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PROCLAMATION 3379—NOV. 8, 1960

WHEREAS some of such lands owned by the United States are under lease to Soil Conservation Districts or to individuals, and it is desirable that such leases remain in force and effect until terminated as provided therein: NOW, THEREFORE, I, DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by section 24 of the act of March 3, 1891, 26 Stat. 1103, as amended (16 U.S.C. 471), and the act of June 4, 1897, 30 Stat. 34, 36 (16 U.S.C. 473), and upon recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture, do proclaim as follows: (1) There is hereby established the St. Francis National Forest, in Arkansas, and the lands hereinafter described under the heading "St. Francis National Forest—Arkansas" are hereby included within the exterior boundaries of that forest. (2) The exterior boundaries of the Ozark National Forest, in Arkansas, and the Nebraska National Forest, in Nebraska, are hereby extended to include the lands hereinafter described under the headings "Lands Included Within the Ozark National Forest—Arkansas" and "Lands Included Within the Nebraska National Forest—Nebraska," respectively. (3) Subject to the aforementioned leases and other valid rights, all lands owned by the United States which are included within the exterior boundaries of the aforementioned national forests by this proclamation and which are being administered as parts of the aforementioned land-utilization projects are hereby reserved as the St. Francis National Forest and as parts of the Ozark National Forest and the Nebraska National Forest, respectively; and all such lands shall hereafter be subject to the laws, rules, and regulations applicable to national forests.

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