Title 16 — Conservation

Every section of Title 16 of the United States Code, conservation — 5,150 sections, full text, with the cases that cite each one.

• 16 U.S.C. § 539l–3 — Loop trail study; authorization
• 16 U.S.C. § 539l–4 — Other administrative provisions
• 16 U.S.C. § 539l–5 — Wilderness potential
• 16 U.S.C. § 539m — Findings and purposes
• 16 U.S.C. § 539m–1 — Definitions
• 16 U.S.C. § 539m–10 — Judicial review
• 16 U.S.C. § 539m–11 — Provisions relating to contributions and land exchange
• 16 U.S.C. § 539m–12 — Authorization of appropriations
• 16 U.S.C. § 539m–2 — T’uf Shur Bien Preservation Trust Area
• 16 U.S.C. § 539m–3 — Pueblo rights and interests in the Area
• 16 U.S.C. § 539m–4 — Limitations on Pueblo rights and interests in the Area
• 16 U.S.C. § 539m–5 — Management of the Area
• 16 U.S.C. § 539m–6 — Jurisdiction over the Area
• 16 U.S.C. § 539m–7 — Subdivisions and other property interests
• 16 U.S.C. § 539m–8 — Extinguishment of claims
• 16 U.S.C. § 539m–9 — Construction
• 16 U.S.C. § 539n — Crystal Springs Watershed Special Resources Management Unit
• 16 U.S.C. § 539o — Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest
• 16 U.S.C. § 539p — Southeast Arizona land exchange and conservation
• 16 U.S.C. § 539q — Hermosa Creek watershed protection
• 16 U.S.C. § 539r — Rocky Mountain Front Conservation Management Area and wilderness additions
• 16 U.S.C. § 539s — Frank and Jeanne Moore Wild Steelhead Special Management Area
• 16 U.S.C. § 541 — Cascade Head Scenic-Research Area; establishment
• 16 U.S.C. § 541a — Administration, protection, development, and regulation of use
• 16 U.S.C. § 541b — Boundaries of scenic-research area; adjustments to subarea boundaries; development of management plan; establishment of subareas; management objectives
• 16 U.S.C. § 541c — Extension of boundaries of Siuslaw National Forest; transfer of Federal property to Secretary
• 16 U.S.C. § 541d — Acquisition of property within the scenic-research area; consent of owner; substantial change in use or maintenance of property
• 16 U.S.C. § 541e — Availability of funds for acquisition of lands, etc., within added area
• 16 U.S.C. § 541f — Withdrawal from location, entry and patent under mining laws; withdrawal from disposition under mineral leasing laws
• 16 U.S.C. § 541g — Advisory council for scenic-research area; membership; designation of chairman; compensation; consultation by Secretary
• 16 U.S.C. § 541h — Cooperation with State of Oregon in administration and protection of lands; civil and criminal jurisdiction; power of taxation
• 16 U.S.C. § 542 — Langmuir Research Site; establishment
• 16 U.S.C. § 542a — Congressional findings
• 16 U.S.C. § 542b — Administration, protection, and regulation of use
• 16 U.S.C. § 542c — Land use agreement
• 16 U.S.C. § 542d — Comprehensive management plan
• 16 U.S.C. § 543 — Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area; establishment
• 16 U.S.C. § 543a — Extension of National Forest boundary
• 16 U.S.C. § 543b — Acquisition of lands
• 16 U.S.C. § 543c — Administration
• 16 U.S.C. § 543d — Ecological studies; reports to Congressional committees and to Chief of Forest Service; progress reports
• 16 U.S.C. § 543e — Scenic Area Advisory Board
• 16 U.S.C. § 543f — Traditional Native American uses
• 16 U.S.C. § 543g — Authorization of appropriations
• 16 U.S.C. § 543h — New spending authority
• 16 U.S.C. § 544 — Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area; definitions
• 16 U.S.C. § 544a — Purposes
• 16 U.S.C. § 544b — Establishment of scenic area
• 16 U.S.C. § 544c — Columbia River Gorge Commission
• 16 U.S.C. § 544d — Scenic area management plan
• 16 U.S.C. § 544e — Administration of scenic area
• 16 U.S.C. § 544f — Administration of special management areas
• 16 U.S.C. § 544g — Land acquisition
• 16 U.S.C. § 544h — Interim management
• 16 U.S.C. § 544i — Economic development
• 16 U.S.C. § 544j — Old Columbia River Highway
• 16 U.S.C. § 544k — Tributary rivers and streams
• 16 U.S.C. § 544l — Implementation measures
• 16 U.S.C. § 544m — Enforcement
• 16 U.S.C. § 544n — Authorization of appropriations
• 16 U.S.C. § 544o — Savings provisions
• 16 U.S.C. § 544p — Severability
• 16 U.S.C. § 545 — Mount Pleasant National Scenic Area; purposes
• 16 U.S.C. § 545a — Establishment of Mount Pleasant National Scenic Area
• 16 U.S.C. § 545b — Opal Creek Wilderness and Scenic Recreation Area
• 16 U.S.C. § 546 — Establishment of Saint Helena Island National Scenic Area, Michigan
• 16 U.S.C. § 546a — Boundaries
• 16 U.S.C. § 546a–1 — Administration and management
• 16 U.S.C. § 546a–2 — Fish and game
• 16 U.S.C. § 546a–3 — Minerals
• 16 U.S.C. § 546a–4 — Acquisition
• 16 U.S.C. § 546a–5 — Authorization of appropriations
• 16 U.S.C. § 546b — Seng Mountain and Bear Creek Scenic Areas, Jefferson National Forest, Virginia
• 16 U.S.C. § 546b–1 — Maps and boundary descriptions
• 16 U.S.C. § 551 — Protection of national forests; rules and regulations
• 16 U.S.C. § 551a — Cooperation by Secretary of Agriculture with States and political subdivisions in law enforcement
• 16 U.S.C. § 551b — Omitted
• 16 U.S.C. § 551c — Planning for fire protection
• 16 U.S.C. § 551c–1 — Limitations on prescribed burns
• 16 U.S.C. § 551d — Wildland firefighter safety
• 16 U.S.C. § 552 — Consent to agreement by States for conservation of forests and water supply
• 16 U.S.C. § 552a — Restoration of withdrawn national forest lands to appropriation
• 16 U.S.C. § 552b — Administration of withdrawn lands; rules and regulations
• 16 U.S.C. § 552c — Reimbursement of United States for loss of revenue
• 16 U.S.C. § 552d — Punishment of violations of regulations
• 16 U.S.C. § 553 — Duties of officials of Forest Service; stock laws; protection of fish and game
• 16 U.S.C. § 553a — Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 655
• 16 U.S.C. § 554 — Forest supervisors and rangers
• 16 U.S.C. § 554a — Employees to be appointed without regard to political affiliations
• 16 U.S.C. § 554b — Medical care for employees engaged in hazardous work; notification and transportation of employees
• 16 U.S.C. § 554c — Care of employees’ graves
• 16 U.S.C. § 554d — Recreation facilities for employees of Forest Service and their immediate families
• 16 U.S.C. § 554e — Employment of workers for emergencies
• 16 U.S.C. § 555 — Forest headquarters, ranger stations, dwellings, or other needed sites
• 16 U.S.C. § 555a — Exchange of lands
• 16 U.S.C. § 555b — Street improvements; availability of Forest Service funds
• 16 U.S.C. § 556 — Appropriations for Forest Service; use for transportation or traveling expenses; preparation or publication of newspaper or magazine articles
• 16 U.S.C. § 556a — Omitted
• 16 U.S.C. § 556b — Use of appropriations for expenses of transporting automobiles of employees between points in Alaska
• 16 U.S.C. § 556c — Reimbursement of employees for property losses resulting from fires, floods, or other casualties
• 16 U.S.C. § 556d — Advances of public moneys to Forest Service for fighting forest fires in emergency cases
• 16 U.S.C. § 556e — Emergency appropriations for rehabilitation and wildfire suppression
• 16 U.S.C. § 556f — Expenses of student interns
• 16 U.S.C. § 556g — Reimbursement of employee license costs and certification fees
• 16 U.S.C. § 556h — Recognition of private contributors to Forest Service programs
• 16 U.S.C. § 556i — Transfer of funds made available to Forest Service
• 16 U.S.C. § 557 — Employees of Forest Service; subsistence furnished to; personal equipment; supplies, and medical attention
• 16 U.S.C. § 557a — Field season contracts; authority to make prior to appropriation
• 16 U.S.C. § 557b — Omitted
• 16 U.S.C. § 558 — Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 642
• 16 U.S.C. § 558a — Purpose
• 16 U.S.C. § 558b — Definition of Secretaries
• 16 U.S.C. § 558c — Authorization
• 16 U.S.C. § 558d — Incidental expenses
• 16 U.S.C. § 558e — Consideration as Federal employee
• 16 U.S.C. § 558f — Promotion of volunteer opportunities
• 16 U.S.C. § 558g — Liability insurance
• 16 U.S.C. § 559 — Arrests by employees of Forest Service for violations of laws and regulations
• 16 U.S.C. § 559a — Reward for information leading to arrest and conviction for violating laws and regulations
• 16 U.S.C. § 559b — Prevention of manufacture, etc., of marijuana and other controlled substances
• 16 U.S.C. § 559c — Powers of officers and employees of Forest Service
• 16 U.S.C. § 559d — Cooperation with other Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies
• 16 U.S.C. § 559e — Forest Service authorization
• 16 U.S.C. § 559f — Approval of Secretary of Agriculture and Attorney General
• 16 U.S.C. § 559g — Designation authority of Secretary of Agriculture
• 16 U.S.C. § 560 — Use of timber for telephone lines for fire protection
• 16 U.S.C. § 560a — Omitted
• 16 U.S.C. § 561 — Repealed. Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, § 1(45), 65 Stat. 703
• 16 U.S.C. § 562 — Forest experiment station in California
• 16 U.S.C. § 562a — Forest experiment station in Ohio and Mississippi Valleys
• 16 U.S.C. § 562b — Forest experiment station in Pennsylvania
• 16 U.S.C. § 563 — Cooperation with States for fire protection on private or State forest lands upon the watersheds of navigable rivers
• 16 U.S.C. § 564,_565 — Repealed. Pub. L. 95–313, §16(a)(1), formerly §13(a)(1), July 1, 1978, 92 Stat. 374; renumbered §16(a)(1), Pub. L. 101–624, title XII, §1215(1), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3525
• 16 U.S.C. § 565a — Cooperation by Secretary of Agriculture with Territories
• 16 U.S.C. § 565a–1 — Cooperative agreements between Secretary of Agriculture and public or private agencies, organizations, institutions, and persons covering Forest Service programs; authority; funding
• 16 U.S.C. § 565a–2 — Federal employee status of cooperators
• 16 U.S.C. § 565a–3 — Agreements otherwise authorized by law
• 16 U.S.C. § 565b — Transfer of fire lookout towers and other improvements for fire control to States, political subdivisions or agencies; reversion
• 16 U.S.C. § 566 — Repealed. Pub. L. 95–313, § 16(a)(1), formerly § 13(a)(1), July 1, 1978, 92 Stat. 374; renumbered § 16(a)(1), Pub. L. 101–624, title XII, § 1215(1), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3525
• 16 U.S.C. § 566a — Repealed. Pub. L. 92–288, § 3(b), May 5, 1972, 86 Stat. 134
• 16 U.S.C. § 566b — Annual appropriations; limitation on use of other funds for the purposes of sections 564, 565, and 566 1
• 16 U.S.C. § 567 — Repealed. Pub. L. 95–313, § 16(a)(1), formerly § 13(a)(1), July 1, 1978, 92 Stat. 374; renumbered § 16(a)(1), Pub. L. 101–624, title XII, § 1215(1), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3525
• 16 U.S.C. § 567a — Cooperation by Secretary of Agriculture with States in acquisition and administration of State forests
• 16 U.S.C. § 567b — Conditions and requirements for cooperation in acquisition and management of State forests
• 16 U.S.C. § 567c — Authorization of appropriation for cooperation in acquisition and management of State forests
• 16 U.S.C. § 568 — Cooperation by Secretary of Agriculture with States in establishing, etc., wood lots, shelter belts, windbreaks, etc.; limitation on expenditure; authorization of appropriations
• 16 U.S.C. § 568a — Cooperation by Secretary of Agriculture with Territories and other possessions
• 16 U.S.C. § 568b — Repealed. Aug. 25, 1950, ch. 781, § 3, 64 Stat. 473, eff. June 30, 1951
• 16 U.S.C. § 568c...568e — Repealed. Pub. L. 95–313, § 16(a)(4), (5), formerly § 13(a)(4), (5), July 1, 1978, 92 Stat. 374; renumbered § 16(a)(4), (5), Pub. L. 101–624, title XII, § 1215(1), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3525
• 16 U.S.C. § 568c_to_568e — Repealed. Pub. L. 95–313, §16(a)(4), (5), formerly §13(a)(4), (5), July 1, 1978, 92 Stat. 374; renumbered §16(a)(4), (5), Pub. L. 101–624, title XII, §1215(1), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3525
• 16 U.S.C. § 569 — Donations to United States of lands for timber purposes
• 16 U.S.C. § 570 — Ascertainment by Secretary of Agriculture of public lands valuable for stream-flow protection and report thereof
• 16 U.S.C. § 571 — Repealed. Apr. 24, 1950, ch. 97, § 17(a), 64 Stat. 87
• 16 U.S.C. § 571c — Erection of permanent facilities on land not owned by United States; long term leases
• 16 U.S.C. § 572 — Cooperation between Secretary of Agriculture and public or private agencies in working land under State or private ownership
• 16 U.S.C. § 572a — Deposits from timber purchasers to defray cost of scaling services
• 16 U.S.C. § 573 — Repealed. Apr. 24, 1950, ch. 97, § 17(a), 64 Stat. 87
• 16 U.S.C. § 574 — Damages caused private property in protection, administration, and improvement of national forests; reimbursement
• 16 U.S.C. § 575 — Search for lost persons, and transportation of sick, injured, or dead persons, within national forests; authorization to incur expense
• 16 U.S.C. § 576 — Reforestation; establishment of forest tree nurseries; tree planting; seed sowing and forest improvement work
• 16 U.S.C. § 576a — Authorization of appropriation for reforestation
• 16 U.S.C. § 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
• 16 U.S.C. § 576c — Supplemental National Forest Reforestation Fund; establishment; duration; authorization of appropriations
• 16 U.S.C. § 576d — Expenditure of Supplemental National Forest Reforestation Fund moneys; availability of moneys from other sources unaffected
• 16 U.S.C. § 576e — Repealed. Pub. L. 96–470, title I, § 102(b), Oct. 19, 1980, 94 Stat. 2237
• 16 U.S.C. § 577 — Public lands in northern Minnesota; withdrawal from entry and appropriation
• 16 U.S.C. § 577a — Conserving shore line beauty for recreational use of public lands in northern Minnesota; regulation of logging
• 16 U.S.C. § 577b — Preserving water level of lakes and streams of public lands in northern Minnesota; reservoirs; water power
• 16 U.S.C. § 577c — Acquisition of additional lands in northern Minnesota
• 16 U.S.C. § 577d — Boundary limits of additional lands acquired in northern Minnesota
• 16 U.S.C. § 577d–1 — Extension to other sections of land
• 16 U.S.C. § 577e — Approval by National Forest Reservation Commission for acquisition of additional lands
• 16 U.S.C. § 577f — Exchange of lands
• 16 U.S.C. § 577g — Payment for additional lands acquired in northern Minnesota
• 16 U.S.C. § 577g–1 — Payment to State of Minnesota for extension to other sections of land
• 16 U.S.C. § 577h — Authorization of appropriations; limitation on amount for purchase of additional lands, water or interests therein; availability of other funds; annual report to Congress
• 16 U.S.C. § 578...579 — Omitted
• 16 U.S.C. § 579a — Operation of aerial facilities and services
• 16 U.S.C. § 579b — Working capital fund; establishment; availability; transfer; capitalization; advance payments credited
• 16 U.S.C. § 579c — Availability of funds received from forfeitures, judgments, compromises, or settlements
• 16 U.S.C. § 579c–1 — Forest Service interest bearing account
• 16 U.S.C. § 579d — Indirect expenditures; future budget justifications
• 16 U.S.C. § 579e — Forest service budget restructure
• 16 U.S.C. § 579f — Forest Service Nonrecurring Expenses Fund
• 16 U.S.C. § 580 — Use of Forest Service appropriations for repair, etc. of equipment; rental of fire control equipment to non-Federal agencies
• 16 U.S.C. § 580a — Sale and distribution of supplies, equipment, and materials to other Government activities and to cooperating State and private agencies; reimbursement
• 16 U.S.C. § 580b — Forest Service telephone lines; correction of inductive interference
• 16 U.S.C. § 580c — Purchases of experimental materials, special devices, test models, etc.
• 16 U.S.C. § 580d — Use of Forest Service structures or improvements and land by public and private agencies, etc.; terms
• 16 U.S.C. § 580e — Services furnished persons attending Forest Service demonstrations and users of national forest resources and recreational facilities; rate of charges; disposition of moneys
• 16 U.S.C. § 580f — Telephones for official use in private residences
• 16 U.S.C. § 580g — Seeding leased range land; conditions and limitations
• 16 U.S.C. § 580h — Range improvements from appropriated funds
• 16 U.S.C. § 580i — Acquisition of winter range, land, and helicopter landing site
• 16 U.S.C. § 580j — Injury benefits for temporary employees
• 16 U.S.C. § 580k — Grazing advisory boards
• 16 U.S.C. § 580l — Permits for grazing livestock on national forests
• 16 U.S.C. § 580m — Development of reservoir areas for future resources of timber; Congressional declaration of policy
• 16 U.S.C. § 580n — Protection and development of forest or other vegetative cover; establishment and maintenance of conservation measures; coordination of programs and policies
• 16 U.S.C. § 580o — Forest Service appropriations