Occupancy Permits Act
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The Occupancy Permits Act was passed on March 4, 1915 by the 63rd United States Congress
. It allowed the U.S. Forest Service to issue to cabin permits at "reasonable rates" to individuals who had had their property taken through eminent domain
. Permits could be issued for periods of up to 30 years.
It affected private cabins on lands that had, at some point, been designated public. It established reasonable rental rates, with “reasonable” meaning rates that were not too low, allowing those who had lived on the land for years who had had their property taken through eminent domain to continue to reside there for their remaining years.
63rd United States Congress
- House of Representatives:*Democratic : 291 *Republican : 134*Progressive : 9*Independent : 1TOTAL members: 435-Senate:*President of the Senate: Thomas R. Marshall*President pro tempore: James P. Clarke-Senate:...
. It allowed the U.S. Forest Service to issue to cabin permits at "reasonable rates" to individuals who had had their property taken through eminent domain
Eminent domain
Eminent domain , compulsory purchase , resumption/compulsory acquisition , or expropriation is an action of the state to seize a citizen's private property, expropriate property, or seize a citizen's rights in property with due monetary compensation, but without the owner's consent...
. Permits could be issued for periods of up to 30 years.
Purpose
Rental rates were already low, but this measure was meant to give the federal government further insurance protection with the “Forest Register” which oversaw rates to allow lower rents by lengthening the amount of time contracted to residents.It affected private cabins on lands that had, at some point, been designated public. It established reasonable rental rates, with “reasonable” meaning rates that were not too low, allowing those who had lived on the land for years who had had their property taken through eminent domain to continue to reside there for their remaining years.