Alabama Code 42-1-2. Consent to acquisition of lands needed for consolidation and administration of national forests
Terms Used In Alabama Code 42-1-2
- Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
- United States: includes the territories thereof and the District of Columbia. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
The consent of the State of Alabama is hereby given to the United States to acquire by purchase, condemnation or gift, for forest purposes, such lands, within the exterior national forest boundaries or within the watershed or drainage areas of the Tennessee River in Alabama, as have heretofore or may hereafter be approved by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and as, in the opinion of the administrative executives of the United States, may be or are needed for the consolidation, extension and administration of national forests. In all condemnation proceedings for the acquisition of lands, the rights of the United States shall be limited to the specific object set by the laws of the United States regarding national forests.