2014 US Code
Title 16 - Conservation (Sections 1 - 7304)
Chapter 37 - Youth Conservation Corps and Public Lands Corps (Sections 1701 - 1730)
Subchapter II - Public Lands Corps (Sections 1721 - 1730)
Sec. 1721 - Congressional findings and purpose
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 16 - CONSERVATION |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 37 - YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS AND PUBLIC LANDS CORPS SUBCHAPTER II - PUBLIC LANDS CORPS Sec. 1721 - Congressional findings and purpose |
Contains | section 1721 |
Date | 2014 |
Laws In Effect As Of Date | January 5, 2015 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Short Titles | "Public Lands Corps Act of 1993", see Short Title note set out under section 1701 of this title. |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 91-378, title II, §202, as added Pub. L. 103-82, title I, §105(6), Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 848. |
Statutes at Large References | 107 Stat. 848 |
Public and Private Laws | Public Law 91-378, Public Law 103-82 |
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The Congress finds the following:
(1) Conserving or developing natural and cultural resources and enhancing and maintaining environmentally important lands and waters through the use of the Nation's young men and women in a Public Lands Corps can benefit those men and women by providing them with education and work opportunities, furthering their understanding and appreciation of the natural and cultural resources, and providing a means to pay for higher education or to repay indebtedness they have incurred to obtain higher education while at the same time benefiting the Nation's economy and its environment.
(2) Many facilities and natural resources located on eligible service lands are in disrepair or degraded and in need of labor intensive rehabilitation, restoration, and enhancement work which cannot be carried out by Federal agencies at existing personnel levels.
(3) Youth conservation corps have established a good record of restoring and maintaining these kinds of facilities and resources in a cost effective and efficient manner, especially when they have worked in partnership arrangements with government land management agencies.
(b) PurposeIt is the purpose of this subchapter to—
(1) perform, in a cost-effective manner, appropriate conservation projects on eligible service lands where such projects will not be performed by existing employees;
(2) assist governments and Indian tribes in performing research and public education tasks associated with natural and cultural resources on eligible service lands;
(3) expose young men and women to public service while furthering their understanding and appreciation of the Nation's natural and cultural resources;
(4) expand educational opportunities by rewarding individuals who participate in national service with an increased ability to pursue higher education or job training; and
(5) stimulate interest among the Nation's young men and women in conservation careers by exposing them to conservation professionals in land managing agencies.
(Pub. L. 91–378, title II, §202, as added Pub. L. 103–82, title I, §105(6), Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 848.)
EFFECTIVE DATESubchapter effective Oct. 1, 1993, see section 123 of Pub. L. 103–82, set out as an Effective Date of 1993 Amendment note under section 1701 of this title.
SHORT TITLEFor short title of title II of Pub. L. 91–378, as added by Pub. L. 103–82, title I, §105(6), Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 848, as the "Public Lands Corps Act of 1993", see Short Title note set out under section 1701 of this title.
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