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. § 760g — Authorization of appropriations for migratory game fish study
• 16 U.S.C. § 772_to_772j — Repealed. Pub. L. 97–176, §14, May 17, 1982, 96 Stat. 84
• 16 U.S.C. § 773 — Definitions
• 16 U.S.C. § 773a — International Pacific Halibut Commission
• 16 U.S.C. § 773b — Acceptance or rejection of Commission recommendations
• 16 U.S.C. § 773c — General responsibility
• 16 U.S.C. § 773d — Cooperation of Federal agencies
• 16 U.S.C. § 773e — Prohibited acts
• 16 U.S.C. § 773f — Civil penalties
• 16 U.S.C. § 773g — Crimes and criminal penalties
• 16 U.S.C. § 773h — Forfeitures
• 16 U.S.C. § 773i — Administration and enforcement
• 16 U.S.C. § 773j — Authorization of appropriations
• 16 U.S.C. § 773k — Location of office space and other facilities on or near University of Washington campus in State of Washington
• 16 U.S.C. § 776_to_776f — Repealed. Pub. L. 99–5, §13, Mar. 15, 1985, 99 Stat. 15
• 16 U.S.C. § 777 — Federal-State relationships
• 16 U.S.C. § 777a — Definitions
• 16 U.S.C. § 777b — Authorization of appropriations
• 16 U.S.C. § 777c — Division of annual appropriations
• 16 U.S.C. § 777d — Certification of funds deducted for expenses and amounts apportioned to States
• 16 U.S.C. § 777e — Submission and approval of plans and projects
• 16 U.S.C. § 777e-1 — New England Fishery Resources Restoration Act of 1990
• 16 U.S.C. § 777f — Payments by United States
• 16 U.S.C. § 777g — Maintenance of projects
• 16 U.S.C. § 777g-1 — Boating infrastructure
• 16 U.S.C. § 777h — Requirements and restrictions concerning use of amounts for expenses for administration
• 16 U.S.C. § 777i — Rules and regulations
• 16 U.S.C. § 777j — Repealed. Pub. L. 89–348, §1(14), Nov. 8, 1965, 79 Stat. 1311
• 16 U.S.C. § 777k — Payments of funds to and cooperation with Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, Guam, American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Virgin Islands
• 16 U.S.C. § 777l — State use of contributions
• 16 U.S.C. § 777m — Multistate conservation grant program
• 16 U.S.C. § 777n — Repealed. Pub. L. 114–94, div. A, title X, §10001(g)(1), Dec. 4, 2015, 129 Stat. 1621
• 16 U.S.C. § 778 — Establishment of experiment stations; purpose of research
• 16 U.S.C. § 778a — Acquisition of lands; construction of buildings; employment of personnel; cooperation with other agencies; publication of results
• 16 U.S.C. § 778b — Cooperation with Secretary of the Interior
• 16 U.S.C. § 778c — Authorization of appropriations
• 16 U.S.C. § 779_to_779f — Repealed. Pub. L. 99–659, title III, §309, Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3736
• 16 U.S.C. § 781 — Taking or catching, in waters of Gulf or Straits of Florida, commercial sponges of less than prescribed size, and landing or possession of same
• 16 U.S.C. § 782 — Sponges of less than prescribed size; possession prima facie evidence
• 16 U.S.C. § 783 — Punishment for violations of law; liability of vessels
• 16 U.S.C. § 784 — Jurisdiction of prosecutions
• 16 U.S.C. § 785 — Enforcement of law prohibiting taking of sponges of specified sizes; employment of Coast Guard vessels and Customs Service employees
• 16 U.S.C. § 791 — Repealed. Aug. 26, 1935, ch. 687, title II, §212, 49 Stat. 847
• 16 U.S.C. § 791a — Short title
• 16 U.S.C. § 792 — Federal Power Commission; creation; number; appointment; term; qualifications; vacancies; quorum; chairman; salary; place of holding sessions
• 16 U.S.C. § 793 — Appointment of officers and employees of Commission; duties, and salaries; detail of officers and employees from other departments; expenditures authorized
• 16 U.S.C. § 793a — Repealed. Pub. L. 87–367, title I, §103(5), Oct. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 787
• 16 U.S.C. § 796 — Definitions
• 16 U.S.C. § 797 — General powers of Commission
• 16 U.S.C. § 797a — Congressional authorization for permits, licenses, leases, or authorizations for dams, conduits, reservoirs, etc., within national parks or monuments
• 16 U.S.C. § 797b — Duty to keep Congress fully and currently informed
• 16 U.S.C. § 797c — Dams in National Park System units
• 16 U.S.C. § 797d — Third party contracting by FERC
• 16 U.S.C. § 798 — Purpose and scope of preliminary permits; transfer and cancellation
• 16 U.S.C. § 799 — License; duration, conditions, revocation, alteration, or surrender
• 16 U.S.C. § 800 — Issuance of preliminary permits or licenses
• 16 U.S.C. § 801 — Transfer of license; obligations of transferee
• 16 U.S.C. § 802 — Information to accompany application for license; landowner notification
• 16 U.S.C. § 803 — Conditions of license generally
• 16 U.S.C. § 804 — Project works affecting navigable waters; requirements insertable in license
• 16 U.S.C. § 805 — Participation by Government in costs of locks, etc.
• 16 U.S.C. § 806 — Time limit for construction of project works; extension of time; termination or revocation of licenses for delay
• 16 U.S.C. § 807 — Right of Government to take over project works
• 16 U.S.C. § 808 — New licenses and renewals
• 16 U.S.C. § 809 — Temporary use by Government of project works for national safety; compensation for use
• 16 U.S.C. § 810 — Disposition of charges arising from licenses
• 16 U.S.C. § 811 — Operation of navigation facilities; rules and regulations; penalties
• 16 U.S.C. § 812 — Public-service licensee; regulations by State or by commission as to service, rates, charges, etc.
• 16 U.S.C. § 813 — Power entering into interstate commerce; regulation of rates, charges, etc.
• 16 U.S.C. § 814 — Exercise by licensee of power of eminent domain
• 16 U.S.C. § 815 — Contract to furnish power extending beyond period of license; obligations of new licensee
• 16 U.S.C. § 816 — Preservation of rights vested prior to June 10, 1920
• 16 U.S.C. § 817 — Projects not affecting navigable waters; necessity for Federal license, permit or right-of-way; unauthorized activities
• 16 U.S.C. § 818 — Public lands included in project; reservation of lands from entry
• 16 U.S.C. § 819 — Repealed. Aug. 26, 1935, ch. 687, title II, §212, 49 Stat. 847
• 16 U.S.C. § 820 — Proceedings for revocation of license or to prevent violations of license
• 16 U.S.C. § 821 — State laws and water rights unaffected
• 16 U.S.C. § 822 — Reservation of right to alter or repeal chapter
• 16 U.S.C. § 823 — Repeal of inconsistent laws
• 16 U.S.C. § 823a — Conduit hydroelectric facilities
• 16 U.S.C. § 823b — Enforcement
• 16 U.S.C. § 823c — Alaska State jurisdiction over small hydroelectric projects
• 16 U.S.C. § 823d — Alternative conditions and prescriptions
• 16 U.S.C. § 823e — Promoting hydropower development at existing nonpowered dams
• 16 U.S.C. § 823f — Closed-loop pumped storage projects
• 16 U.S.C. § 823g — Considerations for relicensing terms
• 16 U.S.C. § 824 — Declaration of policy; application of subchapter
• 16 U.S.C. § 824a — Interconnection and coordination of facilities; emergencies; transmission to foreign countries
• 16 U.S.C. § 824a-1 — Pooling
• 16 U.S.C. § 824a-2 — Reliability
• 16 U.S.C. § 824a-3 — Cogeneration and small power production
• 16 U.S.C. § 824a-4 — Seasonal diversity electricity exchange
• 16 U.S.C. § 824b — Disposition of property; consolidations; purchase of securities
• 16 U.S.C. § 824c — Issuance of securities; assumption of liabilities
• 16 U.S.C. § 824d — Rates and charges; schedules; suspension of new rates; automatic adjustment clauses
• 16 U.S.C. § 824e — Power of Commission to fix rates and charges; determination of cost of production or transmission
• 16 U.S.C. § 824f — Ordering furnishing of adequate service
• 16 U.S.C. § 824g — Ascertainment of cost of property and depreciation
• 16 U.S.C. § 824h — References to State boards by Commission
• 16 U.S.C. § 824i — Interconnection authority
• 16 U.S.C. § 824j — Wheeling authority
• 16 U.S.C. § 824j-1 — Open access by unregulated transmitting utilities
• 16 U.S.C. § 824k — Orders requiring interconnection or wheeling
• 16 U.S.C. § 824l — Information requirements
• 16 U.S.C. § 824m — Sales by exempt wholesale generators
• 16 U.S.C. § 824n — Repealed. Pub. L. 109–58, title XII, §1232(e)(3), Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 957
• 16 U.S.C. § 824o — Electric reliability
• 16 U.S.C. § 824o-1 — Critical electric infrastructure security
• 16 U.S.C. § 824p — Siting of interstate electric transmission facilities
• 16 U.S.C. § 824q — Native load service obligation
• 16 U.S.C. § 824r — Protection of transmission contracts in the Pacific Northwest
• 16 U.S.C. § 824s — Transmission infrastructure investment
• 16 U.S.C. § 824s-1 — Incentives for cybersecurity investments
• 16 U.S.C. § 824t — Electricity market transparency rules
• 16 U.S.C. § 824u — Prohibition on filing false information
• 16 U.S.C. § 824v — Prohibition of energy market manipulation
• 16 U.S.C. § 824w — Joint boards on economic dispatch
• 16 U.S.C. § 825 — Accounts and records
• 16 U.S.C. § 825a — Rates of depreciation; notice to State authorities before fixing
• 16 U.S.C. § 825b — Requirements applicable to agencies of United States
• 16 U.S.C. § 825c — Periodic and special reports; obstructing filing reports or keeping accounts, etc.
• 16 U.S.C. § 825d — Officials dealing in securities
• 16 U.S.C. § 825e — Complaints
• 16 U.S.C. § 825f — Investigations by Commission
• 16 U.S.C. § 825g — Hearings; rules of procedure
• 16 U.S.C. § 825h — Administrative powers of Commission; rules, regulations, and orders
• 16 U.S.C. § 825i — Appointment of officers and employees; compensation
• 16 U.S.C. § 825j — Investigations relating to electric energy; reports to Congress
• 16 U.S.C. § 825k — Publication and sale of reports
• 16 U.S.C. § 825l — Review of orders
• 16 U.S.C. § 825m — Enforcement provisions
• 16 U.S.C. § 825n — Forfeiture for violations; recovery; applicability
• 16 U.S.C. § 825o — Penalties for violations; applicability of section
• 16 U.S.C. § 825o-1 — Enforcement of certain provisions
• 16 U.S.C. § 825p — Jurisdiction of offenses; enforcement of liabilities and duties
• 16 U.S.C. § 825q — Repealed. Pub. L. 109–58, title XII, §1277(a), Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 978
• 16 U.S.C. § 825q-1 — Office of Public Participation
• 16 U.S.C. § 825r — Separability
• 16 U.S.C. § 825s — Sale of electric power from reservoir projects; rate schedules; preference in sale; construction of transmission lines; disposition of moneys
• 16 U.S.C. § 825s-1 — Southwestern area sale and transmission of electric power; disposition of receipts; creation of continuing fund; use of fund
• 16 U.S.C. § 825s-2 — Southeastern area sale and transmission of electric power; disposition of receipts; creation of continuing funds; use of fund
• 16 U.S.C. § 825s-3 — Southwestern area sale at uniform systemwide rates of electric power over transmission lines constructed with appropriated funds or used under contractual arrangements
• 16 U.S.C. § 825s-4 — Southwestern Power Administration; deposit and availability of advance payments
• 16 U.S.C. § 825s-5 — Southeastern Power Administration; deposit and availability of advance payments
• 16 U.S.C. § 825s-6 — Southeastern Power Administration; deposit and availability of discretionary offsetting collections
• 16 U.S.C. § 825s-7 — Southwestern Power Administration; deposit and availability of discretionary offsetting collections
• 16 U.S.C. § 825s-8 — Southeastern Power Administration: rates of basic and premium pay
• 16 U.S.C. § 825t — Utilization of power revenues
• 16 U.S.C. § 825u — Interest rate on power bonds held by Administrator of General Services
• 16 U.S.C. § 828 — Facilitation of development and construction of water conservation facilities; exemption from certain Federal requirements
• 16 U.S.C. § 828a — Definitions
• 16 U.S.C. § 828b — Exemption from formula, books and records, and project cost statement requirements; annual charges
• 16 U.S.C. § 828c — Applicability of this subchapter
• 16 U.S.C. § 831 — Creation; short title
• 16 U.S.C. § 831a — Membership, operation, and duties of the Board of Directors
• 16 U.S.C. § 831aa — Laws repealed
• 16 U.S.C. § 831b — Officers and employees; wages of laborers and mechanics; application of employees' compensation provisions
• 16 U.S.C. § 831b-1 — Acceptance of services of volunteers
• 16 U.S.C. § 831bb — Reservation of right to amend or repeal
• 16 U.S.C. § 831c — Corporate powers generally; eminent domain; construction of dams, transmission lines, etc.
• 16 U.S.C. § 831c-1 — Bridges endangered or damaged by dams, etc.; compensation of and contracts with owner for protection, replacement, etc.
• 16 U.S.C. § 831c-2 — Civil actions for injury or loss of property or personal injury or death
• 16 U.S.C. § 831c-3 — Law enforcement
• 16 U.S.C. § 831cc — Separability
• 16 U.S.C. § 831d — Directors; maintenance and operation of plant for production, sale, and distribution of fertilizer and power
• 16 U.S.C. § 831dd — Liberal construction of chapter; sale of surplus lands
• 16 U.S.C. § 831e — Officers and employees; nonpolitical appointment; removal for violation
• 16 U.S.C. § 831ee — Essential stewardship activities
• 16 U.S.C. § 831f — Control of plants and property vested in Corporation; transfer of other property to Corporation
• 16 U.S.C. § 831g — Principal office of Corporation; books; directors' oath
• 16 U.S.C. § 831h — Annual financial statement; purchases and contracts; audit by Comptroller General
• 16 U.S.C. § 831h-1 — Operation of dams primarily for promotion of navigation and controlling floods; generation and sale of electricity
• 16 U.S.C. § 831h-2 — Repealed. Pub. L. 86–137, §1, Aug. 6, 1959, 73 Stat. 280
• 16 U.S.C. § 831h-3 — Recreational access
• 16 U.S.C. § 831i — Sale of surplus power; preferences; experimental work; acquisition of existing electric facilities
• 16 U.S.C. § 831j — Equitable distribution of surplus power among States and municipalities; improvement in production of fertilizer
• 16 U.S.C. § 831k — Transmission lines; construction or lease; sale of power over other than Government lines; rates when sold for resale at profit
• 16 U.S.C. § 831k-1 — Extension of credit to States, municipalities and nonprofit organizations to assist in operation of existing facilities
• 16 U.S.C. § 831l — Financial assistance to States and local governments in lieu of taxation; apportionment; limitation on contracts for sale of power to municipalities; report to Congress
• 16 U.S.C. § 831m — Allocation and charge of value and cost of plants to particular objects; cost accounting; reports of costs of operation; sale of surplus power at profit
• 16 U.S.C. § 831m-1 — Tennessee Valley Authority least-cost planning program
• 16 U.S.C. § 831n — Bonds for future construction; amount, terms, and conditions
• 16 U.S.C. § 831n-1 — Bonds to carry out provisions of section 831k–1; amount, terms, and conditions
• 16 U.S.C. § 831n-2 — Bonds; limitation of issuance under sections 831n and 831n–1
• 16 U.S.C. § 831n-3 — Use of funds; limitation of issuance
• 16 U.S.C. § 831n-4 — Bonds for financing power program
• 16 U.S.C. § 831o — Completion of unfinished plants authorized
• 16 U.S.C. § 831p — Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554, §8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 648
• 16 U.S.C. § 831q — Eminent domain; contracts for relocation of railroads, highways, industrial plants, etc.
• 16 U.S.C. § 831r — Patents; access to Patent and Trademark Office and right to copy patents; compensation to patentees
• 16 U.S.C. § 831s — Possession by Government in time of war; damages to contract holders
• 16 U.S.C. § 831t — Offenses; fines and punishment
• 16 U.S.C. § 831u — Surveys; cooperation with States or other agencies
• 16 U.S.C. § 831v — Legislation to carry out purposes of chapter; recommendation by President
• 16 U.S.C. § 831w — Acquisition of real or personal property; payment by delivery of power; sale or lease of vacant land for industrial purposes
• 16 U.S.C. § 831x — Condemnation proceedings; institution by Corporation; venue
• 16 U.S.C. § 831y — Net proceeds over expense payable into Treasury
• 16 U.S.C. § 831y-1 — Approval of plans by Board as condition precedent to construction and operation; restraining action without approval; other laws unaffected
• 16 U.S.C. § 831z — Authorization of appropriations
• 16 U.S.C. § 832 — Completion and maintenance of project; generation of electricity