* Act of May 23, 1908 (P.L. 60-136, Ch. 192, 35 Stat. 260,
as amended; 16 U.S.C. 500, 553, 556d)
Payment of Receipts for Schools and Roads
On and after May 23, 1908, twenty-five per centum of all mon-eys
received during any fiscal year from each national forest shall
be paid, at the end of such year, by the Secretary of the Treasury
to the State or Territory in which such national forest is situated,
to be expended as the State or Territorial legislature may prescribe
for the benefit of the public schools and public roads of the
county or coun-ties in which such national forest is situated:
Provided, That when any national forest is in more than one State
or Territory or county the distributive share to each from the
proceeds of such forest shall be proportional to its area therein.
In sales of logs, ties, poles, posts, cordwood, pulpwood, and
other forest products the amounts made available for schools and
roads by this section shall be based upon the stumpage value of
the timber. Beginning October 1, 1976, the term "moneys
received" shall include all collections under the Act of
June 9, 1930, and all amounts earned or allowed any purchaser
of national forest timber and other forest products within such
State as purchaser credits, for the construction of roads on the
National Forest Transportation System within such national forests
or parts thereof in connection with any Forest Service timber
sales contract. The Secretary of Agriculture shall, from time
to time as he goes through his process of developing the budget
revenue estimates, make available to the States his current projections
of revenues and payments estimated to be made under the Act of
May 23, 1908, as amended, or any other special Acts making payments
in lieu of taxes, for their use for local budget planning purposes.
(16 U.S.C. 500)
Note-See Payments in Lieu of Taxes Act for additional provisions.
(Now P.L. 97-258, Chapter 69)
Law Enforcement Assistance
Officials of the Forest Service designated by the Secretary of
Agriculture shall, in all ways that are prac-ticable, aid in the
enforcement of the laws of the States and Territories with regard
to stock, for the prevention and extinguishment of forest fires,
and for the protection of fish and game, and, with respect to
national forests, shall aid the other Federal bureaus and departments,
on request from them, in the performance of the duties imposed
on them by law. (16 U.S.C. 553)
Expenditures for Forest Fire Emergencies
Advances of money under any appropriation for the Forest Service
may be made to the Forest Service and by authority of the Secretary
of Agriculture to chiefs of field parties for fighting forest
fires in emergency cases and detailed accounts arising under such
advances shall be rendered through and by the Department of Agriculture
to the General Accounting Office. (16U.S.C. 556d)