16 U.S.C. Chapter 3 — FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT
- § 551— Protection of national forests; rules and regulations
- § 551a— Cooperation by Secretary of Agriculture with States and political subdivisions in law enforcement
- § 551c— Planning for fire protection
- § 551c–1— Limitations on prescribed burns
- § 551d— Wildland firefighter safety
- § 552— Consent to agreement by States for conservation of forests and water supply
- § 552a— Restoration of withdrawn national forest lands to appropriation
- § 552b— Administration of withdrawn lands; rules and regulations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
- § 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
- § 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
- § 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
- § 560— Use of timber for telephone lines for fire protection
- § 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
- § 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
- § 566b— Annual appropriations; limitation on use of other funds for the purposes of sections 564, 565, and 566 1 See References in Text note below.
- § 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
- § 569— Donations to United States of lands for timber purposes
- § 570— Ascertainment by Secretary of Agriculture of public lands valuable for stream-flow protection and report thereof
- § 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
- § 572a— Deposits from timber purchasers to defray cost of scaling services
- § 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
- § 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
- § 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
- § 580— Use of Forest Service appropriations for repair, etc. of equipment; rental of fire control equipment to non-Federal agencies
- § 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
- § 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