Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 16
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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Chapter 3 - Notes
SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec.
551. Protection of national forests; rules and regulations.
551a. Cooperation by Secretary of Agriculture with States
and political subdivisions in law enforcement.
551b. Omitted.
551c. Planning for fire protection.
(a) Volunteer firefighters.
(b) "Educational institutions" defined.
(c) Mobilization of local equipment.
(d) Presuppression needs.
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 Restoration of withdrawn national forest lands to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 Administration of withdrawn lands; rules and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.
553a. Repealed.
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.
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, 558. Omitted or Repealed.
558a. Volunteers in the National Forests Program.
558b. Incidental expenses of program volunteers.
558c. Employment status of volunteers.
(a) Federal employee status.
(b) Tort claims.
(c) Civil employees.
(d) Compensation for losses and damages.
558d. Authorization of appropriations.
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.
(a) Purpose.
(b) Law enforcement authority.
(c) Definitions.
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.
(a) Purpose.
(b) Officers of other agencies.
(c) Acceptance by Forest Service.
560. Use of timber for telephone lines for fire protection.
560a, 561. Omitted or Repealed.
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.
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, 566a. Repealed.
566b. Annual appropriations; limitation on use of other
funds for the purposes of sections 564, 565, and 566.
567. Repealed.
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 to 568g. Repealed or Omitted.
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.
571 to 571b. Repealed or 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.
(a) Payment of expenses by interested parties; work
contemplated.
(b) Cooperation where national forests or lands are
used by permittees.
(c) Disposition and availability of moneys;
advancements; adjustments.
572a. Deposits from timber purchasers to defray cost of
scaling services.
573. Repealed.
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.
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.
(a) Appropriations authorized; purposes.
(b) Reports on acquisitions.
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.
579d. Indirect expenditures; future budget justifications.
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.
(a) Composition; election meetings.
(b) Advice and recommendations on matters within
jurisdiction.
(c) Notification by Secretary of Agriculture of
intention to issue regulations;
recommendations; written explanation of
reasons for overruling.
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.
SUBCHAPTER II - INVESTIGATIONS, EXPERIMENTS, AND TESTS AFFECTING
REFORESTATION AND FOREST PRODUCTS
581 to 581i. Repealed or Omitted.
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.
SUBCHAPTER III - RESEARCH PROGRAMS
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.
(a) Regulations and assistance.
(b) Advisory 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.
(a) Establishment.
(b) Eligible entities.
(c) Use.
(d) Facilities and equipment.
(e) Recommendations.
(f) Term.
(g) Authorization of appropriations.
SUBCHAPTER IV - SUSTAINED-YIELD FOREST MANAGEMENT
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.
SUBCHAPTER V - FOREST FOUNDATION
583j. Establishment and purposes of Foundation.
(a) Establishment.
(b) Purposes.
(c) Limitation and conflicts of interests.
583j-1. Board of Directors of Foundation.
(a) Establishment and membership.
(b) Appointment and terms.
(c) Chairman.
(d) Quorum.
(e) Meetings.
(f) Reimbursement of expenses.
(g) General powers.
(h) Officers and employees.
583j-2. Corporate powers and obligations.
(a) In general.
(b) Notice and service of process.
(c) Seal.
(d) Powers.
(e) Property.
583j-3. Administrative services and support.
(a) Startup funds.
(b) Matching funds.
(c) Administrative expenses.
583j-4. Volunteers.
583j-5. Audits and report requirements.
(a) Audits.
(b) Annual reports.
583j-6. United States release from liability.
583j-7. Activities of Foundation and United States Forest
Service.
583j-8. Authorization of appropriations.
(a) Startup funds.
(b) Matching funds.
583j-9. Federal funds.
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