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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 551a. Cooperation by Secretary of Agriculture with States and political subdivisions in law enforcement
The Secretary of Agriculture, in connection with the
administration and regulation of the use and occupancy of the
national forests and national grasslands, is authorized to
cooperate with any State or political subdivision thereof, on lands
which are within or part of any unit of the national forest system,
in the enforcement or supervision of the laws or ordinances of a
State or subdivision thereof. Such cooperation may include the
reimbursement of a State or its subdivision for expenditures
incurred in connection with activities on national forest system
lands. This section shall not deprive any State or political
subdivision thereof of its right to exercise civil and criminal
jurisdiction, within or on lands which are a part of the national
forest system.
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