Federal

Title 16 — Conservation

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

• § 831h — Annual financial statement; purchases and contracts; audit by Comptroller General
• § 831h–1 — Operation of dams primarily for promotion of navigation and controlling floods; generation and sale of electricity
• § 831h–2 — Repealed. Pub. L. 86–137, § 1 , Aug. 6, 1959 , 73 Stat. 280
• § 831h–3 — Recreational access
• § 831i — Sale of surplus power; preferences; experimental work; acquisition of existing electric facilities
• § 831j — Equitable distribution of surplus power among States and municipalities; improvement in production of fertilizer
• § 831k — Transmission lines; construction or lease; sale of power over other than Government lines; rates when sold for resale at profit
• § 831k–1 — Extension of credit to States, municipalities and nonprofit organizations to assist in operation of existing facilities
• § 831l — Financial assistance to States and local governments in lieu of taxation; apportionment; limitation on contracts for sale of power to municipalities; report to Congress
• § 831m — Allocation and charge of value and cost of plants to particular objects; cost accounting; reports of costs of operation; sale of surplus power at profit
• § 831m–1 — Tennessee Valley Authority least-cost planning program
• § 831n — Bonds for future construction; amount, terms, and conditions
• § 831n–1 — Bonds to carry out provisions of section 831k–1; amount, terms, and conditions
• § 831n–2 — Bonds; limitation of issuance under sections 831n and 831n–1
• § 831n–3 — Use of funds; limitation of issuance
• § 831n–4 — Bonds for financing power program
• § 831o — Completion of unfinished plants authorized
• § 831p — Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a) , Sept. 6, 1966 , 80 Stat. 648
• § 831q — Eminent domain; contracts for relocation of railroads, highways, industrial plants, etc.
• § 831r — Patents; access to Patent and Trademark Office and right to copy patents; compensation to patentees
• § 831s — Possession by Government in time of war; damages to contract holders
• § 831t — Offenses; fines and punishment
• § 831u — Surveys; cooperation with States or other agencies
• § 831v — Legislation to carry out purposes of chapter; recommendation by President
• § 831w — Acquisition of real or personal property; payment by delivery of power; sale or lease of vacant land for industrial purposes
• § 831x — Condemnation proceedings; institution by Corporation; venue
• § 831y — Net proceeds over expense payable into Treasury
• § 831y–1 — Approval of plans by Board as condition precedent to construction and operation; restraining action without approval; other laws unaffected
• § 831z — Authorization of appropriations
• § 832 — Completion and maintenance of project; generation of electricity
• § 832a — General administrative provisions
• § 832a–1 — Repealed. Pub. L. 88–426, title III, § 305(36) , Aug. 14, 1964 , 78 Stat. 427
• § 832b — Definitions
• § 832c — Distribution of electricity; preference to public bodies and cooperatives
• § 832d — Contracts for sale of electricity
• § 832e — Rate schedules
• § 832f — Elements in determining rates
• § 832g — Purchase of supplies and services
• § 832h — Miscellaneous administrative provisions
• § 832i — Employment of personnel
• § 832j — Deposit of receipts; authorization of appropriations
• § 832k — Authority of Administrator
• § 832l — Separability
• § 832m — Sale of excess Federal power; fish and wildlife conservation within Federal Columbia River Power System; residential exchange; personnel flexibility
• § 833 — Completion and maintenance of project; generation of electricity
• § 833a — Administration of project
• § 833b — Definitions
• § 833c — Preference to public bodies and cooperatives
• § 833d — Rate schedules; preparation, approval, and uniformity
• § 833e — Factors in determining rate schedules
• § 833f — Purchase of supplies and services
• § 833g — Miscellaneous administrative provisions
• § 833h — Personnel; appointment and compensation
• § 833i — Deposit of receipts; establishment of continuing fund; authorization of appropriations
• § 833j — Suits for and against project; legal representation
• § 833k — Separability
• § 833l — Acquisition of Indian lands
• § 833m — Determination of compensation for acquisition of Indian lands; funds payable from; disposition of moneys
• § 833n — Use of deposits by allottees; nontaxability of lands
• § 833o — Authority of Secretary of the Interior for acquisition of Indian land
• § 833p — Reversion of title
• § 833q — Educational costs of dependents of employees; payments to school districts; reimbursement from continuing fund
• § 835 — Project authorized; laws applicable
• § 835–1 — Laws governing
• § 835a, 835b — Repealed. Pub. L. 87–728, § 3 , Oct. 1, 1962 , 76 Stat. 678
• § 835c — Duties of Secretary of the Interior
• § 835c–1 — Taxation and assessments; applicability of State laws
• § 835c–2 — Authorization of appropriations; establishment of Columbia Basin Land Development Account
• § 835c–3 — Repealed. Pub. L. 87–728, § 3 , Oct. 1, 1962 , 76 Stat. 678
• § 835c–4 — General powers of Secretary of the Interior; delegation to authorized representatives
• § 835c–5 — Repealed. Pub. L. 87–728, § 3 , Oct. 1, 1962 , 76 Stat. 678
• § 835d — Acquisition of Indian lands, Spokane and Colville Reservations
• § 835e — Payment for lands acquired from Spokane and Colville Reservations
• § 835f — Use of funds deposited to allottees; land and improvements
• § 835g — Relocation of Indian cemeteries
• § 835h — Acts and regulations by Secretary of the Interior
• § 835i — Contracts with State of Washington for maintenance and operation of fish hatcheries
• § 835j — Projects marketing commercial power and energy; consolidated financial statement to President and Congress; adjustment of rates to assure return of reimbursable construction costs within prescribed period
• § 835k — Return of construction costs from marketing revenues in event of inability of irrigation water users to repay within repayment period and lack of other sources of revenue
• § 835l — Congressional declaration of financial policy; limitations on assistance; analyses and studies; “net revenues” defined
• § 835m — Recommendations for changes in limitations on financial assistance; time and frequency of submission
• § 836 — Authorization to license construction and operation; licensing conditions
• § 836a — Rules governing issuance of license
• § 837 — Definitions
• § 837a — Limitation of sale, delivery, and exchange of electric energy and electric peaking capacity for use outside Pacific Northwest to surplus energy and surplus peaking capacity; notice to customers; inspection of contract drafts
• § 837b — Contract terms and conditions for use of electric energy outside Pacific Northwest
• § 837c — Contract limitations and conditions for use of electric energy and peaking capacity of plants in other marketing areas for use within Pacific Northwest
• § 837d — Exchange contracts
• § 837e — Transmission lines for other electric energy; rates
• § 837f — Purchaser priority on Pacific Northwest power; amendment of existing contracts and new contracts to include priority provisions
• § 837g — Transmission lines between Pacific Northwest and Pacific Southwest; prohibition against construction of lines or related facilities; exceptions of lines and facilities recommended by Secretary or authorized by Congress; authority of Secretary to construct other transmission lines unaffected
• § 837g–1 — Construction of additional facilities by Secretary of Energy for mutually beneficial power sales between Pacific Northwest and California; contribution of funds by non-Federal entities
• § 837h — Provisions not applicable to Canyon Ferry project or benefits and exchanges under Treaty between Canada and United States; preference of power users in Montana not modified
• § 838 — Congressional findings; authority and duties of Secretary of Energy relating to Federal Columbia River Power System unaffected
• § 838a — Definitions
• § 838b — Operation and maintenance of Federal transmission system; construction of improvements, betterments, additions and replacements; criteria
• § 838c — Acquisition by condemnation of transmission facilities
• § 838d — Transmission of non-Federal power
• § 838e — Acquisition of property
• § 838f — Marketing of Federal power; sales agent
• § 838g — Schedules of rates and charges for sale of Federal power and transmission of non-Federal power; confirmation and approval; criteria for modification and establishment
• § 838h — Uniform schedules of rates and charges for sale of Federal power and transmission of non-Federal power; allocation of cost recovery
• § 838i — Bonneville Power Administration fund
• § 838j — Investment of excess moneys; deposit of moneys
• § 838k — Bonneville Power Administration bonds
• § 838l — Bonneville Power Administration refinancing
• § 838m — Power marketing administration transmission borrowing authority
• § 838n — Columbia Basin power management
• § 839 — Congressional declaration of purpose
• § 839a — Definitions
• § 839b — Regional planning and participation
• § 839c — Sale of power
• § 839d — Conservation and resource acquisition
• § 839d–1 — Federal projects in Pacific Northwest
• § 839e — Rates
• § 839f — Administrative provisions
• § 839g — Savings provisions
• § 839h — Separability
• § 8401 — Definitions
• § 8411 — Congressional declaration of policy
• § 8412 — Identifying opportunities for recreation
• § 8413 — Recreation budget crosscut
• § 8421 — Biking on long-distance trails
• § 8422 — Protecting America’s rock climbing
• § 8423 — Range access
• § 8424 — Restoration of overnight campsites
• § 8425 — Motorized and nonmotorized access
• § 8426 — Aquatic resource activities assistance
• § 8441 — Gateway communities
• § 8442 — Improved recreation visitation data
• § 8443 — Monitoring for improved recreation decision making
• § 8451 — Connect our parks
• § 8452 — Broadband internet connectivity at developed recreation sites
• § 8453 — Public lands telecommunications cooperative agreements
• § 8461 — Partnership agreements to modernize federally owned campgrounds, resorts, cabins, and visitor centers on Federal recreational lands and waters
• § 8462 — Parking and restroom opportunities for Federal recreational lands and waters
• § 8463 — Pay-for-performance projects
• § 8464 — Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program
• § 8471 — Definitions
• § 8481 — Accessible recreation inventory
• § 8482 — Trail inventory
• § 8483 — Trail pilot program
• § 8484 — Accessible trails
• § 8485 — Accessible recreation opportunities
• § 8486 — Assistive technology
• § 8487 — Savings clause
• § 8501 — Promotion of outdoor recreation for military servicemembers and veterans
• § 8502 — Military Veterans Outdoor Recreation Liaisons
• § 8503 — Partnerships to promote military and veteran recreation
• § 8504 — National strategy for military and veteran recreation
• § 8505 — Career and volunteer opportunities for veterans
• § 851 to 856 — Repealed. Pub. L. 97–79, § 9(b)(1) , Nov. 16, 1981 , 95 Stat. 1079
• § 8521 — Increasing youth recreation visits to Federal land
• § 8531 — Definitions
• § 8541 — Permitting process improvements
• § 8542 — Permit flexibility
• § 8543 — Permit administration
• § 8544 — Service First Initiative; permits for multijurisdictional trips
• § 8545 — Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management temporary special recreation permits for outfitting and guiding
• § 8546 — Reviews for long-term permits
• § 8547 — Adjustment of allocated visitor-use days
• § 8548 — Liability
• § 8549 — Cost recovery reform
• § 8550 — Savings provision
• § 8561 — Extension of seasonal recreation opportunities
• § 8571 — Good neighbor authority for recreation
• § 8572 — Permit relief for picnic areas
• § 8573 — Interagency report on special recreation permits for underserved communities
• § 8574 — Savings provision
• § 8a — Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7 , Dec. 19, 2014 , 128 Stat. 3272
• § 8b — Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7 , Dec. 19, 2014 , 128 Stat. 3272
• § 8c — Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7 , Dec. 19, 2014 , 128 Stat. 3272
• § 8d — Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7 , Dec. 19, 2014 , 128 Stat. 3272
• § 8e — Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7 , Dec. 19, 2014 , 128 Stat. 3272
• § 8f — Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7 , Dec. 19, 2014 , 128 Stat. 3272
• § 9 — Repealed. June 30, 1949, ch. 288 , title VI, § 602(a)(12), 63 Stat. 400 , eff. July 1, 1949 ; renumbered Sept. 5, 1950, ch. 849, § 6(a) , (b), 64 Stat. 583
• § 90 — Establishment; statement of purposes; description of area
• § 901 to 915 — Repealed. Aug. 9, 1950, ch. 653, § 16 , 64 Stat. 425
• § 90a — Ross Lake National Recreation Area; establishment; statement of purposes; description of area
• § 90a–1 — Lake Chelan National Recreation Area; establishment; statement of purposes; description of area
• § 90b — Land acquisition; authority of Secretary; manner and place; donation of State lands; transfer to administrative jurisdiction of Secretary; elimination of lands from national forests
• § 90b–1 — Exchange of property; cash equalization payments
• § 90b–2 — Owner’s retention of right of use and occupancy for agricultural, residential, or commercial purposes for life or term of years; transfer or assignment of right; termination of use and occupancy for a contrary use and upon payment of sum for unexpired right
• § 90c — Administration
• § 90c–1 — Administration of recreation areas
• § 90d — Distributive share of counties of receipts for schools and roads unaffected
• § 90d–1 — Contracts, leases, permits, or licenses for occupation or use of Federal lands in the park or recreation areas; continuation of privileges for original or extended term
• § 90d–2 — State rights or privileges in property within recreation area used for certain highway unaffected
• § 90d–3 — Administration of areas designated for public use facilities or for administrative purposes by Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture; plan for construction of such facilities
• § 90d–4 — Federal Power Act administrative jurisdiction unaffected
• § 90d–5 — Authorization of appropriations
• § 90e — Pasayten Wilderness, Okanogan and Mount Baker National Forests; designation; abolition of North Cascades Primitive Area classification
• § 90e–1 — Glacier Peak Wilderness, Wenatchee and Mount Baker National Forests; extension of boundaries
• § 90e–2 — Map and legal description, filing with Congressional committees; correction of errors; applicability of Wilderness Act
• § 90e–3 — Area review; report to the President
• § 91 — Establishment; boundaries; trespassers
• § 916 — Definitions
• § 916a — United States Commissioner
• § 916b — Acceptance or rejection by United States Government of regulations, etc.; acceptance of reports, recommendations, etc., of Commission
• § 916c — Unlawful acts