2021 US Code
Title 16 - Conservation
Chapter 3 - Forests; Forest Service; Reforestation; Management
Subchapter I - General Provisions
Sec. 554e - Employment of workers for emergencies
| 16 U.S.C. § 554e (2021) |
| §554e. Employment of workers for emergencies |
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, on and after October 21, 1998, the Forest Service is authorized to employ or otherwise contract with persons at regular rates of pay, as determined by the Service, to perform work occasioned by emergencies such as fires, storms, floods, earthquakes or any other unavoidable cause without regard to Sundays, Federal holidays, and the regular workweek. |
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(Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, §101(e) [title II], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–231, 2681–273.) |
| STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES
SIMILAR PROVISIONS
Provisions similar to this section were contained in the following prior appropriation acts: Pub. L. 105–83, title II, Nov. 14, 1997, 111 Stat. 1577. Pub. L. 104–208, div. A, title I, §101(d) [title II], Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–181, 3009–208. Pub. L. 104–134, title I, §101(c) [title II], Apr. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 1321–156, 1321–185; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 104–140, §1(a), May 2, 1996, 110 Stat. 1327. Pub. L. 103–332, title II, Sept. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 2524. Pub. L. 103–138, title II, Nov. 11, 1993, 107 Stat. 1404. Pub. L. 102–381, title II, Oct. 5, 1992, 106 Stat. 1402. Pub. L. 102–154, title II, Nov. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1019. Pub. L. 101–512, title II, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1944. |
| United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 16 - CONSERVATION |
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| Title 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 554e - Employment of workers for emergencies |
| section 554e |
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| January 3, 2022 |
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| 104 Stat. 1944 105 Stat. 1019 106 Stat. 1402 107 Stat. 1404 108 Stat. 2524 110 Stat. 1321-156, 1327, 3009-181 111 Stat. 1577 112 Stat. 2681-231 |
| Public Law 101-512, Public Law 102-154, Public Law 102-381, Public Law 103-138, Public Law 103-332, Public Law 104-134, Public Law 104-140, Public Law 104-208, Public Law 105-83, Public Law 105-277 |
