Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 16


   

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       Restoration of withdrawn national forest lands to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       Administration of withdrawn lands; rules and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       Repealed.                                             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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