16 USC § 203 - Sale and removal of timber; charges for leases and privileges

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identifier: "/us/usc/t16/s203"
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title: "16 USC § 203 - Sale and removal of timber; charges for leases and privileges"
title_number: 16
title_name: "CONSERVATION"
section_number: "203"
section_name: "Sale and removal of timber; charges for leases and privileges"
chapter_number: 1
chapter_name: "NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES"
subchapter_number: "XXII"
subchapter_name: "LASSEN VOLCANIC NATIONAL PARK"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Aug. 9, 1916, ch. 302, §§ 3, 4, 39 Stat. 444.)"
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# § 203. Sale and removal of timber; charges for leases and privileges

The Secretary of the Interior may sell and permit the removal of such matured or dead or down timber as he may deem necessary or advisable for the protection or improvement of the park, and may exact such charges as he deems proper for leases and all other privileges granted under this section and sections 201 and 202 of this title.

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**Source Credit**: (Aug. 9, 1916, ch. 302, §§ 3, 4, 39 Stat. 444.)