Title 16 — Conservation

Every section of Title 16 of the United States Code, conservation — 4,974 sections, full text, with the cases that cite each one.

• 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• 16 U.S.C. § 552a — Restoration of withdrawn national forest lands to appropriation
• 16 U.S.C. § 552b — Administration of withdrawn lands; rules and regulations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• 16 U.S.C. § 553a — Repealed.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. § 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. § 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. § 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_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. § 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
• 16 U.S.C. § 580p — "Woodsy Owl" and "Smokey Bear" characters and names; definitions
• 16 U.S.C. § 580p-1 — Property of the United States
• 16 U.S.C. § 580p-2 — Deposit of fees collected under regulations relating to "Smokey Bear"; availability
• 16 U.S.C. § 580p-3 — Use of royalty fees; special account
• 16 U.S.C. § 580p-4 — Injunction against unauthorized manufacture, use, or reproduction
• 16 U.S.C. § 580q — National Tree Seed Laboratory; disposition of fees
• 16 U.S.C. § 581,_581a — Repealed. Pub. L. 95–307, §8(a), June 30, 1978, 92 Stat. 356
• 16 U.S.C. § 581a-1 — Repealed. Pub. L. 95–307, §4(d), June 30, 1978, 92 Stat. 355
• 16 U.S.C. § 581b_to_581i — Repealed. Pub. L. 95–307, §8(a), June 30, 1978, 92 Stat. 356
• 16 U.S.C. § 581i-1 — Advance of funds for cooperative research
• 16 U.S.C. § 581j — Congressional declaration of policy on reforestation and revegetation
• 16 U.S.C. § 581k — Authorization of appropriations for reforestation and revegetation
• 16 U.S.C. § 582 — Puerto Rico; application of forest protection laws
• 16 U.S.C. § 582a — Congressional findings
• 16 U.S.C. § 582a-1 — Cooperation by Secretary of Agriculture with States; assistance: plans, eligible institutions and amount
• 16 U.S.C. § 582a-2 — Authorization of appropriations; other allotments and grants
• 16 U.S.C. § 582a-3 — Matching funds; reapportionment to other qualifying institutions; reductions
• 16 U.S.C. § 582a-4 — Regulations; advice and assistance; appointment, membership, etc., of council
• 16 U.S.C. § 582a-5 — Apportionments, advice, criteria, etc.
• 16 U.S.C. § 582a-6 — Scope of forestry research
• 16 U.S.C. § 582a-7 — "State" defined
• 16 U.S.C. § 582a-8 — Competitive forestry, natural resources, and environmental grants program
• 16 U.S.C. § 583 — Establishment of sustained-yield units to stabilize forest industries, employment, communities and taxable wealth
• 16 U.S.C. § 583a — Cooperative agreements with private owners; privileges of private owners; recordation of agreements
• 16 U.S.C. § 583b — Establishment of sustained-yield units to stabilize sale of timber and forest products
• 16 U.S.C. § 583c — Agreements between Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior, or with other Federal agencies having jurisdiction over forest land
• 16 U.S.C. § 583d — Notice; registered mail and publication; costs; contents; request for hearing; time; determination and record available for inspection
• 16 U.S.C. § 583e — Remedies against private owners; jurisdiction; final orders; "owner" defined
• 16 U.S.C. § 583f — "Federally owned or administered forest land" defined
• 16 U.S.C. § 583g — Rules and regulations; delegation of powers and duties
• 16 U.S.C. § 583h — Prior acts as affecting or affected by subchapter
• 16 U.S.C. § 583i — Authorization of appropriations
• 16 U.S.C. § 583j — Establishment and purposes of Foundation
• 16 U.S.C. § 583j-1 — Board of Directors of Foundation
• 16 U.S.C. § 583j-2 — Corporate powers and obligations
• 16 U.S.C. § 583j-3 — Administrative services and support
• 16 U.S.C. § 583j-4 — Volunteers
• 16 U.S.C. § 583j-5 — Audits and report requirements
• 16 U.S.C. § 583j-6 — United States release from liability
• 16 U.S.C. § 583j-7 — Activities of Foundation and United States Forest Service
• 16 U.S.C. § 583j-8 — Authorization of appropriations
• 16 U.S.C. § 583j-9 — Federal funds
• 16 U.S.C. § 583k — Findings
• 16 U.S.C. § 583k-1 — Definitions
• 16 U.S.C. § 583k-2 — National Forest System Trails Volunteer and Partnership Strategy
• 16 U.S.C. § 583k-3 — Priority trail maintenance program
• 16 U.S.C. § 583k-4 — Cooperative agreements
• 16 U.S.C. § 583k-5 — Stewardship credits for outfitters and guides
• 16 U.S.C. § 585,_586 — Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554, §8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 648
• 16 U.S.C. § 587 — Repealed. June 19, 1934, ch. 648, title II, §1, 48 Stat. 1056
• 16 U.S.C. § 588_to_590 — Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554, §8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 648
• 16 U.S.C. § 590a — Purpose
• 16 U.S.C. § 590b — Lands on which preventive measures may be taken
• 16 U.S.C. § 590c — Conditions under which benefits of law extended to nongovernment controlled lands
• 16 U.S.C. § 590d — Cooperation of governmental agencies; officers and employees, appointment and compensation; expenditures for personal services and supplies
• 16 U.S.C. § 590e — Repealed. Pub. L. 103–354, title II, §246(f)(1), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3225
• 16 U.S.C. § 590f — Authorization of appropriations and conservation technical assistance funds
• 16 U.S.C. § 590g — Additional policies and purposes of chapter
• 16 U.S.C. § 590h — Payments and grants of aid
• 16 U.S.C. § 590h-3 — Repealed. Pub. L. 88–534, §2, Aug. 31, 1964, 78 Stat. 743
• 16 U.S.C. § 590h-4 — Repealed. Pub. L. 104–127, title III, §336(a)(2)(G), Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1006
• 16 U.S.C. § 590i — Surveys and investigations; publication of information
• 16 U.S.C. § 590j — Definitions
• 16 U.S.C. § 590k — Availability of funds
• 16 U.S.C. § 590l — Expansion of domestic and foreign markets for agricultural commodities; advances for crop insurance; transfer of funds to corporation
• 16 U.S.C. § 590m — Execution of powers of Secretary by Production and Marketing Administration
• 16 U.S.C. § 590n — Payments reviewable only by Secretary
• 16 U.S.C. § 590o — Authorization of appropriations; distribution of appropriated funds
• 16 U.S.C. § 590p — Repealed. Pub. L. 104–127, title III, §336(b)(1), Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1006
• 16 U.S.C. § 590p-1 — Limitation on wetlands drainage assistance to aid wildlife preservation; termination of limitation; redetermination of need for assistance upon change of ownership of lands
• 16 U.S.C. § 590q — Coverage; "State" defined; short title
• 16 U.S.C. § 590q-1 — Sale and distribution of supplies, materials, and equipment to other Government agencies; reimbursement
• 16 U.S.C. § 590q-2 — Voluntary relinquishment of allotments
• 16 U.S.C. § 590q-3 — Critical lands resource conservation program in Great Plains area
• 16 U.S.C. § 590r_to_590x-4 — Repealed. Pub. L. 87–128, title III, §341(a), Aug. 8, 1961, 75 Stat. 318
• 16 U.S.C. § 590y — Authorization and purpose of investigation, construction, and maintenance of projects; title to projects; limitation on costs
• 16 U.S.C. § 590z — Utilization of services, materials, funds, etc., of Federal, State, or municipal agencies, or of individuals
• 16 U.S.C. § 590z-1 — Prerequisites for construction of project
• 16 U.S.C. § 590z-10 — Authorization of appropriations
• 16 U.S.C. § 590z-11 — Delegation of powers and duties by Secretary of the Interior
• 16 U.S.C. § 590z-2 — Repayment contracts
• 16 U.S.C. § 590z-3 — Settlement of projects on agricultural basis