Title 16, Chapter 3
Conservation — 188 sections
- § 1 Section 1 - Definitions
- § 1 Section 1 - Prerequisites for construction of project
- § 1 Section 1 - Sale and distribution of supplies, materials, and equipment to other Government agencies; reimbursement
- § 2 Section 2 - National Forest System Trails Volunteer and Partnership Strategy
- § 2 Section 2 - Repayment contracts
- § 2 Section 2 - Voluntary relinquishment of allotments
- § 3 Section 3 - Priority trail maintenance program
- § 3 Section 3 - Settlement of projects on agricultural basis
- § 3 Section 3 - Critical lands resource conservation program in Great Plains area
- § 4 Section 4 - Cooperative agreements
- § 4 Section 4 - Cooperative agreements with other agencies
- § 4 Section 4 - Repealed. Pub. L. 104–127, title III , § 336(a)(2)(G), Apr. 4, 1996 , 110 Stat. 1006
- § 5 Section 5 - Stewardship credits for outfitters and guides
- § 5 Section 5 - Repealed. Aug. 17, 1954, ch. 751 , § 2, 68 Stat. 736
- § 6 Section 6 - United States release from liability
- § 6 Section 6 - Disposition of receipts from repayment contracts and project operations
- § 7 Section 7 - Activities of Foundation and United States Forest Service
- § 7 Section 7 - Provisions for furnishing surplus power and municipal or miscellaneous water supplies
- § 8 Section 8 - Authorization of appropriations
- § 8 Section 8 - Authority of Secretary of the Interior over lands, contracts, water rights, etc.
- § 9 Section 9 - Federal funds
- § 9 Section 9 - Powers and duties of Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture; rules and regulations
- § 10 Section 10 - Authorization of appropriations
- § 11 Section 11 - Delegation of powers and duties by Secretary of the Interior
- § 551 Section 551 - Protection of national forests; rules and regulations
- § 551a Section 551a - Cooperation by Secretary of Agriculture with States and political subdivisions in law enforcement
- § 551b Section 551b - Omitted
- § 551c Section 551c - Planning for fire protection
- § 551d Section 551d - Wildland firefighter safety
- § 552 Section 552 - Consent to agreement by States for conservation of forests and water supply
- § 552a Section 552a - Restoration of withdrawn national forest lands to appropriation
- § 552b Section 552b - Administration of withdrawn lands; rules and regulations
- § 552c Section 552c - Reimbursement of United States for loss of revenue
- § 552d Section 552d - Punishment of violations of regulations
- § 553 Section 553 - Duties of officials of Forest Service; stock laws; protection of fish and game
- § 553a Section 553a - Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554 , § 8(a), Sept. 6, 1966 , 80 Stat. 655
- § 554 Section 554 - Forest supervisors and rangers
- § 554a Section 554a - Employees to be appointed without regard to political affiliations
- § 554b Section 554b - Medical care for employees engaged in hazardous work; notification and transportation of employees
- § 554c Section 554c - Care of employees’ graves
- § 554e Section 554e - Employment of workers for emergencies
- § 554d Section 554d - Recreation facilities for employees of Forest Service and their immediate families
- § 555 Section 555 - Forest headquarters, ranger stations, dwellings, or other needed sites
- § 555a Section 555a - Exchange of lands
- § 555b Section 555b - Street improvements; availability of Forest Service funds
- § 556 Section 556 - Appropriations for Forest Service; use for transportation or traveling expenses; preparation or publication of newspaper or magazine articles
- § 556a Section 556a - Omitted
- § 556b Section 556b - Use of appropriations for expenses of transporting automobiles of employees between points in Alaska
- § 556c Section 556c - Reimbursement of employees for property losses resulting from fires, floods, or other casualties
- § 556d Section 556d - Advances of public moneys to Forest Service for fighting forest fires in emergency cases
- § 556f Section 556f - Expenses of student interns
- § 556e Section 556e - Emergency appropriations for rehabilitation and wildfire suppression
- § 556g Section 556g - Reimbursement of employee license costs and certification fees
- § 556h Section 556h - Recognition of private contributors to Forest Service programs
- § 556i Section 556i - Transfer of funds made available to Forest Service
- § 557 Section 557 - Employees of Forest Service; subsistence furnished to; personal equipment; supplies, and medical attention
- § 557a Section 557a - Field season contracts; authority to make prior to appropriation
- § 557b Section 557b - Omitted
- § 558 Section 558 - Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554 , § 8(a), Sept. 6, 1966 , 80 Stat. 642
- § 558a Section 558a - Volunteers in the National Forests Program
- § 558b Section 558b - Incidental expenses of program volunteers
- § 558c Section 558c - Employment status of volunteers
- § 558d Section 558d - Authorization of appropriations
- § 558e Section 558e - Consideration as Federal employee
- § 558f Section 558f - Promotion of volunteer opportunities
- § 558g Section 558g - Liability insurance
- § 559 Section 559 - Arrests by employees of Forest Service for violations of laws and regulations
- § 559a Section 559a - Reward for information leading to arrest and conviction for violating laws and regulations
- § 559b Section 559b - Prevention of manufacture, etc., of marijuana and other controlled substances
- § 559c Section 559c - Powers of officers and employees of Forest Service
- § 559d Section 559d - Cooperation with other Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies
- § 559e Section 559e - Forest Service authorization
- § 559f Section 559f - Approval of Secretary of Agriculture and Attorney General
- § 559g Section 559g - Designation authority of Secretary of Agriculture
- § 560 Section 560 - Use of timber for telephone lines for fire protection
- § 560a Section 560a - Omitted
- § 561 Section 561 - Repealed. Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654 , § 1(45), 65 Stat. 703
- § 562 Section 562 - Forest experiment station in California
- § 562a Section 562a - Forest experiment station in Ohio and Mississippi Valleys
- § 562b Section 562b - Forest experiment station in Pennsylvania
- § 563 Section 563 - Cooperation with States for fire protection on private or State forest lands upon the watersheds of navigable rivers
- § 565 Section 565 - Repealed. Pub. L. 95–313 , § 16(a)(1), formerly § 13(a)(1), July 1, 1978 , 92 Stat. 374 ; renumbered § 16(a)(1), Pub. L. 101–624, title XII , § 1215(1), Nov. 28, 1990 , 104 Stat. 3525
- § 565a Section 565a - Cooperation by Secretary of Agriculture with Territories
- § 565b Section 565b - Transfer of fire lookout towers and other improvements for fire control to States, political subdivisions or agencies; reversion
- § 566 Section 566 - Repealed. Pub. L. 95–313 , § 16(a)(1), formerly § 13(a)(1), July 1, 1978 , 92 Stat. 374 ; renumbered § 16(a)(1), Pub. L. 101–624, title XII , § 1215(1), Nov. 28, 1990 , 104 Stat. 3525
- § 566a Section 566a - Repealed. Pub. L. 92–288 , § 3(b), May 5, 1972 , 86 Stat. 134
- § 566b Section 566b - Annual appropriations; limitation on use of other funds for the purposes of sections 564, 565, and 566 1 1 See References in Text note below.
- § 567 Section 567 - Repealed. Pub. L. 95–313 , § 16(a)(1), formerly § 13(a)(1), July 1, 1978 , 92 Stat. 374 ; renumbered § 16(a)(1), Pub. L. 101–624, title XII , § 1215(1), Nov. 28, 1990 , 104 Stat. 3525
- § 567a Section 567a - Cooperation by Secretary of Agriculture with States in acquisition and administration of State forests
- § 567b Section 567b - Conditions and requirements for cooperation in acquisition and management of State forests
- § 567c Section 567c - Authorization of appropriation for cooperation in acquisition and management of State forests
- § 568 Section 568 - Cooperation by Secretary of Agriculture with States in establishing, etc., wood lots, shelter belts, windbreaks, etc.; limitation on expenditure; authorization of appropriations
- § 568b Section 568b - Repealed. Aug. 25, 1950, ch. 781 , § 3, 64 Stat. 473 , eff. June 30, 1951
- § 568a Section 568a - Cooperation by Secretary of Agriculture with Territories and other possessions
- § 568e Section 568e - Repealed. Pub. L. 95–313 , § 16(a)(4), (5), formerly § 13(a)(4), (5), July 1, 1978 , 92 Stat. 374 ; renumbered § 16(a)(4), (5), Pub. L. 101–624, title XII , § 1215(1), Nov. 28, 1990 , 104 Stat. 3525
- § 568g Section 568g - Omitted
- § 569 Section 569 - Donations to United States of lands for timber purposes
- § 570 Section 570 - Ascertainment by Secretary of Agriculture of public lands valuable for stream-flow protection and report thereof
- § 571 Section 571 - Repealed. Apr. 24, 1950, ch. 97 , § 17(a), 64 Stat. 87
- § 571c Section 571c - Erection of permanent facilities on land not owned by United States; long term leases
- § 571b Section 571b - Omitted
- § 572 Section 572 - Cooperation between Secretary of Agriculture and public or private agencies in working land under State or private ownership
- § 572a Section 572a - Deposits from timber purchasers to defray cost of scaling services
- § 573 Section 573 - Repealed. Apr. 24, 1950, ch. 97 , § 17(a), 64 Stat. 87
- § 574 Section 574 - Damages caused private property in protection, administration, and improvement of national forests; reimbursement
- § 575 Section 575 - Search for lost persons, and transportation of sick, injured, or dead persons, within national forests; authorization to incur expense
- § 576 Section 576 - Reforestation; establishment of forest tree nurseries; tree planting; seed sowing and forest improvement work
- § 576a Section 576a - Authorization of appropriation for reforestation
- § 576b Section 576b - Purchasers of national-forest timber; deposits of money in addition to payments for timber; use of deposits; seedlings and young trees for burned-over areas in national parks
- § 576c Section 576c - Supplemental National Forest Reforestation Fund; establishment; duration; authorization of appropriations
- § 576d Section 576d - Expenditure of Supplemental National Forest Reforestation Fund moneys; availability of moneys from other sources unaffected
- § 576e Section 576e - Repealed. Pub. L. 96–470, title I , § 102(b), Oct. 19, 1980 , 94 Stat. 2237
- § 577 Section 577 - Public lands in northern Minnesota; withdrawal from entry and appropriation
- § 577a Section 577a - Conserving shore line beauty for recreational use of public lands in northern Minnesota; regulation of logging
- § 577b Section 577b - Preserving water level of lakes and streams of public lands in northern Minnesota; reservoirs; water power
- § 577c Section 577c - Acquisition of additional lands in northern Minnesota
- § 577d Section 577d - Boundary limits of additional lands acquired in northern Minnesota
- § 577f Section 577f - Exchange of lands
- § 577g Section 577g - Payment for additional lands acquired in northern Minnesota
- § 577e Section 577e - Approval by National Forest Reservation Commission for acquisition of additional lands
- § 577h Section 577h - Authorization of appropriations; limitation on amount for purchase of additional lands, water or interests therein; availability of other funds; annual report to Congress
- § 579 Section 579 - Omitted
- § 579a Section 579a - Operation of aerial facilities and services
- § 579b Section 579b - Working capital fund; establishment; availability; transfer; capitalization; advance payments credited
- § 579c Section 579c - Availability of funds received from forfeitures, judgments, compromises, or settlements
- § 579d Section 579d - Indirect expenditures; future budget justifications
- § 579e Section 579e - Forest service budget restructure
- § 579f Section 579f - Forest Service Nonrecurring Expenses Fund
- § 580 Section 580 - Use of Forest Service appropriations for repair, etc. of equipment; rental of fire control equipment to non-Federal agencies
- § 580a Section 580a - Sale and distribution of supplies, equipment, and materials to other Government activities and to cooperating State and private agencies; reimbursement
- § 580b Section 580b - Forest Service telephone lines; correction of inductive interference
- § 580c Section 580c - Purchases of experimental materials, special devices, test models, etc.
- § 580d Section 580d - Use of Forest Service structures or improvements and land by public and private agencies, etc.; terms
- § 580e Section 580e - Services furnished persons attending Forest Service demonstrations and users of national forest resources and recreational facilities; rate of charges; disposition of moneys
- § 580f Section 580f - Telephones for official use in private residences
- § 580g Section 580g - Seeding leased range land; conditions and limitations
- § 580h Section 580h - Range improvements from appropriated funds
- § 580i Section 580i - Acquisition of winter range, land, and helicopter landing site
- § 580j Section 580j - Injury benefits for temporary employees
- § 580k Section 580k - Grazing advisory boards
- § 580l Section 580l - Permits for grazing livestock on national forests
- § 580m Section 580m - Development of reservoir areas for future resources of timber; Congressional declaration of policy
- § 580n Section 580n - Protection and development of forest or other vegetative cover; establishment and maintenance of conservation measures; coordination of programs and policies
- § 580o Section 580o - Forest Service appropriations
- § 580p Section 580p - “Woodsy Owl” and “Smokey Bear” characters and names; definitions
- § 580q Section 580q - National Tree Seed Laboratory; disposition of fees
- § 581a Section 581a - Repealed. Pub. L. 95–307 , § 8(a), June 30, 1978 , 92 Stat. 356
- § 581i Section 581i - Repealed. Pub. L. 95–307 , § 8(a), June 30, 1978 , 92 Stat. 356
- § 581j Section 581j - Congressional declaration of policy on reforestation and revegetation
- § 581k Section 581k - Authorization of appropriations for reforestation and revegetation
- § 582 Section 582 - Puerto Rico; application of forest protection laws
- § 582a Section 582a - Congressional findings
- § 583 Section 583 - Establishment of sustained-yield units to stabilize forest industries, employment, communities and taxable wealth
- § 583a Section 583a - Cooperative agreements with private owners; privileges of private owners; recordation of agreements
- § 583b Section 583b - Establishment of sustained-yield units to stabilize sale of timber and forest products
- § 583c Section 583c - Agreements between Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior, or with other Federal agencies having jurisdiction over forest land
- § 583d Section 583d - Notice; registered mail and publication; costs; contents; request for hearing; time; determination and record available for inspection
- § 583e Section 583e - Remedies against private owners; jurisdiction; final orders; “owner” defined
- § 583f Section 583f - “Federally owned or administered forest land” defined
- § 583g Section 583g - Rules and regulations; delegation of powers and duties
- § 583h Section 583h - Prior acts as affecting or affected by subchapter
- § 583i Section 583i - Authorization of appropriations
- § 583j Section 583j - Establishment and purposes of Foundation
- § 583k Section 583k - Findings
- § 584q Section 584q - Omitted
- § 586 Section 586 - Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554 , § 8(a), Sept. 6, 1966 , 80 Stat. 648
- § 587a Section 587a - Omitted
- § 587 Section 587 - Repealed. June 19, 1934, ch. 648 , title II, § 1, 48 Stat. 1056
- § 590 Section 590 - Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554 , § 8(a), Sept. 6, 1966 , 80 Stat. 648
- § 590y Section 590y - Authorization and purpose of investigation, construction, and maintenance of projects; title to projects; limitation on costs
- § 590z Section 590z - Utilization of services, materials, funds, etc., of Federal, State, or municipal agencies, or of individuals
- § 590a Section 590a - Purpose
- § 590b Section 590b - Lands on which preventive measures may be taken
- § 590c Section 590c - Conditions under which benefits of law extended to nongovernment controlled lands
- § 590d Section 590d - Cooperation of governmental agencies; officers and employees, appointment and compensation; expenditures for personal services and supplies
- § 590e Section 590e - Repealed. Pub. L. 103–354, title II , § 246(f)(1), Oct. 13, 1994 , 108 Stat. 3225
- § 590f Section 590f - Authorization of appropriations and conservation technical assistance funds
- § 590g Section 590g - Additional policies and purposes of chapter
- § 590h Section 590h - Payments and grants of aid
- § 590i Section 590i - Surveys and investigations; publication of information
- § 590j Section 590j - Definitions
- § 590k Section 590k - Availability of funds
- § 590l Section 590l - Expansion of domestic and foreign markets for agricultural commodities; advances for crop insurance; transfer of funds to corporation
- § 590m Section 590m - Execution of powers of Secretary by Production and Marketing Administration
- § 590n Section 590n - Payments reviewable only by Secretary
- § 590o Section 590o - Authorization of appropriations; distribution of appropriated funds
- § 590p Section 590p - Repealed. Pub. L. 104–127, title III , § 336(b)(1), Apr. 4, 1996 , 110 Stat. 1006
- § 590q Section 590q - Coverage; “State” defined; short title