Federal

Title 16 — Conservation

5,095 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 552b — Administration of withdrawn lands; rules and regulations
• § 552c — Reimbursement of United States for loss of revenue
• § 552d — Punishment of violations of regulations
• § 553 — Duties of officials of Forest Service; stock laws; protection of fish and game
• § 553a — Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a) , Sept. 6, 1966 , 80 Stat. 655
• § 554 — Forest supervisors and rangers
• § 554a — Employees to be appointed without regard to political affiliations
• § 554b — Medical care for employees engaged in hazardous work; notification and transportation of employees
• § 554c — Care of employees’ graves
• § 554d — Recreation facilities for employees of Forest Service and their immediate families
• § 554e — Employment of workers for emergencies
• § 555 — Forest headquarters, ranger stations, dwellings, or other needed sites
• § 555a — Exchange of lands
• § 555b — Street improvements; availability of Forest Service funds
• § 556 — Appropriations for Forest Service; use for transportation or traveling expenses; preparation or publication of newspaper or magazine articles
• § 556a — Omitted
• § 556b — Use of appropriations for expenses of transporting automobiles of employees between points in Alaska
• § 556c — Reimbursement of employees for property losses resulting from fires, floods, or other casualties
• § 556d — Advances of public moneys to Forest Service for fighting forest fires in emergency cases
• § 556e — Emergency appropriations for rehabilitation and wildfire suppression
• § 556f — Expenses of student interns
• § 556g — Reimbursement of employee license costs and certification fees
• § 556h — Recognition of private contributors to Forest Service programs
• § 556i — Transfer of funds made available to Forest Service
• § 557 — Employees of Forest Service; subsistence furnished to; personal equipment; supplies, and medical attention
• § 557a — Field season contracts; authority to make prior to appropriation
• § 557b — Omitted
• § 558 — Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a) , Sept. 6, 1966 , 80 Stat. 642
• § 558a — Purpose
• § 558b — Definition of Secretaries
• § 558c — Authorization
• § 558d — Incidental expenses
• § 558e — Consideration as Federal employee
• § 558f — Promotion of volunteer opportunities
• § 558g — Liability insurance
• § 559 — Arrests by employees of Forest Service for violations of laws and regulations
• § 559a — Reward for information leading to arrest and conviction for violating laws and regulations
• § 559b — Prevention of manufacture, etc., of marijuana and other controlled substances
• § 559c — Powers of officers and employees of Forest Service
• § 559d — Cooperation with other Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies
• § 559e — Forest Service authorization
• § 559f — Approval of Secretary of Agriculture and Attorney General
• § 559g — Designation authority of Secretary of Agriculture
• § 56 — Repealed. Dec. 16, 1930, ch. 14, § 1 , 46 Stat. 1028
• § 560 — Use of timber for telephone lines for fire protection
• § 5601 — Representation of United States under Convention
• § 5602 — Requests for scientific advice
• § 5603 — Authorities of Secretary of State with respect to Convention
• § 5604 — Interagency cooperation
• § 5605 — Rulemaking
• § 5606 — Prohibited acts and enforcement
• § 5607 — Consultative committee
• § 5608 — Administrative matters
• § 5609 — Definitions
• § 560a — Omitted
• § 561 — Repealed. Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, § 1(45) , 65 Stat. 703
• § 5610 — Authorization of appropriations
• § 5611 — Repealed. Pub. L. 113–188, title II, § 201(f) , Nov. 26, 2014 , 128 Stat. 2018
• § 5612 — Repealed. Pub. L. 114–327, title V, § 510 , Dec. 16, 2016 , 130 Stat. 1998
• § 562 — Forest experiment station in California
• § 562a — Forest experiment station in Ohio and Mississippi Valleys
• § 562b — Forest experiment station in Pennsylvania
• § 563 — Cooperation with States for fire protection on private or State forest lands upon the watersheds of navigable rivers
• § 564, 565 — Repealed. Pub. L. 95–313, § 16(a)(1) , formerly § 13(a)(1), July 1, 1978 , 92 Stat. 374 ; renumbered § 16(a)(1), Pub. L. 101–624, title XII, § 1215(1) , Nov. 28, 1990 , 104 Stat. 3525
• § 565a — Cooperation by Secretary of Agriculture with Territories
• § 565a–1 — Cooperative agreements between Secretary of Agriculture and public or private agencies, organizations, institutions, and persons covering Forest Service programs; authority; funding
• § 565a–2 — Federal employee status of cooperators
• § 565a–3 — Agreements otherwise authorized by law
• § 565b — Transfer of fire lookout towers and other improvements for fire control to States, political subdivisions or agencies; reversion
• § 566 — Repealed. Pub. L. 95–313, § 16(a)(1) , formerly § 13(a)(1), July 1, 1978 , 92 Stat. 374 ; renumbered § 16(a)(1), Pub. L. 101–624, title XII, § 1215(1) , Nov. 28, 1990 , 104 Stat. 3525
• § 566a — Repealed. Pub. L. 92–288, § 3(b) , May 5, 1972 , 86 Stat. 134
• § 566b — Annual appropriations; limitation on use of other funds for the purposes of sections 564, 565, and 566 1 1 See References in Text note below.
• § 567 — Repealed. Pub. L. 95–313, § 16(a)(1) , formerly § 13(a)(1), July 1, 1978 , 92 Stat. 374 ; renumbered § 16(a)(1), Pub. L. 101–624, title XII, § 1215(1) , Nov. 28, 1990 , 104 Stat. 3525
• § 567a — Cooperation by Secretary of Agriculture with States in acquisition and administration of State forests
• § 567b — Conditions and requirements for cooperation in acquisition and management of State forests
• § 567c — Authorization of appropriation for cooperation in acquisition and management of State forests
• § 568 — Cooperation by Secretary of Agriculture with States in establishing, etc., wood lots, shelter belts, windbreaks, etc.; limitation on expenditure; authorization of appropriations
• § 568a — Cooperation by Secretary of Agriculture with Territories and other possessions
• § 568b — Repealed. Aug. 25, 1950, ch. 781, § 3 , 64 Stat. 473 , eff. June 30, 1951
• § 568c to 568e — Repealed. Pub. L. 95–313, § 16(a)(4) , (5), formerly § 13(a)(4), (5), July 1, 1978 , 92 Stat. 374 ; renumbered § 16(a)(4), (5), Pub. L. 101–624, title XII, § 1215(1) , Nov. 28, 1990 , 104 Stat. 3525
• § 568f, 568g — Omitted
• § 569 — Donations to United States of lands for timber purposes
• § 57 — Yosemite, Sequoia, and General Grant National Parks; exclusive jurisdiction of United States; jurisdiction remaining in and taxation by California
• § 570 — Ascertainment by Secretary of Agriculture of public lands valuable for stream-flow protection and report thereof
• § 5701 — Purposes
• § 5702 — Definitions
• § 5703 — Panel
• § 5704 — Advisory Committee
• § 5705 — Exemption
• § 5706 — Authority and responsibility
• § 5707 — Continuation of Agreement
• § 5708 — Administrative matters
• § 5709 — Authorization of appropriations
• § 571 — Repealed. Apr. 24, 1950, ch. 97, § 17(a) , 64 Stat. 87
• § 571a, 571b — Omitted
• § 571c — Erection of permanent facilities on land not owned by United States; long term leases
• § 572 — Cooperation between Secretary of Agriculture and public or private agencies in working land under State or private ownership
• § 5721 — Yukon River Salmon Panel
• § 5722 — Advisory committee
• § 5723 — Exemption
• § 5724 — Authority and responsibility
• § 5725 — Administrative matters
• § 5726 — Yukon River salmon stock restoration and enhancement projects
• § 5727 — Authorization of appropriations
• § 572a — Deposits from timber purchasers to defray cost of scaling services
• § 573 — Repealed. Apr. 24, 1950, ch. 97, § 17(a) , 64 Stat. 87
• § 574 — Damages caused private property in protection, administration, and improvement of national forests; reimbursement
• § 575 — Search for lost persons, and transportation of sick, injured, or dead persons, within national forests; authorization to incur expense
• § 576 — Reforestation; establishment of forest tree nurseries; tree planting; seed sowing and forest improvement work
• § 576a — Authorization of appropriation for reforestation
• § 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
• § 576c — Supplemental National Forest Reforestation Fund; establishment; duration; authorization of appropriations
• § 576d — Expenditure of Supplemental National Forest Reforestation Fund moneys; availability of moneys from other sources unaffected
• § 576e — Repealed. Pub. L. 96–470, title I, § 102(b) , Oct. 19, 1980 , 94 Stat. 2237
• § 577 — Public lands in northern Minnesota; withdrawal from entry and appropriation
• § 577a — Conserving shore line beauty for recreational use of public lands in northern Minnesota; regulation of logging
• § 577b — Preserving water level of lakes and streams of public lands in northern Minnesota; reservoirs; water power
• § 577c — Acquisition of additional lands in northern Minnesota
• § 577d — Boundary limits of additional lands acquired in northern Minnesota
• § 577d–1 — Extension to other sections of land
• § 577e — Approval by National Forest Reservation Commission for acquisition of additional lands
• § 577f — Exchange of lands
• § 577g — Payment for additional lands acquired in northern Minnesota
• § 577g–1 — Payment to State of Minnesota for extension to other sections of land
• § 577h — Authorization of appropriations; limitation on amount for purchase of additional lands, water or interests therein; availability of other funds; annual report to Congress
• § 578 to 579 — Omitted
• § 579a — Operation of aerial facilities and services
• § 579b — Working capital fund; establishment; availability; transfer; capitalization; advance payments credited
• § 579c — Availability of funds received from forfeitures, judgments, compromises, or settlements
• § 579c–1 — Forest Service interest bearing account
• § 579d — Indirect expenditures; future budget justifications
• § 579e — Forest service budget restructure
• § 579f — Forest Service Nonrecurring Expenses Fund
• § 58 — Laws applicable; fugitives from justice
• § 580 — Use of Forest Service appropriations for repair, etc. of equipment; rental of fire control equipment to non-Federal agencies
• § 5801 to 5809 — Repealed. Pub. L. 115–334, title II, § 2813 , Dec. 20, 2018 , 132 Stat. 4602
• § 580a — Sale and distribution of supplies, equipment, and materials to other Government activities and to cooperating State and private agencies; reimbursement
• § 580b — Forest Service telephone lines; correction of inductive interference
• § 580c — Purchases of experimental materials, special devices, test models, etc.
• § 580d — Use of Forest Service structures or improvements and land by public and private agencies, etc.; terms
• § 580e — Services furnished persons attending Forest Service demonstrations and users of national forest resources and recreational facilities; rate of charges; disposition of moneys
• § 580f — Telephones for official use in private residences
• § 580g — Seeding leased range land; conditions and limitations
• § 580h — Range improvements from appropriated funds
• § 580i — Acquisition of winter range, land, and helicopter landing site
• § 580j — Injury benefits for temporary employees
• § 580k — Grazing advisory boards
• § 580l — Permits for grazing livestock on national forests
• § 580m — Development of reservoir areas for future resources of timber; Congressional declaration of policy
• § 580n — Protection and development of forest or other vegetative cover; establishment and maintenance of conservation measures; coordination of programs and policies
• § 580o — Forest Service appropriations
• § 580p — “Woodsy Owl” and “Smokey Bear” characters and names; definitions
• § 580p–1 — Property of the United States
• § 580p–2 — Deposit of fees collected under regulations relating to “Smokey Bear”; availability
• § 580p–3 — Use of royalty fees; special account
• § 580p–4 — Injunction against unauthorized manufacture, use, or reproduction
• § 580q — National Tree Seed Laboratory; disposition of fees
• § 581, 581a — Repealed. Pub. L. 95–307, § 8(a) , June 30, 1978 , 92 Stat. 356
• § 581a–1 — Repealed. Pub. L. 95–307, § 4(d) , June 30, 1978 , 92 Stat. 355
• § 581a–2 — Omitted
• § 581b to 581i — Repealed. Pub. L. 95–307, § 8(a) , June 30, 1978 , 92 Stat. 356
• § 581i–1 — Advance of funds for cooperative research
• § 581j — Congressional declaration of policy on reforestation and revegetation
• § 581k — Authorization of appropriations for reforestation and revegetation
• § 582 — Puerto Rico; application of forest protection laws
• § 582a — Congressional findings
• § 582a–1 — Cooperation by Secretary of Agriculture with States; assistance: plans, eligible institutions and amount
• § 582a–2 — Authorization of appropriations; other allotments and grants
• § 582a–3 — Matching funds; reapportionment to other qualifying institutions; reductions
• § 582a–4 — Regulations; advice and assistance; appointment, membership, etc., of council
• § 582a–5 — Apportionments, advice, criteria, etc.
• § 582a–6 — Scope of forestry research
• § 582a–7 — “State” defined
• § 582a–8 — Competitive forestry, natural resources, and environmental grants program
• § 583 — Establishment of sustained-yield units to stabilize forest industries, employment, communities and taxable wealth
• § 583a — Cooperative agreements with private owners; privileges of private owners; recordation of agreements
• § 583b — Establishment of sustained-yield units to stabilize sale of timber and forest products
• § 583c — Agreements between Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior, or with other Federal agencies having jurisdiction over forest land
• § 583d — Notice; registered mail and publication; costs; contents; request for hearing; time; determination and record available for inspection
• § 583e — Remedies against private owners; jurisdiction; final orders; “owner” defined
• § 583f — “Federally owned or administered forest land” defined
• § 583g — Rules and regulations; delegation of powers and duties
• § 583h — Prior acts as affecting or affected by subchapter
• § 583i — Authorization of appropriations
• § 583j — Establishment and purposes of Foundation
• § 583j–1 — Board of Directors of Foundation
• § 583j–2 — Corporate powers and obligations
• § 583j–3 — Administrative services and support
• § 583j–4 — Volunteers
• § 583j–5 — Audits and report requirements
• § 583j–6 — United States release from liability
• § 583j–7 — Activities of Foundation and United States Forest Service
• § 583j–8 — Authorization of appropriations
• § 583j–9 — Federal funds
• § 583k — Findings
• § 583k–1 — Definitions
• § 583k–2 — National Forest System Trails Volunteer and Partnership Strategy
• § 583k–3 — Priority trail maintenance program
• § 583k–4 — Cooperative agreements
• § 583k–5 — Stewardship credits for outfitters and guides