16 USC § 471a - Forest reserves in New Mexico and Arizona restricted
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identifier: "/us/usc/t16/s471a"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "16 USC § 471a - Forest reserves in New Mexico and Arizona restricted"
title_number: 16
title_name: "CONSERVATION"
section_number: "471a"
section_name: "Forest reserves in New Mexico and Arizona restricted"
chapter_number: 2
chapter_name: "NATIONAL FORESTS"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(June 15, 1926, ch. 587, 44 Stat. 745.)"
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# § 471a. Forest reserves in New Mexico and Arizona restricted
June 15, 1926
No forest reservation shall be created, nor shall any additions be made to one created prior to , within the limits of the States of New Mexico and Arizona except by Act of Congress.
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**Source Credit**: (June 15, 1926, ch. 587, 44 Stat. 745.)
## Editorial Notes
### References in Text
Forest reservation, referred to in text, probably should be “national forest”. See , , which provided that forest reserves shall hereafter be known as national forests.