42 USC § 8855 - Forest Service leases and permits

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identifier: "/us/usc/t42/s8855"
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title: "42 USC § 8855 - Forest Service leases and permits"
title_number: 42
title_name: "THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE"
section_number: "8855"
section_name: "Forest Service leases and permits"
chapter_number: 96
chapter_name: "BIOMASS ENERGY AND ALCOHOL FUELS"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "RURAL, AGRICULTURAL, AND FORESTRY BIOMASS ENERGY"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 96–294, title II, § 262, June 30, 1980, 94 Stat. 710.)"
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# § 8855. Forest Service leases and permits

section 1604 of title 16

It is the intent of the Congress that the Secretary of Agriculture shall process applications for leases of National Forest System lands and for permits to explore, drill, and develop resources on land leased from the Forest Service, notwithstanding the current status of any plan being prepared under .

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 96–294, title II, § 262, June 30, 1980, 94 Stat. 710.)