PD 705 Section 57

Other special uses of forest lands.

Section 57

SEC. 57. Other special uses of forest lands.—Forest lands may be leased for a period not exceeding twenty-five (25) years, renewable upon the expiration thereof for a similar period, or held under permit, for the establishment of sawmills, lumber yards, timber depots, logging camps, rights-of-way, or for the construction of sanatoria, bathing establishments, camps, salt works, or other beneficial purposes which do not in any way impair the forest resources therein. F. QUALIFICATIONS

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