2017 US Code
Title 16 - Conservation
Chapter 3 - Forests; Forest Service; Reforestation; Management
Subchapter I - General Provisions
Sec. 576 - Reforestation; establishment of forest tree nurseries; tree planting; seed sowing and forest improvement work

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Citation 16 U.S.C. § 576 (2017)
Section Name §576. Reforestation; establishment of forest tree nurseries; tree planting; seed sowing and forest improvement work
Section Text

The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to establish forest tree nurseries and do all other things needful in preparation for planting on national forests on the scale possible under the appropriations authorized by section 576a of this title: Provided, That nothing in this section shall be deemed to restrict the authority of the said Secretary under other authority of law.

Source Credit

(June 9, 1930, ch. 416, §1, 46 Stat. 527.)

Editorial Notes SHORT TITLE

The act of June 9, 1930, ch. 416, 46 Stat. 527, as amended, which is classified to sections 576 to 576b of this title, is popularly known as the "Knutson-Vandenberg Act".

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 5, 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
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 576 - Reforestation; establishment of forest tree nurseries; tree planting; seed sowing and forest improvement work
Contains section 576
Date 2017
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 12, 2018
Positive Law No
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Short Titles "Knutson-Vandenberg Act".
Statutes at Large References 46 Stat. 527
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