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US CodeTitle 16Chapter 2

Chapter 2

NATIONAL FORESTS

Title 16 - Conservation

198 sections

Sections

§ 471a

Forest reserves in New Mexico and Arizona restricted

Very short

§ 471c

Lands in California set aside as reserved forest lands

Short

§ 471d

Additional forest reserves in California

Short

§ 471e

Extension of boundaries of Sequoia National Forest

Short

§ 471f

Cradle of Forestry in America in Pisgah National Forest; establishment; statement of purposes; publication in Federal Register

Short

§ 471g

Administration, protection, and development; use of natural resources

Short

§ 471h

Cooperation with public and private agencies, organizations, and individuals; acceptance of contributions and gifts

Very short

§ 471i

Pinelands National Reserve

Very long

§ 471j

Headwaters Forest and Elk River Property acquisition

Long

§ 472

Laws affecting national forest lands

Very short

§ 472a

Timber sales on National Forest System lands

Long

§ 473

Revocation, modification, or vacation of orders or proclamations establishing national forests

Very short

§ 474

Surveys; plats and field notes; maps; effect under Act

Short

§ 475

Purposes for which national forests may be established and administered

Short

§ 477

Use of timber and stone by settlers

Very short

§ 478

Egress or ingress of actual settlers; prospecting

Short

§ 478a

Townsites

Short

§ 479

Sites for schools and churches

Very short

§ 479a

Conveyance of National Forest System lands for educational purposes

Medium

§ 480

Civil and criminal jurisdiction

Short

§ 481

Use of waters

Very short

§ 482

Mineral lands; restoration to public domain; location and entry

Short

§ 482a

Mining rights in Prescott National Forest

Medium

§ 482b

Mount Hood National Forest; mining rights

Short

§ 482c

Patents affecting forest lands

Short

§ 482d

Perfection of claims within forest

Very short

§ 482e

Lincoln National Forest; mining rights

Medium

§ 482f

Patents affecting forest lands

Short

§ 482g

Perfection of claims within forest

Very short

§ 482h

Coronado National Forest; mining rights

Short

§ 482h–1

Protection of scenic values of forest

Short

§ 482h–2

Cutting of timber; reservation of patent rights

Short

§ 482h–3

Perfection of mining claims

Very short

§ 482i

Plumas National Forest; offer of lands; additions; mining rights

Short

§ 482j

Santa Fe National Forest; mining rights; protection of scenic values

Medium

§ 482k

Patents affecting forest lands

Short

§ 482l

Perfection of mining claims within forest

Very short

§ 482m

Teton National Forest in Wyoming; additional lands

Short

§ 482n

Coconino National Forest; mining rights; protection of scenic values

Short

§ 482n–1

Cutting of timber within forest; reservation of patent rights

Short

§ 482n–2

Perfection of mining claims within forest

Very short

§ 482n–3

Sedona-Oak Creek area

Short

§ 482o

Kaibab National Forest; mining rights; protection of scenic values

Medium

§ 482p

Patents affecting lands within forest

Short

§ 482q

Perfection of mining claims within forest

Very short

§ 484a

Exchange of lands in national forests; public schools; deposit of funds by school authority with insufficient exchange land; limitations on use

Short

§ 485

Exchange of lands in national forests; cutting timber in national forests in exchange for lands therein

Short

§ 486

Exchange of lands in national forests; reservations of timber, minerals, or easements

Short

§ 487

Cutting timber on land added to Siskiyou National Forest

Short

§ 487a

Cutting timber on lands added to Rogue River National Forest

Short

§ 488

Establishment of exterior boundaries of national forests

Short

§ 490

Deposits from timber purchasers to defray cost of disposing of debris

Short

§ 492

Earth, stone, and timber for Departments of the Army and Navy, and Government works in Alaska

Short

§ 494

Calaveras Bigtree National Forest

Medium

§ 495

Leases of lands for sanitariums or hotels

Short

§ 496

Disposition of funds

Very short

§ 497

Use and occupation of lands for hotels, resorts, summer homes, stores, and facilities for industrial, commercial, educational or public uses

Short

§ 497a

Occupancy and use under permit of lands in Alaska for various purposes; period of permit; size of allotment; prohibitions; termination

Short

§ 497b

Ski area permits

Medium

§ 497c

Ski area permit rental charge

Long

§ 497d

Recreation residence fees

Short

§ 497e

Enhancing Forest Service administration of rights-of-way and land uses

Medium

§ 498

Cooperative work agreements: disposal of moneys received; refund of excess; payment from appropriation; conflict of interest

Short

§ 499

Disposal of money received by or on account of Forest Service; refund of excess and moneys erroneously collected; receipts from permits

Short

§ 500

Payment and evaluation of receipts to State or Territory for schools and roads; moneys received; projections of revenues and estimated payments

Short

§ 501

Expenditures from receipts for roads and trails; cooperation with State authorities; evaluation of receipts

Short

§ 502

Rental of property for Forest Service; forage, care, and housing of animals; storage of vehicles and other equipment; pack stock; loss, damage, or destruction of horses, vehicles, and other equipment

Short

§ 504

Purchases of tree seeds, cones, forage plant seed, and nursery stock for national forests

Very short

§ 504a

Sale of forest-tree seed and nursery stock to States and political subdivisions; disposition of moneys; exchanges; limitation

Short

§ 505

Use of national forests established on land reserved for purposes of national defense; maintenance available

Short

§ 505a

Interchange of lands between Department of Agriculture and military departments of Department of Defense; report to Congress

Short

§ 505b

Laws applicable

Short

§ 508b

National forests in Minnesota; authority to prospect, develop, mine, remove, and utilize mineral resources

Short

§ 511

Reinstatement of entries canceled or relinquished

Very short

§ 515

Examination, location, and purchase of forested, cut-over, or denuded lands; consent of State legislature to acquisition of land by the United States

Short

§ 516

Exchange of lands in the public interest; equal value; cutting and removing timber; publication of contemplated exchange

Short

§ 517

Title to lands to be acquired

Very short

§ 517a

Payment of awards in condemnation proceedings

Very short

§ 518

Acquisition of lands not defeated by rights-of-way, easements, and reservations

Short

§ 519

Agricultural lands included in tracts acquired; sale for homesteads

Short

§ 519a

Transfer of forest reservation lands for military purposes

Short

§ 520

Regulations as to mineral resources

Short

§ 521

Lands acquired to be reserved, held, and administered as national forest lands; designation

Very short

§ 521a

Administration, management, and consolidation of certain lands

Short

§ 521b

Report of Secretary of Agriculture prior to purchase or exchange of land; contents; waiting period

Short

§ 521c

Definitions

Short

§ 521d

Sale, exchange, or interchange of National Forest System land

Medium

§ 521e

Small parcels and road rights-of-way

Short

§ 521f

Costs of conveyance and value of improvements

Short

§ 521g

Road rights-of-way subject to State or local law

Very short

§ 521h

Regulations; contents

Short

§ 521i

Unaffected lands

Very short

§ 524

Rights-of-way for dams, reservoirs, or water plants for municipal, mining, and milling purposes

Short

§ 525

Rights-of-way for wagon roads or railroads

Very short

§ 526

Establishment and protection of water rights

Very short

§ 527

Use of Forest Service funds for administration of certain lands

Very short

§ 528

Development and administration of renewable surface resources for multiple use and sustained yield of products and services; Congressional declaration of policy and purpose

Short

§ 529

Authorization of development and administration consideration to relative values of resources; areas of wilderness

Short

§ 530

Cooperation for purposes of development and administration with State and local governmental agencies and others

Very short

§ 531

Definitions

Short

§ 532

Roads and trails system; Congressional findings and declaration of policy

Short

§ 533

Grant of easements for road rights-of-way; authority of Secretary of Agriculture; regulations

Very short

§ 534

Termination and cancellation of easements; notice; hearing

Short

§ 535

Forest development roads; acquisition, construction, and maintenance; maximum economy; methods of financing; cost arrangements for construction standards; transfer of unused effective purchaser credit for road construction

Short

§ 535a

Forest development roads: prohibition on credits; inclusion of construction costs in notice of sale; special election by small business concerns; construction standards; authorization of harvesting; treatment of road value

Long

§ 536

Recording of instruments; furnishing of instruments affecting public domain lands to Secretary of the Interior

Very short

§ 537

Maintenance and reconstruction by road users; funds for maintenance and reconstruction; availability of deposits until expended, transfer of funds, and refunds

Short

§ 538

User fees fund for delayed payments to grantors

Very short

§ 538a

Forest Service Legacy Road and Trail Remediation Program

Long

§ 539

Additions to existing national forests; administration

Short

§ 539a

Mining and mineral leasing on certain national forest lands

Short

§ 539b

Fisheries on national forest lands in Alaska

Long

§ 539c

Cooperative fisheries planning; report to Congress

Short

§ 539d

National forest timber utilization program

Long

§ 539e

Reports

Short

§ 539f

Nonprofit organization user of national forest lands

Short

§ 539g

Kings River Special Management Area

Long

§ 539h

Greer Spring Special Management Area

Medium

§ 539i

Fossil Ridge Recreation Management Area

Medium

§ 539j

Bowen Gulch Protection Area

Medium

§ 539k

Kelly Butte Special Management Area

Medium

§ 539l

Designation of James Peak Protection Area, Colorado

Long

§ 539l–1

Inholdings

Medium

§ 539l–2

James Peak Fall River trailhead

Short

§ 539l–3

Loop trail study; authorization

Short

§ 539l–4

Other administrative provisions

Short

§ 539l–5

Wilderness potential

Short

§ 539m

Findings and purposes

Short

§ 539m–1

Definitions

Long

§ 539m–10

Judicial review

Short

§ 539m–11

Provisions relating to contributions and land exchange

Long

§ 539m–12

Authorization of appropriations

Very short

§ 539m–2

T’uf Shur Bien Preservation Trust Area

Medium

§ 539m–3

Pueblo rights and interests in the Area

Medium

§ 539m–4

Limitations on Pueblo rights and interests in the Area

Short

§ 539m–5

Management of the Area

Medium

§ 539m–6

Jurisdiction over the Area

Medium

§ 539m–7

Subdivisions and other property interests

Long

§ 539m–8

Extinguishment of claims

Short

§ 539m–9

Construction

Short

§ 539n

Crystal Springs Watershed Special Resources Management Unit

Long

§ 539o

Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest

Medium

§ 539p

Southeast Arizona land exchange and conservation

Very long

§ 539q

Hermosa Creek watershed protection

Very long

§ 539r

Rocky Mountain Front Conservation Management Area and wilderness additions

Long

§ 539s

Frank and Jeanne Moore Wild Steelhead Special Management Area

Long

§ 541

Cascade Head Scenic-Research Area; establishment

Short

§ 541a

Administration, protection, development, and regulation of use

Very short

§ 541b

Boundaries of scenic-research area; adjustments to subarea boundaries; development of management plan; establishment of subareas; management objectives

Medium

§ 541c

Extension of boundaries of Siuslaw National Forest; transfer of Federal property to Secretary

Short

§ 541d

Acquisition of property within the scenic-research area; consent of owner; substantial change in use or maintenance of property

Short

§ 541e

Availability of funds for acquisition of lands, etc., within added area

Very short

§ 541f

Withdrawal from location, entry and patent under mining laws; withdrawal from disposition under mineral leasing laws

Very short

§ 541g

Advisory council for scenic-research area; membership; designation of chairman; compensation; consultation by Secretary

Medium

§ 541h

Cooperation with State of Oregon in administration and protection of lands; civil and criminal jurisdiction; power of taxation

Short

§ 542

Langmuir Research Site; establishment

Very short

§ 542a

Congressional findings

Very short

§ 542b

Administration, protection, and regulation of use

Very short

§ 542c

Land use agreement

Very short

§ 542d

Comprehensive management plan

Medium

§ 543

Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area; establishment

Short

§ 543a

Extension of National Forest boundary

Very short

§ 543b

Acquisition of lands

Medium

§ 543c

Repealed

Administration

Long

§ 543d

Ecological studies; reports to Congressional committees and to Chief of Forest Service; progress reports

Short

§ 543e

Scenic Area Advisory Board

Medium

§ 543f

Traditional Native American uses

Short

§ 543g

Authorization of appropriations

Very short

§ 543h

New spending authority

Very short

§ 544

Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area; definitions

Medium

§ 544a

Purposes

Very short

§ 544b

Establishment of scenic area

Long

§ 544c

Columbia River Gorge Commission

Long

§ 544d

Scenic area management plan

Long

§ 544e

Administration of scenic area

Medium

§ 544f

Administration of special management areas

Long

§ 544g

Land acquisition

Long

§ 544h

Interim management

Medium

§ 544i

Economic development

Short

§ 544j

Old Columbia River Highway

Very short

§ 544k

Tributary rivers and streams

Medium

§ 544l

Implementation measures

Long

§ 544m

Enforcement

Long

§ 544n

Authorization of appropriations

Medium

§ 544o

Savings provisions

Medium

§ 544p

Severability

Very short

§ 545

Mount Pleasant National Scenic Area; purposes

Short

§ 545a

Establishment of Mount Pleasant National Scenic Area

Medium

§ 545b

Opal Creek Wilderness and Scenic Recreation Area

Very long

§ 546

Establishment of Saint Helena Island National Scenic Area, Michigan

Short

§ 546a

Boundaries

Short

§ 546a–1

Administration and management

Medium

§ 546a–2

Fish and game

Very short

§ 546a–3

Minerals

Short

§ 546a–4

Acquisition

Short

§ 546a–5

Authorization of appropriations

Short

§ 546b

Seng Mountain and Bear Creek Scenic Areas, Jefferson National Forest, Virginia

Medium

§ 546b–1

Maps and boundary descriptions

Short