All waters within the boundaries of national forests may be used for domestic, mining, milling, or irrigation purposes, under the laws of the State wherein such national forests are situated, or under the laws of the United States and the rules and regulations established thereunder.
16 U.S.C. § 481
EDITORIAL NOTES
CODIFICATION"National forests" substituted in text for "reservations" and "forest reservations" on authority of act Mar. 4, 1907ch. 2907 34 Stat. 1269, which provided that forest reserves shall hereafter be known as national forests.