Alabama § 42-1-2 - Consent to Acquisition of Lands Needed for Consolidation and Administration of National Forests.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 42-1-2 — Consent to Acquisition of Lands Needed for Consolidation and Administration of National Forests., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 42-1-2. Consent to Acquisition of Lands Needed for Consolidation and Administration of National Forests.
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.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 42-1-2 ("Consent to Acquisition of Lands Needed for Consolidation and Administration of National Forests.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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