16 U.S.C. § 577c
Acquisition of additional lands in northern Minnesota
To protect and administer more effectively the publicly owned lands within certain parts of the area described in section 577 of this title, and to accomplish certain public purposes explicit and implicit in sections 577a and 577b of this title, the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized and directed to acquire any lands or interest in lands, and appurtenances thereto, situated within the area described in section 577d of this title, where in his opinion development or exploitation, or the potentialities for development or exploitation, impair or threaten to impair the unique qualities and natural features of the remaining wilderness canoe country.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1980–1981 · leading case: Nat'l Ass'n of Prop. Owners v. United States, 499 F. Supp. 1223 (D. Minnesota 1980).
Nat'l Ass'n of Prop. Owners v. United States, 499 F. Supp. 1223 (D. Minnesota 1980). “In 1948, Congress enacted the Thye-Blatnik Act, 16 U.S.C. § 577c (1976), which directed the Secretary of Agriculture to acquire lands, or interests in lands, for the purpose of extending the wilderness canoe country.”
Minnesota v. Block, 660 F.2d 1240 (8th Cir. 1981). “In 1948, Congress passed the Thye-Blatnik Act, 16 U.S.C. § 577c (1976), authorizing the Secretary of Agriculture to acquire land to protect and enhance the wilderness canoe area.”
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