Land Revision Act of 1891
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The U.S. Land Revision Act of 1891 gave the president the authority to "set aside and reserve...any part of the public lands wholly or partly covered with timber or undergrowth, whether of commercial value or not." However, it did not explicitly authorize the use or development of resources on the reserved lands. Future legislation was passed for the development and maintenance of the reserved land. It repealed the old Pre-emption and Timber Culture laws, reduced Desert Land entries to 320 acres (1.3 km2) while lightening irrigation requirements, and extended from 6 to 14 months the time needed to commute a homestead claim into a preemption right under which title could be bought for $1.25 an acre.
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[edit] References
- National Forest Management: Legislation and Regulations. Accessed January 15, 2006
[edit] External links
- Wilma, David (February 28, 2003). HistoryLink, "Congress establishes the first federal forest reserves on March 3, 1891." Accessed January 15, 2006
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