 of this 
title.
