2017 US Code
Title 16 - Conservation
Chapter 3 - Forests; Forest Service; Reforestation; Management
Subchapter II - Investigations, Experiments, and Tests Affecting Reforestation and Forest Products
Sec. 582 - Puerto Rico; application of forest protection laws

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Citation 16 U.S.C. § 582 (2017)
Section Name §582. Puerto Rico; application of forest protection laws
Section Text

The provisions of sections 515, 564, 565,1 and 569 of this title are extended to the Territory of Puerto Rico, and the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to cooperate with the appropriate officials of Puerto Rico on the same terms and conditions as with the States: Provided, That not to exceed fifty thousand acres of land may be acquired in Puerto Rico under section 515 of this title.

Source Credit

(Mar. 3, 1931, ch. 452, 46 Stat. 1516; May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158.)

Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT

Sections 564 and 565 of this title, referred to in text, were repealed by Pub. L. 95–313, §13(a)(1), July 1, 1978, 92 Stat. 374.

CHANGE OF NAME

"Puerto Rico" substituted in text for "Porto Rico" pursuant to act May 17, 1932, which is classified to section 731a of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions.

Footnotes

1 See References in Text note below.

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 II - INVESTIGATIONS, EXPERIMENTS, AND TESTS AFFECTING REFORESTATION AND FOREST PRODUCTS
Sec. 582 - Puerto Rico; application of forest protection laws
Contains section 582
Date 2017
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 12, 2018
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 46 Stat. 1516
47 Stat. 158
92 Stat. 374
Public Law References Public Law 95-313
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