Title 16, Chapter 2
Conservation — 202 sections
- § 1 Section 1 - Maps and boundary descriptions
- § 2 Section 2 - Fish and game
- § 3 Section 3 - Minerals
- § 4 Section 4 - Acquisition
- § 5 Section 5 - Authorization of appropriations
- § 6 Section 6 - Jurisdiction over the Area
- § 7 Section 7 - Subdivisions and other property interests
- § 8 Section 8 - Extinguishment of claims
- § 9 Section 9 - Construction
- § 10 Section 10 - Judicial review
- § 11 Section 11 - Provisions relating to contributions and land exchange
- § 12 Section 12 - Authorization of appropriations
- § 471 Section 471 - Repealed. Pub. L. 94–579, title VII , § 704(a), Oct. 21, 1976 , 90 Stat. 2792
- § 471a Section 471a - Forest reserves in New Mexico and Arizona restricted
- § 471b Section 471b - Repealed. Pub. L. 94–579, title VII , § 704(a), Oct. 21, 1976 , 90 Stat. 2792
- § 471c Section 471c - Lands in California set aside as reserved forest lands
- § 471d Section 471d - Additional forest reserves in California
- § 471e Section 471e - Extension of boundaries of Sequoia National Forest
- § 471f Section 471f - Cradle of Forestry in America in Pisgah National Forest; establishment; statement of purposes; publication in Federal Register
- § 471g Section 471g - Administration, protection, and development; use of natural resources
- § 471h Section 471h - Cooperation with public and private agencies, organizations, and individuals; acceptance of contributions and gifts
- § 471i Section 471i - Pinelands National Reserve
- § 471j Section 471j - Headwaters Forest and Elk River Property acquisition
- § 472 Section 472 - Laws affecting national forest lands
- § 472a Section 472a - Timber sales on National Forest System lands
- § 473 Section 473 - Revocation, modification, or vacation of orders or proclamations establishing national forests
- § 474 Section 474 - Surveys; plats and field notes; maps; effect under Act June 4, 1897
- § 475 Section 475 - Purposes for which national forests may be established and administered
- § 476 Section 476 - Repealed. Pub. L. 94–588 , § 13, Oct. 22, 1976 , 90 Stat. 2958
- § 477 Section 477 - Use of timber and stone by settlers
- § 478 Section 478 - Egress or ingress of actual settlers; prospecting
- § 478a Section 478a - Townsites
- § 479 Section 479 - Sites for schools and churches
- § 479a Section 479a - Conveyance of National Forest System lands for educational purposes
- § 480 Section 480 - Civil and criminal jurisdiction
- § 481 Section 481 - Use of waters
- § 482 Section 482 - Mineral lands; restoration to public domain; location and entry
- § 482a Section 482a - Mining rights in Prescott National Forest
- § 482b Section 482b - Mount Hood National Forest; mining rights
- § 482c Section 482c - Patents affecting forest lands
- § 482d Section 482d - Perfection of claims within forest
- § 482e Section 482e - Lincoln National Forest; mining rights
- § 482f Section 482f - Patents affecting forest lands
- § 482g Section 482g - Perfection of claims within forest
- § 482h Section 482h - Coronado National Forest; mining rights
- § 482i Section 482i - Plumas National Forest; offer of lands; additions; mining rights
- § 482j Section 482j - Santa Fe National Forest; mining rights; protection of scenic values
- § 482k Section 482k - Patents affecting forest lands
- § 482l Section 482l - Perfection of mining claims within forest
- § 482m Section 482m - Teton National Forest in Wyoming; additional lands
- § 482n Section 482n - Coconino National Forest; mining rights; protection of scenic values
- § 482o Section 482o - Kaibab National Forest; mining rights; protection of scenic values
- § 482p Section 482p - Patents affecting lands within forest
- § 482q Section 482q - Perfection of mining claims within forest
- § 484 Section 484 - Repealed. Pub. L. 86–596 , § 3, July 6, 1960 , 74 Stat. 335
- § 484a Section 484a - Exchange of lands in national forests; public schools; deposit of funds by school authority with insufficient exchange land; limitations on use
- § 485 Section 485 - Exchange of lands in national forests; cutting timber in national forests in exchange for lands therein
- § 485a Section 485a - Omitted
- § 486 Section 486 - Exchange of lands in national forests; reservations of timber, minerals, or easements
- § 486w Section 486w - Omitted
- § 487 Section 487 - Cutting timber on land added to Siskiyou National Forest
- § 487a Section 487a - Cutting timber on lands added to Rogue River National Forest
- § 488 Section 488 - Establishment of exterior boundaries of national forests
- § 489 Section 489 - Repealed. Pub. L. 87–869 , § 5, Oct. 23, 1962 , 76 Stat. 1157
- § 490 Section 490 - Deposits from timber purchasers to defray cost of disposing of debris
- § 491 Section 491 - Omitted
- § 492 Section 492 - Earth, stone, and timber for Departments of the Army and Navy, and Government works in Alaska
- § 493 Section 493 - Omitted
- § 494 Section 494 - Calaveras Bigtree National Forest
- § 495 Section 495 - Leases of lands for sanitariums or hotels
- § 496 Section 496 - Disposition of funds
- § 497 Section 497 - Use and occupation of lands for hotels, resorts, summer homes, stores, and facilities for industrial, commercial, educational or public uses
- § 497b Section 497b - Ski area permits
- § 497c Section 497c - Ski area permit rental charge
- § 497a Section 497a - Occupancy and use under permit of lands in Alaska for various purposes; period of permit; size of allotment; prohibitions; termination
- § 497d Section 497d - Recreation residence fees
- § 497e Section 497e - Enhancing Forest Service administration of rights-of-way and land uses
- § 498 Section 498 - Cooperative work agreements: disposal of moneys received; refund of excess; payment from appropriation; conflict of interest
- § 499 Section 499 - Disposal of money received by or on account of Forest Service; refund of excess and moneys erroneously collected; receipts from permits
- § 500 Section 500 - Payment and evaluation of receipts to State or Territory for schools and roads; moneys received; projections of revenues and estimated payments
- § 501 Section 501 - Expenditures from receipts for roads and trails; cooperation with State authorities; evaluation of receipts
- § 501a Section 501a - Omitted
- § 502 Section 502 - Rental of property for Forest Service; forage, care, and housing of animals; storage of vehicles and other equipment; pack stock; loss, damage, or destruction of horses, vehicles, and other equipment
- § 503 Section 503 - Repealed. Pub. L. 85–767 , § 2[1], Aug. 27, 1958 , 72 Stat. 919
- § 503a Section 503a - Omitted
- § 504 Section 504 - Purchases of tree seeds, cones, forage plant seed, and nursery stock for national forests
- § 504a Section 504a - Sale of forest-tree seed and nursery stock to States and political subdivisions; disposition of moneys; exchanges; limitation
- § 505 Section 505 - Use of national forests established on land reserved for purposes of national defense; maintenance available
- § 505a Section 505a - Interchange of lands between Department of Agriculture and military departments of Department of Defense; report to Congress
- § 505b Section 505b - Laws applicable
- § 508 Section 508 - Repealed. Pub. L. 87–869 , § 4, Oct. 23, 1962 , 76 Stat. 1157
- § 508a Section 508a - Omitted
- § 508b Section 508b - National forests in Minnesota; authority to prospect, develop, mine, remove, and utilize mineral resources
- § 509 Section 509 - Repealed. Pub. L. 87–869 , § 4, Oct. 23, 1962 , 76 Stat. 1157
- § 510a Section 510a - Omitted
- § 511 Section 511 - Reinstatement of entries canceled or relinquished
- § 512 Section 512 - Omitted
- § 513 Section 513 - Repealed. Pub. L. 94–588 , § 17(a)(1), (2), Oct. 22, 1976 , 90 Stat. 2961
- § 514 Section 514 - Repealed. Pub. L. 94–588 , § 17(a)(6), Oct. 22, 1976 , 90 Stat. 2962
- § 515 Section 515 - Examination, location, and purchase of forested, cut-over, or denuded lands; consent of State legislature to acquisition of land by the United States
- § 516 Section 516 - Exchange of lands in the public interest; equal value; cutting and removing timber; publication of contemplated exchange
- § 517 Section 517 - Title to lands to be acquired
- § 517a Section 517a - Payment of awards in condemnation proceedings
- § 518 Section 518 - Acquisition of lands not defeated by rights-of-way, easements, and reservations
- § 519 Section 519 - Agricultural lands included in tracts acquired; sale for homesteads
- § 519a Section 519a - Transfer of forest reservation lands for military purposes
- § 520 Section 520 - Regulations as to mineral resources
- § 521 Section 521 - Lands acquired to be reserved, held, and administered as national forest lands; designation
- § 521a Section 521a - Administration, management, and consolidation of certain lands
- § 521b Section 521b - Report of Secretary of Agriculture prior to purchase or exchange of land; contents; waiting period
- § 521d Section 521d - Sale, exchange, or interchange of National Forest System land
- § 521c Section 521c - Definitions
- § 521e Section 521e - Small parcels and road rights-of-way
- § 521f Section 521f - Costs of conveyance and value of improvements
- § 521g Section 521g - Road rights-of-way subject to State or local law
- § 521h Section 521h - Regulations; contents
- § 521i Section 521i - Unaffected lands
- § 522 Section 522 - Omitted
- § 523 Section 523 - Omitted
- § 524 Section 524 - Rights-of-way for dams, reservoirs, or water plants for municipal, mining, and milling purposes
- § 525 Section 525 - Rights-of-way for wagon roads or railroads
- § 526 Section 526 - Establishment and protection of water rights
- § 527 Section 527 - Use of Forest Service funds for administration of certain lands
- § 528 Section 528 - Development and administration of renewable surface resources for multiple use and sustained yield of products and services; Congressional declaration of policy and purpose
- § 529 Section 529 - Authorization of development and administration consideration to relative values of resources; areas of wilderness
- § 530 Section 530 - Cooperation for purposes of development and administration with State and local governmental agencies and others
- § 531 Section 531 - Definitions
- § 532 Section 532 - Roads and trails system; Congressional findings and declaration of policy
- § 533 Section 533 - Grant of easements for road rights-of-way; authority of Secretary of Agriculture; regulations
- § 534 Section 534 - Termination and cancellation of easements; notice; hearing
- § 535 Section 535 - Forest development roads; acquisition, construction, and maintenance; maximum economy; methods of financing; cost arrangements for construction standards; transfer of unused effective purchaser credit for road construction
- § 535a Section 535a - Forest development roads: prohibition on credits; inclusion of construction costs in notice of sale; special election by small business concerns; construction standards; authorization of harvesting; treatment of road value
- § 536 Section 536 - Recording of instruments; furnishing of instruments affecting public domain lands to Secretary of the Interior
- § 537 Section 537 - Maintenance and reconstruction by road users; funds for maintenance and reconstruction; availability of deposits until expended, transfer of funds, and refunds
- § 538 Section 538 - User fees fund for delayed payments to grantors
- § 538a Section 538a - Forest Service Legacy Road and Trail Remediation Program
- § 539 Section 539 - Additions to existing national forests; administration
- § 539a Section 539a - Mining and mineral leasing on certain national forest lands
- § 539b Section 539b - Fisheries on national forest lands in Alaska
- § 539c Section 539c - Cooperative fisheries planning; report to Congress
- § 539d Section 539d - National forest timber utilization program
- § 539e Section 539e - Reports
- § 539f Section 539f - Nonprofit organization user of national forest lands
- § 539g Section 539g - Kings River Special Management Area
- § 539h Section 539h - Greer Spring Special Management Area
- § 539i Section 539i - Fossil Ridge Recreation Management Area
- § 539j Section 539j - Bowen Gulch Protection Area
- § 539k Section 539k - Kelly Butte Special Management Area
- § 539l Section 539l - Designation of James Peak Protection Area, Colorado
- § 539m Section 539m - Findings and purposes
- § 539n Section 539n - Crystal Springs Watershed Special Resources Management Unit
- § 539o Section 539o - Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest
- § 539p Section 539p - Southeast Arizona land exchange and conservation
- § 539r Section 539r - Rocky Mountain Front Conservation Management Area and wilderness additions
- § 539q Section 539q - Hermosa Creek watershed protection
- § 539s Section 539s - Frank and Jeanne Moore Wild Steelhead Special Management Area
- § 541 Section 541 - Cascade Head Scenic-Research Area; establishment
- § 541a Section 541a - Administration, protection, development, and regulation of use
- § 541b Section 541b - Boundaries of scenic-research area; adjustments to subarea boundaries; development of management plan; establishment of subareas; management objectives
- § 541c Section 541c - Extension of boundaries of Siuslaw National Forest; transfer of Federal property to Secretary
- § 541d Section 541d - Acquisition of property within the scenic-research area; consent of owner; substantial change in use or maintenance of property
- § 541e Section 541e - Availability of funds for acquisition of lands, etc., within added area
- § 541g Section 541g - Advisory council for scenic-research area; membership; designation of chairman; compensation; consultation by Secretary
- § 541f Section 541f - Withdrawal from location, entry and patent under mining laws; withdrawal from disposition under mineral leasing laws
- § 541h Section 541h - Cooperation with State of Oregon in administration and protection of lands; civil and criminal jurisdiction; power of taxation
- § 542 Section 542 - Langmuir Research Site; establishment
- § 542a Section 542a - Congressional findings
- § 542b Section 542b - Administration, protection, and regulation of use
- § 542c Section 542c - Land use agreement
- § 542d Section 542d - Comprehensive management plan
- § 543a Section 543a - Extension of National Forest boundary
- § 543 Section 543 - Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area; establishment
- § 543b Section 543b - Acquisition of lands
- § 543c Section 543c - Administration
- § 543d Section 543d - Ecological studies; reports to Congressional committees and to Chief of Forest Service; progress reports
- § 543e Section 543e - Scenic Area Advisory Board
- § 543f Section 543f - Traditional Native American uses
- § 543g Section 543g - Authorization of appropriations
- § 543h Section 543h - New spending authority
- § 544 Section 544 - Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area; definitions
- § 544a Section 544a - Purposes
- § 544b Section 544b - Establishment of scenic area
- § 544c Section 544c - Columbia River Gorge Commission
- § 544d Section 544d - Scenic area management plan
- § 544e Section 544e - Administration of scenic area
- § 544f Section 544f - Administration of special management areas
- § 544g Section 544g - Land acquisition
- § 544h Section 544h - Interim management
- § 544i Section 544i - Economic development
- § 544j Section 544j - Old Columbia River Highway
- § 544l Section 544l - Implementation measures
- § 544k Section 544k - Tributary rivers and streams
- § 544m Section 544m - Enforcement
- § 544n Section 544n - Authorization of appropriations
- § 544o Section 544o - Savings provisions
- § 544p Section 544p - Severability
- § 545 Section 545 - Mount Pleasant National Scenic Area; purposes
- § 545a Section 545a - Establishment of Mount Pleasant National Scenic Area
- § 545b Section 545b - Opal Creek Wilderness and Scenic Recreation Area
- § 546 Section 546 - Establishment of Saint Helena Island National Scenic Area, Michigan
- § 546a Section 546a - Boundaries
- § 546b Section 546b - Seng Mountain and Bear Creek Scenic Areas, Jefferson National Forest, Virginia