Federal
Title 16 — Conservation
5,095 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.
- § 1 — Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7 , Dec. 19, 2014 , 128 Stat. 3272
- § 10, 10a — Repealed. Pub. L. 91–383, § 10(a)(2) , (3), as added Pub. L. 94–458, § 2 , Oct. 7, 1976 , 90 Stat. 1941
- § 100 to 105 — Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 39 , 62 Stat. 992 , eff. Sept. 1, 1948
- § 1001 — Declaration of policy
- § 1002 — Definitions
- § 1003 — Assistance to local organizations
- § 1003a — Cost share assistance
- § 1004 — Conditions for Federal assistance
- § 1005 — Works of improvement
- § 1006 — Cooperative programs
- § 1006a — Loans or advancements for financing local share of costs; repayment; interest; maximum amount
- § 1006b — Territorial application
- § 1007 — Authorization of appropriations
- § 1008 — Notification of Secretary of the Interior of approval of assistance; surveys and investigations; report and recommendations; consideration; cost of surveys, investigations and reports
- § 1009 — Joint investigations and surveys by Secretary of the Army and Secretary of Agriculture; reports to Congress
- § 1010 — Data
- § 1011 — Watershed restoration and enhancement agreements
- § 1011a — Watershed agreements
- § 1012 — Rehabilitation of structural measures near, at, or past their evaluated life expectancy
- § 1012a — Funding
- § 1015 — Definitions
- § 1015a — Program
- § 1015b — Effect of chapter
- § 1021 to 1023 — Repealed. Pub. L. 102–567, title VIII, § 814 , Oct. 29, 1992 , 106 Stat. 4316 , and Pub. L. 102–587, title VIII, § 8014 , Nov. 4, 1992 , 106 Stat. 5106
- § 1024 — Repealed. Pub. L. 92–471, title I, § 108(c) , Oct. 9, 1972 , 86 Stat. 787
- § 1025 to 1027 — Repealed. Pub. L. 102–567, title VIII, § 814 , Oct. 29, 1992 , 106 Stat. 4316 , and Pub. L. 102–587, title VIII, § 8014 , Nov. 4, 1992 , 106 Stat. 5106
- § 1028 — Transferred
- § 1029, 1030 — Repealed. Pub. L. 102–567, title VIII, § 814 , Oct. 29, 1992 , 106 Stat. 4316 , and Pub. L. 102–587, title VIII, § 8014 , Nov. 4, 1992 , 106 Stat. 5106
- § 1031 — Repealed. Pub. L. 95–326, § 1(9) , July 28, 1978 , 92 Stat. 404
- § 1032 to 1035 — Repealed. Pub. L. 102–567, title VIII, § 814 , Oct. 29, 1992 , 106 Stat. 4316 , and Pub. L. 102–587, title VIII, § 8014 , Nov. 4, 1992 , 106 Stat. 5106
- § 1051 — Authorization of Administrator of General Services
- § 1052 — Authorization of Secretary of the Interior
- § 1053 — Delegation of responsibility for operation
- § 1054 — Advisory Board; establishment; meetings; functions; quorum; executive secretary
- § 1055 — Members of Advisory Board
- § 1056 — Compensation of Advisory Board
- § 1057 — Preparation of annual report by Director
- § 1058 — Limitation on appropriations and expenditures; charges for visitation and use
- § 106 — Repealed. Dec. 16, 1930, ch. 14, § 1 , 46 Stat. 1028
- § 107 — Boundary changed
- § 108 — Other laws extended to added lands
- § 1081 to 1086 — Repealed. Pub. L. 94–265, title IV, § 402(b) , Apr. 13, 1976 , 90 Stat. 360
- § 109 — Additional lands
- § 1091 to 1094 — Repealed. Pub. L. 94–265, title IV, § 402(a) , Apr. 13, 1976 , 90 Stat. 360
- § 11 — Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7 , Dec. 19, 2014 , 128 Stat. 3272
- § 110 — Laws and regulations applicable to added lands; free use of roads maintained by State
- § 1100 to 1100a–3 — Omitted
- § 1100b to 1100b–10 — Omitted
- § 1101 — Definitions
- § 1102 — Joint United States-Canadian Commission; establishment; functions
- § 1103 — Powers of Commission
- § 1104 — Membership of Commission
- § 1105 — Compensation
- § 1106 — Employees
- § 1107 — Meetings and reports; inspection of records
- § 1108 — Insurance
- § 1109 — Court action; service of process
- § 110a — Headquarters site; acquisition of lands
- § 110b — Administration of headquarters site
- § 110c — Boundary adjustments
- § 110d — Mount Rainier National Park Boundary Adjustment
- § 111 — Establishment; boundaries
- § 1110 — Liability
- § 1111 — Exemption from taxation
- § 1112 — Tax treatment of any gift, devise or bequest to the Commission
- § 1113 — Authorization of appropriations
- § 111a — Authorization for acquisition of additional lands
- § 111b — Donations or exchanges of lands
- § 111c — Revision of boundaries; vested rights; administration
- § 111d — Acquisition of lands within boundaries of park
- § 111e — Authorization of appropriations
- § 112 — Control; regulations; prehistoric ruins
- § 113 — Examinations, excavations, and gathering objects of interest
- § 1131 — National Wilderness Preservation System
- § 1132 — Extent of System
- § 1133 — Use of wilderness areas
- § 1134 — State and private lands within wilderness areas
- § 1135 — Gifts, bequests, and contributions
- § 1136 — Annual reports to Congress
- § 114 — Removal, disturbance, destruction, or molestation of ruins
- § 115 — Leases and permits; prehistoric ruins not included
- § 1151 — Definitions
- § 1152 — Prohibitions
- § 1153 — Sealing permitted by Aleuts, Eskimos, and Indians
- § 1154 — Scientific research on fur seal resources; use of fur seals for educational, scientific, or exhibition purposes
- § 1155 — Authority of Secretary of Commerce
- § 1156 — Enforcement provisions
- § 1157 — North Pacific Fur Seal Commission; appointment of United States Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner, and Advisors; duties, compensation, and travel expenses
- § 1158 — Acceptance or rejection by Secretaries of State and Commerce of Commission recommendations
- § 1159 — Federal agency consultations with and technical assistance to Secretary of Commerce or Commission; reimbursement for assistance
- § 115a — Mineral resources; exploitation
- § 116 — Repealed. Dec. 16, 1930, ch. 14, § 1 , 46 Stat. 1028
- § 1161 — Administration of fur seal rookeries and other Federal real and personal property on Pribilof Islands
- § 1162 — Authority of Secretary to operate, maintain, and repair Government-owned property; necessary facilities, services, and equipment for Federal employees and dependents
- § 1163 — Responsibility of Alaska to meet educational needs of Pribilof Islands citizens
- § 1164 — Responsibility of Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide medical and dental care to Pribilof Islands natives
- § 1165 — Disposal of Federal property on Pribilof Islands
- § 1166 — Financial assistance
- § 1167 — Leases, permits, agreements, and contracts with public or private agencies or persons
- § 1168 — Civil service retirement benefits
- § 1169 — Regulations
- § 1169a — Annuities and survivor annuities; recomputation
- § 1169b — Use of local entities
- § 117 — Exclusive jurisdiction ceded to United States by Colorado; saving provisions; fugitives from justice
- § 1171 — Seizure and forfeiture of vessels
- § 1172 — Practice and procedure
- § 1173 — Regulations
- § 1174 — Penalties
- § 1175 — Authorization of appropriations
- § 117a, 117b — Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 39 , 62 Stat. 992 , eff. Sept. 1, 1948
- § 117c — Hunting and fishing; general rules and regulations; protection of property; violation of statutes and rules; penalties
- § 117d — Forfeiture of property used for unlawful purpose
- § 117e to 117j — Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 39 , 62 Stat. 992 , eff. Sept. 1, 1948
- § 118 — Appropriations; availability for operation of Aileen Nusbaum Hospital
- § 1181 to 1187 — Omitted
- § 119 — Establishment; notice in Federal Register; administration; exchange and acquisition of lands; remaining funds
- § 119a — Boundaries
- § 12 — Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7 , Dec. 19, 2014 , 128 Stat. 3272
- § 1201 — Declaration of purposes; Secretary’s cooperation with and assistance to States
- § 1202 — Authority of Secretary; studies, research, and investigations; control measures; execution of program; other actions; costs
- § 1203 — Authorization of appropriations
- § 1204 — Compacts
- § 1205 — General authority of Secretary for conducting studies, research, and investigations unaffected
- § 121 — Establishment; boundaries
- § 1211 — Congressional statement of purpose
- § 1212 — Investigation and control of crown of thorns starfish
- § 1213 — Authorization of appropriations
- § 121a — Repealed. Pub. L. 96–553, § 1(b) , Dec. 19, 1980 , 94 Stat. 3255
- § 122 — Control; regulations
- § 1220 — State applications for obsolete ships for use as offshore reefs
- § 1220a — Transfer of title; terms and conditions
- § 1220b — Obsolete ships available; number; equitable administration
- § 1220c — Denial of applications; finality of decision
- § 1220c–1 — Financial assistance to State to prepare transferred ship
- § 1220d — “Obsolete ship” defined
- § 1221 — Congressional declaration of policy
- § 1222 — General study and inventory of estuaries and their natural resources
- § 1223 — Agreements with States and subdivisions; equitable sharing of costs; development improvements; availability of appropriations; State hunting and fishing laws applicable
- § 1224 — Commercial and industrial development considerations; reports to Congress; recommendations
- § 1225 — State consideration of protection and restoration of estuaries in State comprehensive planning and proposals for financial assistance under certain Federal laws; grants: terms and conditions, prohibition against disposition of lands without approval of the Secretary
- § 1226 — Federal agency authority to carry out Federal project within an estuary unaffected
- § 122a — Water quality of Crater Lake; studies and investigations; report to Congress
- § 123 — Settlement, residence, lumbering, or business within park punishable; admission of visitors
- § 124 — Jurisdiction by the United States; fugitives from justice
- § 1241 — Congressional statement of policy and declaration of purpose
- § 1242 — National trails system
- § 1243 — National recreation trails; establishment and designation; prerequisites
- § 1244 — National scenic and national historic trails
- § 1245 — Connecting or side trails; establishment, designation, and marking as components of national trails system; location
- § 1246 — Administration and development of national trails system
- § 1247 — State and local area recreation and historic trails
- § 1248 — Easements and rights-of-way
- § 1249 — Authorization of appropriations
- § 125, 126 — Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 39 , 62 Stat. 992 , eff. Sept. 1, 1948
- § 1250 — Volunteer trails assistance
- § 1251 — Definitions
- § 1261 — Repealed. Pub. L. 105–178, title I, § 1112(c) , June 9, 1998 , 112 Stat. 151
- § 1262 — National Recreational Trails Advisory Committee
- § 127 — Hunting and fishing; rules and regulations; punishment
- § 1271 — Congressional declaration of policy
- § 1272 — Congressional declaration of purpose
- § 1273 — National wild and scenic rivers system
- § 1274 — Component rivers and adjacent lands
- § 1275 — Additions to national wild and scenic rivers system
- § 1276 — Rivers constituting potential additions to national wild and scenic rivers system
- § 1277 — Land acquisition
- § 1278 — Restrictions on water resources projects
- § 1279 — Withdrawal of public lands from entry, sale, or other disposition under public land laws
- § 128 — Forfeitures or seizures of guns, traps, teams, etc., for violating regulations
- § 1280 — Federal mining and mineral leasing laws
- § 1281 — Administration
- § 1282 — Assistance to State and local projects
- § 1283 — Management policies
- § 1284 — Existing State jurisdiction and responsibilities
- § 1285 — Claim and allowance of charitable deduction for contribution or gift of easement
- § 1285a — Lease of Federal lands
- § 1285b — Establishment of boundaries for certain component rivers in Alaska; withdrawal of minerals
- § 1286 — Definitions
- § 1287 — Authorization of appropriations
- § 129 to 134 — Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 39 , 62 Stat. 992 , eff. Sept. 1, 1948
- § 13 — Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7 , Dec. 19, 2014 , 128 Stat. 3272
- § 1301 — Congressional declaration of policy; authority of Secretary
- § 1302 — Conservation agreements to effectuate water bank program; duration and renewal; adjustment of payment rate for renewal period; “wetlands” defined; duration of ownership or control of land as determining eligibility for agreements; protection of and compensation for tenants and sharecroppers; participation by owner or operator in other Federal or State programs
- § 1303 — Terms of agreement; required provisions
- § 1304 — Annual payment; adjustment
- § 1305 — Renewal or extension of agreement; participation of subsequent owner or operator in program
- § 1306 — Termination or modification of agreements
- § 1307 — Utilization of services and facilities
- § 1308 — Advisory Board; appointment; functions; membership; reimbursement for expenses
- § 1309 — Consultation with Secretary of the Interior; conformity of program with wetlands programs administered by Secretary of the Interior; consultation with and utilization of technical services of appropriate local, State, Federal, and private conservation agencies; coordination of programs
- § 1310 — Authorization of appropriations; maximum amount of payments pursuant to agreements
- § 1311 — Rules and regulations
- § 1331 — Congressional findings and declaration of policy
- § 1332 — Definitions
- § 1333 — Powers and duties of Secretary
- § 1334 — Private maintenance; numerical approximation; strays on private lands: removal; destruction by agents
- § 1335 — Recovery rights
- § 1336 — Cooperative agreements; regulations
- § 1337 — Joint advisory board; appointment; membership; functions; qualifications; reimbursement limitation
- § 1338 — Criminal provisions