36 CFR § 294.17 - Scope and applicability.

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title: "36 CFR § 294.17 - Scope and applicability."
title_number: 36
title_name: "Parks, Forests, and Public Property"
section_number: "294.17"
section_name: "Scope and applicability."
chapter_name: "FOREST SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
part_number: "294"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "16 U.S.C. 472, 529, 551, 1131, 1608, and 1613 and 23 U.S.C. 201 and 205."
regulatory_source: "38 FR 5852, Mar. 5, 1973, unless otherwise noted."
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# 294.17 Scope and applicability.

(a) The provisions of this subpart apply exclusively to the development and review of petitions made pursuant to this subpart.

(b) Nothing in this subpart shall be construed to provide for the transfer to, or administration by, a State or local authority of any Federally owned lands.

(c) Nothing in this subpart, nor any regulation promulgated pursuant to this petitioning process, shall prohibit the exercise of any valid existing rights.