Federal

Title 16 — Conservation

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

• § 1338a — Transportation of captured animals; procedures and prohibitions applicable
• § 1339 — Limitation of authority
• § 1340 — Joint report to Congress; consultation and coordination of implementation, enforcement, and departmental activities; studies
• § 135 — Repealed. Dec. 16, 1930, ch. 14, § 1 , 46 Stat. 1028
• § 1361 — Congressional findings and declaration of policy
• § 1362 — Definitions
• § 1371 — Moratorium on taking and importing marine mammals and marine mammal products
• § 1372 — Prohibitions
• § 1373 — Regulations on taking of marine mammals
• § 1374 — Permits
• § 1375 — Penalties
• § 1375a — Use of fines for protection and recovery of manatees, polar bears, sea otters, and walruses
• § 1376 — Seizure and forfeiture of cargo
• § 1377 — Enforcement
• § 1378 — International program
• § 1379 — Transfer of management authority
• § 1380 — Marine mammal research grants
• § 1381 — Commercial fisheries gear development
• § 1382 — Regulations and administration
• § 1383 — Application to other treaties and conventions
• § 1383a — Interim exemption for commercial fisheries
• § 1383b — Status review; conservation plans
• § 1384 — Authorization of appropriations
• § 1385 — Dolphin protection
• § 1386 — Stock assessments
• § 1387 — Taking of marine mammals incidental to commercial fishing operations
• § 1388 — Marine mammal cooperative agreements in Alaska
• § 1389 — Pacific Coast Task Force; Gulf of Maine
• § 1390 — Assistance to ports to reduce impacts of vessel traffic and port operations on marine mammals
• § 1391 — Near real-time monitoring and mitigation program for large cetaceans
• § 1392 — Monitoring ocean soundscapes
• § 1393 — Conservation and mitigation assistance
• § 14 — Repealed. Pub. L. 88–578, § 2(a) , Sept. 3, 1964 , 78 Stat. 899
• § 1401 — Establishment
• § 1402 — Duties of Commission
• § 1403 — Committee of Scientific Advisors on Marine Mammals
• § 1404 — Omitted
• § 1405 — Coordination with other Federal agencies
• § 1406 — Administration
• § 1407 — Authorization of appropriations
• § 141 — Establishment; boundaries
• § 1411 — Findings and policy
• § 1412 — International Dolphin Conservation Program
• § 1413 — Regulatory authority of Secretary
• § 1414 — Repealed. Pub. L. 105–42, § 6(c) , Aug. 15, 1997 , 111 Stat. 1130
• § 1414a — Research
• § 1415 — Reports by Secretary
• § 1416 — Permits
• § 1417 — Prohibitions
• § 1418 — Repealed. Pub. L. 105–42, § 6(e) , Aug. 15, 1997 , 111 Stat. 1137
• § 141a — Revision of boundaries
• § 141b — Wind Cave National Game Preserve transferred to park
• § 141c — Disposal of surplus buffalo and elk
• § 142 — Control; regulations
• § 1421 — Establishment of Program
• § 1421a — Determination; data collection and dissemination
• § 1421b — Stranding or entanglement response agreements
• § 1421c — Unusual mortality event response
• § 1421d — Unusual mortality event activity funding
• § 1421e — Liability
• § 1421f — National Marine Mammal Tissue Bank and tissue analysis
• § 1421f–1 — Marine Mammal Rescue and Response Grant Program and Rapid Response Fund
• § 1421f–2 — Marine Mammal Health Monitoring and Analysis Platform (Health MAP)
• § 1421f–3 — Reports to Congress
• § 1421g — Authorization of appropriations
• § 1421h — Definitions
• § 1423 — Definitions
• § 1423a — Prohibitions
• § 1423b — Administration
• § 1423c — Cooperative management agreement; authority to delegate enforcement authority
• § 1423d — Commission appointments; compensation, travel expenses, and claims
• § 1423e — Votes taken by the United States section on matters before the Commission
• § 1423f — Implementation of actions taken by the Commission
• § 1423g — Application with other subchapters of chapter
• § 1423h — Authorization of appropriations
• § 143, 144 — Repealed. Dec. 16, 1930, ch. 14, § 1 , 46 Stat. 1028
• § 1431 — Findings, purposes, and policies; establishment of system
• § 1432 — Definitions
• § 1433 — Sanctuary designation standards
• § 1434 — Procedures for designation and implementation
• § 1435 — Application of regulations; international negotiations and cooperation
• § 1436 — Prohibited activities
• § 1437 — Enforcement
• § 1438 — Repealed. Pub. L. 100–627, title II, § 203(1) , Nov. 7, 1988 , 102 Stat. 3214
• § 1439 — Regulations
• § 1440 — Research, monitoring, and education
• § 1441 — Special use permits
• § 1442 — Cooperative agreements, donations, and acquisitions
• § 1443 — Destruction or loss of, or injury to, sanctuary resources
• § 1444 — Authorization of appropriations
• § 1445 — U.S.S. Monitor artifacts and materials
• § 1445a — Advisory Councils
• § 1445b — Enhancing support for national marine sanctuaries
• § 1445c — Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program
• § 1445c–1 — Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program
• § 1447 — Purposes
• § 1447a — Definitions
• § 1447b — Regional Marine Research Boards
• § 1447c — Regional research plans
• § 1447d — Research grant program
• § 1447e — Report on research program
• § 1447f — Authorization of appropriations
• § 145 — Exchange of lands
• § 1451 — Congressional findings
• § 1452 — Congressional declaration of policy
• § 1453 — Definitions
• § 1454 — Submittal of State program for approval
• § 1455 — Administrative grants
• § 1455a — Coastal resource improvement program
• § 1455b — Protecting coastal waters
• § 1456 — Coordination and cooperation
• § 1456–1 — Authorization of the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program
• § 1456a — Coastal Zone Management Fund
• § 1456b — Coastal zone enhancement grants
• § 1456c — Technical assistance
• § 1456d — Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program
• § 1457 — Public hearings
• § 1458 — Review of performance
• § 1459 — Records and audit
• § 146 — Offenses within park
• § 1460 — Walter B. Jones excellence in coastal zone management awards
• § 1461 — National Estuarine Research Reserve System
• § 1462 — Coastal zone management reports
• § 1463 — Rules and regulations
• § 1463a — Omitted
• § 1463b — National Coastal Resources Research and Development Institute
• § 1464 — Authorization of appropriations
• § 1465 — Appeals to the Secretary
• § 1466 — Appeals relating to offshore mineral development
• § 1467 — Establishment of the Digital Coast
• § 1468 — Regional Ocean Partnerships
• § 14a — Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7 , Dec. 19, 2014 , 128 Stat. 3272
• § 14b — Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7 , Dec. 19, 2014 , 128 Stat. 3272
• § 14c — Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7 , Dec. 19, 2014 , 128 Stat. 3272
• § 14d — Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7 , Dec. 19, 2014 , 128 Stat. 3272
• § 14e — Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7 , Dec. 19, 2014 , 128 Stat. 3272
• § 15 — Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7 , Dec. 19, 2014 , 128 Stat. 3272
• § 1501 to 1508 — Repealed. Pub. L. 104–127, title III, § 336(d)(1) , Apr. 4, 1996 , 110 Stat. 1006
• § 1509 — Repealed. Pub. L. 95–313, § 16(a)(7) , formerly § 13(a)(7), July 1, 1978 , 92 Stat. 374 ; renumbered § 16(a)(7), Pub. L. 101–624, title XII, § 1215(1) , Nov. 28, 1990 , 104 Stat. 3525
• § 151 — Acquisition; payment
• § 1510 — Repealed. Pub. L. 104–127, title III, § 336(d)(1) , Apr. 4, 1996 , 110 Stat. 1006
• § 152 — Additional land withdrawn; payment; management and control; regulations; sale of improvements; penalties; town lots
• § 153 — Existing laws unaffected by admission of Oklahoma; rights and jurisdiction of United States; indemnity school lands
• § 1531 — Congressional findings and declaration of purposes and policy
• § 1532 — Definitions
• § 1533 — Determination of endangered species and threatened species
• § 1534 — Land acquisition
• § 1535 — Cooperation with States
• § 1536 — Interagency cooperation
• § 1537 — International cooperation
• § 1537a — Convention implementation
• § 1538 — Prohibited acts
• § 1539 — Exceptions
• § 1540 — Penalties and enforcement
• § 1541 — Endangered plants
• § 1542 — Authorization of appropriations
• § 1543 — Construction with Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972
• § 1544 — Annual cost analysis by Fish and Wildlife Service
• § 156 — Establishment; boundaries
• § 157 — Acquisition of lands
• § 157a — Additional lands; aggregate cost
• § 157b — Additional lands within park boundaries
• § 157c — Boundary revision; acquisition of lands and interests; authorization of appropriations
• § 157d — Additional boundary revision; acquisition of lands and interests
• § 158 — Administration, protection, and development
• § 158a to 158d — Repealed. June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 39 , 62 Stat. 992 , eff. Sept. 1, 1948
• § 159 — Establishment; boundaries
• § 159a — Acceptance of donations
• § 159b — Administration, protection, and development
• § 159c — Completion of establishment
• § 159d — Acceptance of General Philip Schuyler Mansion property
• § 159e — Revision of boundary; additional acreage; authorization of appropriations
• § 159f — Enactment of revision
• § 159g — Acquisition of lands
• § 16 — Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7 , Dec. 19, 2014 , 128 Stat. 3272
• § 160 — Congressional declaration of purpose
• § 1600 — Congressional findings
• § 1601 — Renewable Resource Assessment
• § 1602 — Renewable Resource Program; preparation by Secretary and transmittal to President; purpose and development of program; time of preparation, updating and contents
• § 1603 — National Forest System resource inventories; development, maintenance, and updating by Secretary as part of Assessment
• § 1604 — National Forest System land and resource management plans
• § 1605 — Protection, use and management of renewable resources on non-Federal lands; utilization of Assessment, surveys and Program by Secretary to assist States, etc.
• § 1606 — Budget requests by President for Forest Service activities
• § 1606a — Reforestation Trust Fund
• § 1607 — National Forest System renewable resources; development and administration by Secretary in accordance with multiple use and sustained yield concepts for products and services; target year for operational posture of resources; budget requests
• § 1608 — National Forest Transportation System
• § 1609 — National Forest System
• § 160a — Establishment; notice in Federal Register; donation of lands; acquisition by purchase of other lands
• § 160a–1 — Boundaries
• § 160b — Land acquisitions
• § 160c — Acquisition of improved property
• § 160d — Concession contracts with former owners of commercial, recreational, resort, or similar properties within park boundaries
• § 160e — Payment of value differential by Secretary to owner of commercial timberlands exchanging lands for State lands outside of park; determination of value; prerequisites
• § 160f — Administration
• § 160g — Designation by Secretary of recreational fishing zones; consultation with appropriate State agency; continuation of seining of fish to secure eggs for propagation
• § 160h — Programs for development of area for recreational sports activities
• § 160i — Applicability to treaties, orders, or agreements
• § 160j — Roads accessible to public facilities
• § 160k — Funding and other requirements
• § 161 — Establishment; boundaries; trespassers; claims and rights under land laws not affected; reclamation projects; indemnity selections of lands