Transfer Act of 1905

Transfer Act of 1905
Great Seal of the United States
Long titleAn Act providing for the transfer of forest reserves from the Department of the Interior to the Department of Agriculture.
NicknamesForest Transfer Act of 1905
Enacted bythe 58th United States Congress
EffectiveFebruary 1, 1905
Citations
Public lawPub. L. 58–34
Statutes at Large33 Stat. 628
Codification
Titles amended16 U.S.C.: Conservation
U.S.C. sections amended
Legislative history
  • Introduced in the House as H.R. 8460
  • Signed into law by President Theodore Roosevelt on February 1, 1905

The Transfer Act of 1905 (33 Stat. 628) transferred the forest reserves of the United States from the Department of the Interior, United States General Land Office to the Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Forestry.