2020 US Code
Title 16 - Conservation
Chapter 3 - Forests; Forest Service; Reforestation; Management
Subchapter I - General Provisions
Sec. 577h - Authorization of appropriations; limitation on amount for purchase of additional lands, water or interests therein; availability of other funds; annual report to Congress
16 U.S.C. § 577h (2020) |
§577h. Authorization of appropriations; limitation on amount for purchase of additional lands, water or interests therein; availability of other funds; annual report to Congress |
(a) Appropriations authorized; purposes
There are authorized to be appropriated annually such sums as are necessary to implement sections 577c, 577d, and 577e to 577h of this title: Provided, That the total appropriations under the authority of said sections shall not exceed $9,000,000 for the purchase and condemnation of lands, water, or interests therein, and that funds made available through the provisions of chapter 2003 of title 54, may also be used for such acquisitions: Provided further, That such appropriations may be used for the payment of court judgments in condemnation actions brought under authority of sections 577c, 577d, and 577e to 577h of this title without regard to the date such actions were initially instituted. (b) Reports on acquisitionsNot later than March 1 of each year 1977 through 1980, the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to the Congress a report concerning the acquisition of lands or interests in lands under sections 577c, 577d, and 577e to 577h of this title. The final report of the Secretary shall specify whether additional authorizations or appropriations are necessary to carry out the purposes of said sections. |
(June 22, 1948, ch. 593, §6, 62 Stat. 570; June 22, 1956, ch. 425, §3, 70 Stat. 328; Pub. L. 87–351, Oct. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 772; Pub. L. 94–384, Aug. 13, 1976, 90 Stat. 1123; Pub. L. 113–287, §5(d)(19), Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3266.) |
AMENDMENTS
2014—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 113–287 substituted "chapter 2003 of title 54" for "the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act (78 Stat. 897), as amended". 1976—Pub. L. 94–384 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), substituted "implement" for "carry out the provisions of", "$9,000,000" for "$4,500,000", and "lands, water, or interests therein" for "land", struck out "however" after "Provided", inserted provision relating to the availability of funds under the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act and provision relating to the availability of appropriations for payment of court judgments in condemnation actions regardless of the date of institution of such action, and added subsec. (b). 1961—Pub. L. 87–351 increased appropriation for purchase and condemnation of land from $2,500,000 to $4,500,000. 1956—Act June 22, 1956, increased appropriation for purchase and condemnation of land from $500,000 to $2,500,000. AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATIONSPub. L. 87–351 provided in part that: "Funds appropriated to carry out the purposes of the Act [sections 577c, 577d and 577e to 577h of this title] shall remain available until expended." |
United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 16 - CONSERVATION |
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Title 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 577h - Authorization of appropriations; limitation on amount for purchase of additional lands, water or interests therein; availability of other funds; annual report to Congress |
section 577h |
2020 |
January 13, 2021 |
No |
standard |
62 Stat. 570 70 Stat. 328 75 Stat. 772 78 Stat. 897 90 Stat. 1123 128 Stat. 3266 |
Public Law 87-351, Public Law 94-384, Public Law 113-287 |