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Title 16 - Conservation
Chapter 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT (§§ 551 - 583j-9)
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Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Title 16 - CONSERVATION |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT |
Contains | sections 551 to 583j-9 |
Date | 2012 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 15, 2013 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
- Table Of Contents
- Subchapter I - GENERAL PROVISIONS (§§ 551 - 580q)
- Section 551 - Protection of national forests; rules and regulations
- Section 551a - Cooperation by Secretary of Agriculture with States and political subdivisions in law enforcement
- Section 551b - Omitted
- Section 551c - Planning for fire protection
- Section 551d - Wildland firefighter safety
- Section 552 - Consent to agreement by States for conservation of forests and water supply
- Section 552a - Restoration of withdrawn national forest lands to appropriation
- Section 552b - Administration of withdrawn lands; rules and regulations
- Section 552c - Reimbursement of United States for loss of revenue
- Section 552d - Punishment of violations of regulations
- Section 553 - Duties of officials of Forest Service; stock laws; protection of fish and game
- Section 553a - Repealed. Pub. L. 89-554, §8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 655
- Section 554 - Forest supervisors and rangers
- Section 554a - Employees to be appointed without regard to political affiliations
- Section 554b - Medical care for employees engaged in hazardous work; notification and transportation of employees
- Section 554c - Care of employees’ graves
- Section 554d - Recreation facilities for employees of Forest Service and their immediate families
- Section 554e - Employment of workers for emergencies
- Section 555 - Forest headquarters, ranger stations, dwellings, or other needed sites
- Section 555a - Exchange of lands
- Section 555b - Street improvements; availability of Forest Service funds
- Section 556 - Appropriations for Forest Service; use for transportation or traveling expenses; preparation or publication of newspaper or magazine articles
- Section 556a - Omitted
- Section 556b - Use of appropriations for expenses of transporting automobiles of employees between points in Alaska
- Section 556c - Reimbursement of employees for property losses resulting from fires, floods, or other casualties
- Section 556d - Advances of public moneys to Forest Service for fighting forest fires in emergency cases
- Section 556e - Emergency appropriations for rehabilitation and wildfire suppression
- Section 556f - Expenses of student interns
- Section 556g - Reimbursement of employee license costs and certification fees
- Section 556h - Recognition of private contributors to Forest Service programs
- Section 556i - Transfer of funds made available to Forest Service
- Section 557 - Employees of Forest Service; subsistence furnished to; personal equipment; supplies, and medical attention
- Section 557a - Field season contracts; authority to make prior to appropriation
- Section 557b - Omitted
- Section 558 - Repealed. Pub. L. 89-554, §8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 642
- Section 558a - Volunteers in the National Forests Program
- Section 558b - Incidental expenses of program volunteers
- Section 558c - Employment status of volunteers
- Section 558d - Authorization of appropriations
- Section 559 - Arrests by employees of Forest Service for violations of laws and regulations
- Section 559a - Reward for information leading to arrest and conviction for violating laws and regulations
- Section 559b - Prevention of manufacture, etc., of marijuana and other controlled substances
- Section 559c - Powers of officers and employees of Forest Service
- Section 559d - Cooperation with other Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies
- Section 559e - Forest Service authorization
- Section 559f - Approval of Secretary of Agriculture and Attorney General
- Section 559g - Designation authority of Secretary of Agriculture
- Section 560 - Use of timber for telephone lines for fire protection
- Section 560a - Omitted
- Section 561 - Repealed. Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, §1(45), 65 Stat. 703
- Section 562 - Forest experiment station in California
- Section 562a - Forest experiment station in Ohio and Mississippi Valleys
- Section 562b - Forest experiment station in Pennsylvania
- Section 563 - Cooperation with States for fire protection on private or State forest lands upon the watersheds of navigable rivers
- Section 564, 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
- Section 565a - Cooperation by Secretary of Agriculture with Territories
- Section 565a-1 - Cooperative agreements between Secretary of Agriculture and public or private agencies, organizations, institutions, and persons covering Forest Service programs; authority; funding
- Section 565a-2 - Federal employee status of cooperators
- Section 565a-3 - Agreements otherwise authorized by law
- Section 565b - Transfer of fire lookout towers and other improvements for fire control to States, political subdivisions or agencies; reversion
- 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
- Section 566a - Repealed. Pub. L. 92-288, §3(b), May 5, 1972, 86 Stat. 134
- Section 566b - Annual appropriations; limitation on use of other funds for the purposes of sections 564, 565, and 566 1
- 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
- Section 567a - Cooperation by Secretary of Agriculture with States in acquisition and administration of State forests
- Section 567b - Conditions and requirements for cooperation in acquisition and management of State forests
- Section 567c - Authorization of appropriation for cooperation in acquisition and management of State forests
- Section 568 - Cooperation by Secretary of Agriculture with States in establishing, etc., wood lots, shelter belts, windbreaks, etc.; limitation on expenditure; authorization of appropriations
- Section 568a - Cooperation by Secretary of Agriculture with Territories and other possessions
- Section 568b - Repealed. Aug. 25, 1950, ch. 781, §3, 64 Stat. 473, eff. June 30, 1951
- Section 568c to 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
- Section 568f, 568g - Omitted
- Section 569 - Donations to United States of lands for timber purposes
- Section 570 - Ascertainment by Secretary of Agriculture of public lands valuable for stream-flow protection and report thereof
- Section 571 - Repealed. Apr. 24, 1950, ch. 97, §17(a), 64 Stat. 87
- Section 571a, 571b - Omitted
- Section 571c - Erection of permanent facilities on land not owned by United States; long term leases
- Section 572 - Cooperation between Secretary of Agriculture and public or private agencies in working land under State or private ownership
- Section 572a - Deposits from timber purchasers to defray cost of scaling services
- Section 573 - Repealed. Apr. 24, 1950, ch. 97, §17(a), 64 Stat. 87
- Section 574 - Damages caused private property in protection, administration, and improvement of national forests; reimbursement
- Section 575 - Search for lost persons, and transportation of sick, injured, or dead persons, within national forests; authorization to incur expense
- Section 576 - Reforestation; establishment of forest tree nurseries; tree planting; seed sowing and forest improvement work
- Section 576a - Authorization of appropriation for reforestation
- 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
- Section 576c - Supplemental National Forest Reforestation Fund; establishment; duration; authorization of appropriations
- Section 576d - Expenditure of Supplemental National Forest Reforestation Fund moneys; availability of moneys from other sources unaffected
- Section 576e - Repealed. Pub. L. 96-470, title I, §102(b), Oct. 19, 1980, 94 Stat. 2237
- Section 577 - Public lands in northern Minnesota; withdrawal from entry and appropriation
- Section 577a - Conserving shore line beauty for recreational use of public lands in northern Minnesota; regulation of logging
- Section 577b - Preserving water level of lakes and streams of public lands in northern Minnesota; reservoirs; water power
- Section 577c - Acquisition of additional lands in northern Minnesota
- Section 577d - Boundary limits of additional lands acquired in northern Minnesota
- Section 577d-1 - Extension to other sections of land
- Section 577e - Approval by National Forest Reservation Commission for acquisition of additional lands
- Section 577f - Exchange of lands
- Section 577g - Payment for additional lands acquired in northern Minnesota
- Section 577g-1 - Payment to State of Minnesota for extension to other sections of land
- 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
- Section 578 to 579 - Omitted
- Section 579a - Operation of aerial facilities and services
- Section 579b - Working capital fund; establishment; availability; transfer; capitalization; advance payments credited
- Section 579c - Availability of funds received from forfeitures, judgments, compromises, or settlements
- Section 579d - Indirect expenditures; future budget justifications
- Section 580 - Use of Forest Service appropriations for repair, etc. of equipment; rental of fire control equipment to non-Federal agencies
- Section 580a - Sale and distribution of supplies, equipment, and materials to other Government activities and to cooperating State and private agencies; reimbursement
- Section 580b - Forest Service telephone lines; correction of inductive interference
- Section 580c - Purchases of experimental materials, special devices, test models, etc.
- Section 580d - Use of Forest Service structures or improvements and land by public and private agencies, etc.; terms
- Section 580e - Services furnished persons attending Forest Service demonstrations and users of national forest resources and recreational facilities; rate of charges; disposition of moneys
- Section 580f - Telephones for official use in private residences
- Section 580g - Seeding leased range land; conditions and limitations
- Section 580h - Range improvements from appropriated funds
- Section 580i - Acquisition of winter range, land, and helicopter landing site
- Section 580j - Injury benefits for temporary employees
- Section 580k - Grazing advisory boards
- Section 580l - Permits for grazing livestock on national forests
- Section 580m - Development of reservoir areas for future resources of timber; Congressional declaration of policy
- Section 580n - Protection and development of forest or other vegetative cover; establishment and maintenance of conservation measures; coordination of programs and policies
- Section 580o - Forest Service appropriations
- Section 580p - “Woodsy Owl” and “Smokey Bear” characters and names; definitions
- Section 580p-1 - Property of the United States
- Section 580p-2 - Deposit of fees collected under regulations relating to “Smokey Bear”; availability
- Section 580p-3 - Use of royalty fees; special account
- Section 580p-4 - Injunction against unauthorized manufacture, use, or reproduction
- Section 580q - National Tree Seed Laboratory; disposition of fees
- Subchapter II - INVESTIGATIONS, EXPERIMENTS, AND TESTS AFFECTING REFORESTATION AND FOREST PRODUCTS (§§ 581 - 582)
- Section 581, 581a - Repealed. Pub. L. 95-307, §8(a), June 30, 1978, 92 Stat. 356
- Section 581a-1 - Repealed. Pub. L. 95-307, §4(d), June 30, 1978, 92 Stat. 355
- Section 581a-2 - Omitted
- Section 581b to 581i - Repealed. Pub. L. 95-307, §8(a), June 30, 1978, 92 Stat. 356
- Section 581i-1 - Advance of funds for cooperative research
- Section 581j - Congressional declaration of policy on reforestation and revegetation
- Section 581k - Authorization of appropriations for reforestation and revegetation
- Section 582 - Puerto Rico; application of forest protection laws
- Subchapter III - RESEARCH PROGRAMS (§§ 582a - 582a-8)
- Section 582a - Congressional findings
- Section 582a-1 - Cooperation by Secretary of Agriculture with States; assistance: plans, eligible institutions and amount
- Section 582a-2 - Authorization of appropriations; other allotments and grants
- Section 582a-3 - Matching funds; reapportionment to other qualifying institutions; reductions
- Section 582a-4 - Regulations; advice and assistance; appointment, membership, etc., of council
- Section 582a-5 - Apportionments, advice, criteria, etc.
- Section 582a-6 - Scope of forestry research
- Section 582a-7 - “State” defined
- Section 582a-8 - Competitive forestry, natural resources, and environmental grants program
- Subchapter IV - SUSTAINED-YIELD FOREST MANAGEMENT (§§ 583 - 583i)
- Section 583 - Establishment of sustained-yield units to stabilize forest industries, employment, communities and taxable wealth
- Section 583a - Cooperative agreements with private owners; privileges of private owners; recordation of agreements
- Section 583b - Establishment of sustained-yield units to stabilize sale of timber and forest products
- Section 583c - Agreements between Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior, or with other Federal agencies having jurisdiction over forest land
- Section 583d - Notice; registered mail and publication; costs; contents; request for hearing; time; determination and record available for inspection
- Section 583e - Remedies against private owners; jurisdiction; final orders; “owner” defined
- Section 583f - “Federally owned or administered forest land” defined
- Section 583g - Rules and regulations; delegation of powers and duties
- Section 583h - Prior acts as affecting or affected by subchapter
- Section 583i - Authorization of appropriations
- Subchapter V - FOREST FOUNDATION (§§ 583j - 583j-9)
- Section 583j - Establishment and purposes of Foundation
- Section 583j-1 - Board of Directors of Foundation
- Section 583j-2 - Corporate powers and obligations
- Section 583j-3 - Administrative services and support
- Section 583j-4 - Volunteers
- Section 583j-5 - Audits and report requirements
- Section 583j-6 - United States release from liability
- Section 583j-7 - Activities of Foundation and United States Forest Service
- Section 583j-8 - Authorization of appropriations
- Section 583j-9 - Federal funds
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