16 USC § 560 - Use of timber for telephone lines for fire protection

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title: "16 USC § 560 - Use of timber for telephone lines for fire protection"
title_number: 16
title_name: "CONSERVATION"
section_number: "560"
section_name: "Use of timber for telephone lines for fire protection"
chapter_number: 3
chapter_name: "FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 145, § 1 (part), 37 Stat. 843.)"
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# § 560. Use of timber for telephone lines for fire protection

The Secretary of Agriculture, whenever he may deem it necessary for the protection of the national forests from fire, may permit the use of timber free of charge for the construction of telephone lines.

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**Source Credit**: (Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 145, § 1 (part), 37 Stat. 843.)