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US CodeTitle 16Chapter 3

Chapter 3

FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT

Title 16 - Conservation

153 sections

Sections

§ 551

Protection of national forests; rules and regulations

Short

§ 551a

Cooperation by Secretary of Agriculture with States and political subdivisions in law enforcement

Short

§ 551c

Planning for fire protection

Medium

§ 551c–1

Limitations on prescribed burns

Short

§ 551d

Wildland firefighter safety

Medium

§ 552

Consent to agreement by States for conservation of forests and water supply

Very short

§ 552a

Restoration of withdrawn national forest lands to appropriation

Short

§ 552b

Administration of withdrawn lands; rules and regulations

Short

§ 552c

Reimbursement of United States for loss of revenue

Short

§ 552d

Punishment of violations of regulations

Very short

§ 553

Duties of officials of Forest Service; stock laws; protection of fish and game

Very short

§ 554

Forest supervisors and rangers

Very short

§ 554a

Employees to be appointed without regard to political affiliations

Very short

§ 554b

Medical care for employees engaged in hazardous work; notification and transportation of employees

Very short

§ 554c

Care of employees’ graves

Very short

§ 554d

Recreation facilities for employees of Forest Service and their immediate families

Very short

§ 554e

Employment of workers for emergencies

Very short

§ 555

Forest headquarters, ranger stations, dwellings, or other needed sites

Short

§ 555a

Exchange of lands

Short

§ 555b

Street improvements; availability of Forest Service funds

Very short

§ 556

Appropriations for Forest Service; use for transportation or traveling expenses; preparation or publication of newspaper or magazine articles

Short

§ 556b

Use of appropriations for expenses of transporting automobiles of employees between points in Alaska

Very short

§ 556c

Reimbursement of employees for property losses resulting from fires, floods, or other casualties

Very short

§ 556d

Advances of public moneys to Forest Service for fighting forest fires in emergency cases

Very short

§ 556e

Emergency appropriations for rehabilitation and wildfire suppression

Very short

§ 556f

Expenses of student interns

Very short

§ 556g

Reimbursement of employee license costs and certification fees

Very short

§ 556h

Recognition of private contributors to Forest Service programs

Short

§ 556i

Transfer of funds made available to Forest Service

Very short

§ 557

Employees of Forest Service; subsistence furnished to; personal equipment; supplies, and medical attention

Short

§ 557a

Field season contracts; authority to make prior to appropriation

Short

§ 558a

Purpose

Very short

§ 558b

Definition of Secretaries

Very short

§ 558c

Authorization

Short

§ 558d

Incidental expenses

Very short

§ 558e

Consideration as Federal employee

Medium

§ 558f

Promotion of volunteer opportunities

Very short

§ 558g

Liability insurance

Very short

§ 559

Arrests by employees of Forest Service for violations of laws and regulations

Short

§ 559a

Reward for information leading to arrest and conviction for violating laws and regulations

Very short

§ 559b

Prevention of manufacture, etc., of marijuana and other controlled substances

Short

§ 559c

Powers of officers and employees of Forest Service

Short

§ 559d

Cooperation with other Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies

Short

§ 559e

Forest Service authorization

Short

§ 559f

Approval of Secretary of Agriculture and Attorney General

Very short

§ 559g

Designation authority of Secretary of Agriculture

Short

§ 560

Use of timber for telephone lines for fire protection

Very short

§ 562

Forest experiment station in California

Short

§ 562a

Forest experiment station in Ohio and Mississippi Valleys

Short

§ 562b

Forest experiment station in Pennsylvania

Short

§ 563

Cooperation with States for fire protection on private or State forest lands upon the watersheds of navigable rivers

Short

§ 565a

Cooperation by Secretary of Agriculture with Territories

Very short

§ 565a–1

Cooperative agreements between Secretary of Agriculture and public or private agencies, organizations, institutions, and persons covering Forest Service programs; authority; funding

Short

§ 565a–2

Federal employee status of cooperators

Very short

§ 565a–3

Agreements otherwise authorized by law

Very short

§ 565b

Transfer of fire lookout towers and other improvements for fire control to States, political subdivisions or agencies; reversion

Short

§ 566b

Annual appropriations; limitation on use of other funds for the purposes of sections 564, 565, and 566 

Short

§ 567a

Cooperation by Secretary of Agriculture with States in acquisition and administration of State forests

Short

§ 567b

Conditions and requirements for cooperation in acquisition and management of State forests

Long

§ 567c

Authorization of appropriation for cooperation in acquisition and management of State forests

Very short

§ 568

Cooperation by Secretary of Agriculture with States in establishing, etc., wood lots, shelter belts, windbreaks, etc.; limitation on expenditure; authorization of appropriations

Short

§ 568a

Cooperation by Secretary of Agriculture with Territories and other possessions

Very short

§ 569

Donations to United States of lands for timber purposes

Short

§ 570

Ascertainment by Secretary of Agriculture of public lands valuable for stream-flow protection and report thereof

Short

§ 571c

Erection of permanent facilities on land not owned by United States; long term leases

Short

§ 572

Cooperation between Secretary of Agriculture and public or private agencies in working land under State or private ownership

Medium

§ 572a

Deposits from timber purchasers to defray cost of scaling services

Very short

§ 574

Damages caused private property in protection, administration, and improvement of national forests; reimbursement

Very short

§ 575

Search for lost persons, and transportation of sick, injured, or dead persons, within national forests; authorization to incur expense

Very short

§ 576

Reforestation; establishment of forest tree nurseries; tree planting; seed sowing and forest improvement work

Very short

§ 576a

Authorization of appropriation for reforestation

Very short

§ 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

Medium

§ 576c

Supplemental National Forest Reforestation Fund; establishment; duration; authorization of appropriations

Very short

§ 576d

Expenditure of Supplemental National Forest Reforestation Fund moneys; availability of moneys from other sources unaffected

Short

§ 577

Public lands in northern Minnesota; withdrawal from entry and appropriation

Short

§ 577a

Conserving shore line beauty for recreational use of public lands in northern Minnesota; regulation of logging

Short

§ 577b

Preserving water level of lakes and streams of public lands in northern Minnesota; reservoirs; water power

Medium

§ 577c

Acquisition of additional lands in northern Minnesota

Short

§ 577d

Boundary limits of additional lands acquired in northern Minnesota

Long

§ 577d–1

Extension to other sections of land

Long

§ 577e

Approval by National Forest Reservation Commission for acquisition of additional lands

Short

§ 577f

Exchange of lands

Short

§ 577g

Payment for additional lands acquired in northern Minnesota

Short

§ 577g–1

Payment to State of Minnesota for extension to other sections of land

Short

§ 577h

Authorization of appropriations; limitation on amount for purchase of additional lands, water or interests therein; availability of other funds; annual report to Congress

Short

§ 579a

Operation of aerial facilities and services

Very short

§ 579b

Working capital fund; establishment; availability; transfer; capitalization; advance payments credited

Short

§ 579c

Availability of funds received from forfeitures, judgments, compromises, or settlements

Short

§ 579c–1

Forest Service interest bearing account

Short

§ 579d

Indirect expenditures; future budget justifications

Short

§ 579e

Forest service budget restructure

Medium

§ 579f

Forest Service Nonrecurring Expenses Fund

Short

§ 580

Use of Forest Service appropriations for repair, etc. of equipment; rental of fire control equipment to non-Federal agencies

Short

§ 580a

Sale and distribution of supplies, equipment, and materials to other Government activities and to cooperating State and private agencies; reimbursement

Short

§ 580b

Forest Service telephone lines; correction of inductive interference

Very short

§ 580c

Purchases of experimental materials, special devices, test models, etc.

Short

§ 580d

Use of Forest Service structures or improvements and land by public and private agencies, etc.; terms

Short

§ 580e

Services furnished persons attending Forest Service demonstrations and users of national forest resources and recreational facilities; rate of charges; disposition of moneys

Short

§ 580f

Telephones for official use in private residences

Short

§ 580g

Seeding leased range land; conditions and limitations

Short

§ 580h

Range improvements from appropriated funds

Short

§ 580i

Acquisition of winter range, land, and helicopter landing site

Short

§ 580j

Injury benefits for temporary employees

Short

§ 580k

Grazing advisory boards

Medium

§ 580l

Permits for grazing livestock on national forests

Very short

§ 580m

Development of reservoir areas for future resources of timber; Congressional declaration of policy

Short

§ 580n

Protection and development of forest or other vegetative cover; establishment and maintenance of conservation measures; coordination of programs and policies

Short

§ 580o

Forest Service appropriations

Short

§ 580p

“Woodsy Owl” and “Smokey Bear” characters and names; definitions

Short

§ 580p–1

Property of the United States

Very short

§ 580p–2

Deposit of fees collected under regulations relating to “Smokey Bear”; availability

Very short

§ 580p–3

Use of royalty fees; special account

Short

§ 580p–4

Injunction against unauthorized manufacture, use, or reproduction

Short

§ 580q

National Tree Seed Laboratory; disposition of fees

Very short

§ 581i–1

Advance of funds for cooperative research

Short

§ 581j

Congressional declaration of policy on reforestation and revegetation

Very short

§ 581k

Authorization of appropriations for reforestation and revegetation

Short

§ 582

Puerto Rico; application of forest protection laws

Very short

§ 582a

Congressional findings

Short

§ 582a–1

Cooperation by Secretary of Agriculture with States; assistance: plans, eligible institutions and amount

Short

§ 582a–2

Authorization of appropriations; other allotments and grants

Short

§ 582a–3

Matching funds; reapportionment to other qualifying institutions; reductions

Medium

§ 582a–4

Regulations; advice and assistance; appointment, membership, etc., of council

Short

§ 582a–5

Apportionments, advice, criteria, etc.

Short

§ 582a–6

Scope of forestry research

Short

§ 582a–7

“State” defined

Very short

§ 582a–8

Competitive forestry, natural resources, and environmental grants program

Medium

§ 583

Establishment of sustained-yield units to stabilize forest industries, employment, communities and taxable wealth

Short

§ 583a

Cooperative agreements with private owners; privileges of private owners; recordation of agreements

Medium

§ 583b

Establishment of sustained-yield units to stabilize sale of timber and forest products

Short

§ 583c

Agreements between Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior, or with other Federal agencies having jurisdiction over forest land

Short

§ 583d

Notice; registered mail and publication; costs; contents; request for hearing; time; determination and record available for inspection

Medium

§ 583e

Remedies against private owners; jurisdiction; final orders; “owner” defined

Short

§ 583f

“Federally owned or administered forest land” defined

Short

§ 583g

Rules and regulations; delegation of powers and duties

Very short

§ 583h

Prior acts as affecting or affected by subchapter

Very short

§ 583i

Authorization of appropriations

Short

§ 583j

Establishment and purposes of Foundation

Short

§ 583j–1

Board of Directors of Foundation

Medium

§ 583j–2

Corporate powers and obligations

Medium

§ 583j–3

Administrative services and support

Short

§ 583j–4

Volunteers

Very short

§ 583j–5

Audits and report requirements

Very short

§ 583j–6

United States release from liability

Very short

§ 583j–7

Activities of Foundation and United States Forest Service

Very short

§ 583j–8

Authorization of appropriations

Very short

§ 583j–9

Federal funds

Short

§ 583k

Findings

Short

§ 583k–1

Definitions

Short

§ 583k–2

National Forest System Trails Volunteer and Partnership Strategy

Medium

§ 583k–3

Priority trail maintenance program

Medium

§ 583k–4

Cooperative agreements

Very short

§ 583k–5

Stewardship credits for outfitters and guides

Short