16 U.S.C. § 577 — Public lands in northern Minnesota; withdrawal from entry and appropriation

FEDERAL · 16 U.S.C. · Chapter 3

Public lands in northern Minnesota; withdrawal from entry and appropriation

Current through Pub. L. 119-102

Title 16 — Conservation·Ch. 3 — FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT·Subch. I

All public lands of the United States situated north of township 60 north in the Counties of Cook and Lake, State of Minnesota, including the natural shore lines of Lake Superior within such area; all public lands of the United States situated in that part of St. Louis County, State of Minnesota, lying north of a line beginning at the northeast corner of Township 63 north, Range 12 west, 4th P. M., thence westerly along the township line to the southwest corner of Township 64 north, Range 18 west, 4th P. M., thence northerly to the northwest corner of Township 65 north, Range 18 west, 4th P. M., thence westerly to the southwest corner, Township 66 north, Range 21 west, 4th P. M., thence northerly along the Township line to its intersection with the international boundary between the United

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All public lands of the United States situated north of township 60 north in the Counties of Cook and Lake, State of Minnesota, including the natural shore lines of Lake Superior within such area; all public lands of the United States situated in that part of St. Louis County, State of Minnesota, lying north of a line beginning at the northeast corner of Township 63 north, Range 12 west, 4th P. M., thence westerly along the township line to the southwest corner of Township 64 north, Range 18 west, 4th P. M., thence northerly to the northwest corner of Township 65 north, Range 18 west, 4th P. M., thence westerly to the southwest corner, Township 66 north, Range 21 west, 4th P. M., thence northerly along the Township line to its intersection with the international boundary between the United States and the Dominion of Canada; all public lands of the United States on the shore lines of the lakes and streams forming the international boundary, so far as such lands lie within the areas heretofore described in this section; all public lands of the United States in that part of the Superior National Forest located in Townships 61 and 62, Ranges 12 and 13 west, 4th P. M.; and all public lands of the United States on the shore lines of Burntside Lake and Lake Vermilion, State of Minnesota, are withdrawn from all forms of entry or appropriation under the public land laws of the United States, subject to prior existing legal rights initiated under the public land laws, so long as such claims are maintained as required by the applicable law or laws and subject to such permits and licenses as may be granted or issued by the Department of Agriculture under laws or regulations generally applicable to national forests.

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State of Minnesota by Joseph N. Alexander, Its Commissioner of Natural Resources, and Minnesota United Snowmobilers Association, Inc., Intervenors v. John R. Block, Individually and as Secretary of Agriculture of the United States, and Sierra Club, Intervenors-Appellees. National Association of Property Owners, and State of Minnesota, by Joseph N. Alexander, Its Commissioner of Natural Resources, Intervenor-Appellant v. United States of America and John R. Block, Secretary of Agriculture, Individually and in His Official Capacity, and Sierra Club, Intervenors-Appellees. National Association of Property Owners Ely-Winton Boundary Waters Conservation Alliance Range Actioneers, Inc. Crane Lake Sportsmen's Club and City of Winton v. John R. Block, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Secretary of Agriculture and R. Max Peterson, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Chief of the United States Forest Service, and Sierra Club, Intervenors-Appellees

660 F.2d 1240 (Eighth Circuit, 1981)

26 case citations

Minnesota v. Block

660 F.2d 1240 (Eighth Circuit, 1981)

25 case citations

Bydlon v. United States

175 F. Supp. 891 (Court of Claims, 1959)

23 case citations

Hedstrom Lumber Co. v. United States

32 Cont. Cas. Fed. 73,113 (Court of Claims, 1984)

21 case citations

National Ass'n of Property Owners v. United States

499 F. Supp. 1223 (D. Minnesota, 1980)

18 case citations

Izaak Walton League of America v. St. Clair

353 F. Supp. 698 (D. Minnesota, 1973)

7 case citations

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History

(July 10, 1930, ch. 881, §1, 46 Stat. 1020.)

Editorial Notes

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Short Title
The act of July 10, 1930, ch. 881, 46 Stat. 1020, which is classified to sections 577 to 577b of this title, is popularly known as the "Shipstead-Nolan Act".

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions
Functions of all officers, agencies, and employees of Department of Agriculture transferred, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of Agriculture by Reorg. Plan No. 2 of 1953, §1, eff. June 4, 1953, 18 F.R. 3219, 67 Stat. 633, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.