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. § 1537a — Convention implementation
• 16 U.S.C. § 1538 — Prohibited acts
• 16 U.S.C. § 1539 — Exceptions
• 16 U.S.C. § 1540 — Penalties and enforcement
• 16 U.S.C. § 1541 — Endangered plants
• 16 U.S.C. § 1542 — Authorization of appropriations
• 16 U.S.C. § 1543 — Construction with Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972
• 16 U.S.C. § 1544 — Annual cost analysis by Fish and Wildlife Service
• 16 U.S.C. § 1600 — Congressional findings
• 16 U.S.C. § 1601 — Renewable Resource Assessment
• 16 U.S.C. § 1602 — Renewable Resource Program; preparation by Secretary and transmittal to President; purpose and development of program; time of preparation, updating and contents
• 16 U.S.C. § 1603 — National Forest System resource inventories; development, maintenance, and updating by Secretary as part of Assessment
• 16 U.S.C. § 1604 — National Forest System land and resource management plans
• 16 U.S.C. § 1605 — Protection, use and management of renewable resources on non-Federal lands; utilization of Assessment, surveys and Program by Secretary to assist States, etc.
• 16 U.S.C. § 1606 — Budget requests by President for Forest Service activities
• 16 U.S.C. § 1606a — Reforestation Trust Fund
• 16 U.S.C. § 1607 — National Forest System renewable resources; development and administration by Secretary in accordance with multiple use and sustained yield concepts for products and services; target year for operational posture of resources; budget requests
• 16 U.S.C. § 1608 — National Forest Transportation System
• 16 U.S.C. § 1609 — National Forest System
• 16 U.S.C. § 1610 — Implementation of provisions by Secretary; utilization of information and data of other organizations; avoidance of duplication of planning, etc.; “renewable resources” defined
• 16 U.S.C. § 1611 — Timber
• 16 U.S.C. § 1612 — Public participation
• 16 U.S.C. § 1613 — Promulgation of regulations
• 16 U.S.C. § 1614 — Severability
• 16 U.S.C. § 1641 — Findings and purpose
• 16 U.S.C. § 1642 — Investigations, experiments, tests, and other activities
• 16 U.S.C. § 1643 — Implementation of provisions
• 16 U.S.C. § 1644 — Forestry and rangeland competitive research grants
• 16 U.S.C. § 1645 — General provisions
• 16 U.S.C. § 1646 — Authorization of appropriations
• 16 U.S.C. § 1647 — Other Federal programs
• 16 U.S.C. § 1648 — Repealed. Pub. L. 115–334, title VIII, § 8201, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4839
• 16 U.S.C. § 1649 — Repealed. Pub. L. 115–334, title VIII, § 8202, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4839
• 16 U.S.C. § 1649a — Repealed. Pub. L. 113–79, title VIII, § 8004, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 913
• 16 U.S.C. § 1650 — Hardwood technology transfer and applied research
• 16 U.S.C. § 1671 — Congressional statement of findings
• 16 U.S.C. § 1672 — General program authorization
• 16 U.S.C. § 1673 — State programs
• 16 U.S.C. § 1674 — Renewable Resources Extension Program plan
• 16 U.S.C. § 1674a — Expanded programs
• 16 U.S.C. § 1674b — Sustainable Forestry Outreach Initiative
• 16 U.S.C. § 1675 — Authorization of appropriations; criteria for eligibility of States for funds
• 16 U.S.C. § 1676 — Issuance of rules and regulations for implementation of provisions and coordination with agricultural, research, extension, and teaching provisions
• 16 U.S.C. § 1681 — Congressional statement of purpose
• 16 U.S.C. § 1682 — Pilot projects and demonstrations
• 16 U.S.C. § 1683 — Pilot projects; requirements; residue removal credits as compensation; implementation guidelines
• 16 U.S.C. § 1684 — Annual reports
• 16 U.S.C. § 1685 — Regulations
• 16 U.S.C. § 1686 — Definitions
• 16 U.S.C. § 1687 — Authorization of appropriations
• 16 U.S.C. § 1701 — Congressional declaration of policy and purpose
• 16 U.S.C. § 1702 — Establishment
• 16 U.S.C. § 1703 — Duties and functions of Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of Agriculture
• 16 U.S.C. § 1704 — Grants to States
• 16 U.S.C. § 1705 — Repealed. Pub. L. 104–333, div. I, title VIII, § 814(d)(1)(N), Nov. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 4196
• 16 U.S.C. § 1706 — Authorization of appropriations
• 16 U.S.C. § 1721 — Congressional findings and purpose
• 16 U.S.C. § 1722 — Definitions
• 16 U.S.C. § 1723 — Public Lands Corps program
• 16 U.S.C. § 1724 — Conservation centers and program support
• 16 U.S.C. § 1725 — Resource assistants
• 16 U.S.C. § 1725a — Direct hire authority
• 16 U.S.C. § 1725b — Forest Service hire authority
• 16 U.S.C. § 1726 — Compensation and terms of service
• 16 U.S.C. § 1727 — National service educational awards
• 16 U.S.C. § 1727a — Reporting and data collection
• 16 U.S.C. § 1727b — Indian Youth Service Corps
• 16 U.S.C. § 1728 — Nondisplacement
• 16 U.S.C. § 1729 — Funding
• 16 U.S.C. § 1730 — Authorization of appropriations
• 16 U.S.C. § 1801 — Findings, purposes and policy
• 16 U.S.C. § 1802 — Definitions
• 16 U.S.C. § 1803 — Authorization of appropriations
• 16 U.S.C. § 1811 — United States sovereign rights to fish and fishery management authority
• 16 U.S.C. § 1812 — Highly migratory species
• 16 U.S.C. § 1813 — Omitted
• 16 U.S.C. § 1821 — Foreign fishing
• 16 U.S.C. § 1822 — International fishery agreements
• 16 U.S.C. § 1823 — Congressional oversight of international fishery agreements
• 16 U.S.C. § 1824 — Permits for foreign fishing
• 16 U.S.C. § 1825 — Import prohibitions
• 16 U.S.C. § 1826 — Large-scale driftnet fishing
• 16 U.S.C. § 1826a — Denial of port privileges and sanctions for high seas large-scale driftnet fishing
• 16 U.S.C. § 1826b — Duration of denial of port privileges and sanctions
• 16 U.S.C. § 1826c — Definitions
• 16 U.S.C. § 1826d — Prohibition
• 16 U.S.C. § 1826e — Negotiations
• 16 U.S.C. § 1826f — Certification
• 16 U.S.C. § 1826g — Enforcement
• 16 U.S.C. § 1826h — Biennial report on international compliance
• 16 U.S.C. § 1826i — Action to strengthen international fishery management organizations
• 16 U.S.C. § 1826j — Illegal, unreported, or unregulated fishing
• 16 U.S.C. § 1826k — Equivalent conservation measures
• 16 U.S.C. § 1827 — Observer program regarding certain foreign fishing
• 16 U.S.C. § 1827a — Prohibition on sale of billfish
• 16 U.S.C. § 1828 — Foreign fishing incursions
• 16 U.S.C. § 1829 — International monitoring and compliance
• 16 U.S.C. § 1851 — National standards for fishery conservation and management
• 16 U.S.C. § 1852 — Regional Fishery Management Councils
• 16 U.S.C. § 1853 — Contents of fishery management plans
• 16 U.S.C. § 1853a — Limited access privilege programs
• 16 U.S.C. § 1854 — Action by Secretary
• 16 U.S.C. § 1855 — Other requirements and authority
• 16 U.S.C. § 1856 — State jurisdiction
• 16 U.S.C. § 1857 — Prohibited acts
• 16 U.S.C. § 1858 — Civil penalties and permit sanctions
• 16 U.S.C. § 1859 — Criminal offenses
• 16 U.S.C. § 1860 — Civil forfeitures
• 16 U.S.C. § 1861 — Enforcement
• 16 U.S.C. § 1861a — Transition to sustainable fisheries
• 16 U.S.C. § 1861b — Fisheries enforcement plans and reporting
• 16 U.S.C. § 1862 — North Pacific fisheries conservation
• 16 U.S.C. § 1863 — Northwest Atlantic Ocean Fisheries Reinvestment Program
• 16 U.S.C. § 1864 — Repealed. Pub. L. 117–328, div. S, title II, § 203(a), Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 5269
• 16 U.S.C. § 1865 — Bycatch reduction engineering program
• 16 U.S.C. § 1866 — Shark feeding
• 16 U.S.C. § 1867 — Cooperative research and management program
• 16 U.S.C. § 1868 — Herring study
• 16 U.S.C. § 1869 — Restoration study
• 16 U.S.C. § 1870 — Required possession of descending devices
• 16 U.S.C. § 1881 — Registration and information management
• 16 U.S.C. § 1881a — Information collection
• 16 U.S.C. § 1881b — Observers
• 16 U.S.C. § 1881c — Fisheries research
• 16 U.S.C. § 1881d — Incidental harvest research
• 16 U.S.C. § 1882 — Fisheries systems research
• 16 U.S.C. § 1883 — Gulf of Mexico red snapper research
• 16 U.S.C. § 1884 — Deep sea coral research and technology program
• 16 U.S.C. § 1885 — Seafood import monitoring program
• 16 U.S.C. § 1885a — Report on Seafood Import Monitoring Program
• 16 U.S.C. § 1891 — Investment in United States seafood processing facilities
• 16 U.S.C. § 1891a — Community-based restoration program for fishery and coastal habitats
• 16 U.S.C. § 1891b — Fisheries Conservation and Management Fund
• 16 U.S.C. § 1891c — United States catch history
• 16 U.S.C. § 1891d — Secretarial representative for international fisheries
• 16 U.S.C. § 1901 — Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272
• 16 U.S.C. § 1902 — Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272
• 16 U.S.C. § 1903...1906 — Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272
• 16 U.S.C. § 1903_to_1906 — Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, §7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272
• 16 U.S.C. § 1907 — Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272
• 16 U.S.C. § 1908 — Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272
• 16 U.S.C. § 1909 — Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272
• 16 U.S.C. § 1910 — Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272
• 16 U.S.C. § 1911 — Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272
• 16 U.S.C. § 1912 — Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272
• 16 U.S.C. § 2001 — Congressional findings
• 16 U.S.C. § 2002 — Definitions
• 16 U.S.C. § 2003 — Congressional policy and declaration of purpose
• 16 U.S.C. § 2004 — Continuing appraisal of soil, water, and related resources
• 16 U.S.C. § 2005 — Soil and water conservation program
• 16 U.S.C. § 2005a — Repealed. Pub. L. 104–127, title III, § 336(e), Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1007
• 16 U.S.C. § 2005b — Repealed. Pub. L. 107–171, title II, § 2502(b), May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 267
• 16 U.S.C. § 2006 — Reports to Congress
• 16 U.S.C. § 2007 — Authorization of appropriations
• 16 U.S.C. § 2008 — Utilization of available information and data
• 16 U.S.C. § 2009 — Termination of program
• 16 U.S.C. § 2101 — Findings, purpose, and policy
• 16 U.S.C. § 2101a — State-wide assessment and strategies for forest resources
• 16 U.S.C. § 2102 — Rural forestry assistance
• 16 U.S.C. § 2103 — Repealed. Pub. L. 113–79, title VIII, § 8001(a), Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 913
• 16 U.S.C. § 2103a — Forest Stewardship Program
• 16 U.S.C. § 2103b — Repealed. Pub. L. 113–79, title VIII, § 8002, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 913
• 16 U.S.C. § 2103c — Forest Legacy Program
• 16 U.S.C. § 2103d — Community forest and open space conservation program
• 16 U.S.C. § 2104 — Forest health protection
• 16 U.S.C. § 2104a — Pest and Disease Revolving Loan Fund
• 16 U.S.C. § 2105 — Urban and community forestry assistance
• 16 U.S.C. § 2106 — Rural fire prevention and control
• 16 U.S.C. § 2106a — Emergency reforestation assistance
• 16 U.S.C. § 2106b — Use of money collected from States for fire suppression assistance
• 16 U.S.C. § 2106c — Enhanced community fire protection
• 16 U.S.C. § 2107 — Financial, technical, and related assistance to States
• 16 U.S.C. § 2108 — Consolidation of payments
• 16 U.S.C. § 2109 — General provisions
• 16 U.S.C. § 2109a — State and private forest landscape-scale restoration program
• 16 U.S.C. § 2109b — Repealed. Pub. L. 115–334, title VIII, § 8102(b)(1), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4839
• 16 U.S.C. § 2110 — Statement of limitation
• 16 U.S.C. § 2111 — Other Federal programs
• 16 U.S.C. § 2112 — Repealed. Pub. L. 113–79, title VIII, § 8003, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 913
• 16 U.S.C. § 2113 — Federal, State, and local coordination and cooperation
• 16 U.S.C. § 2113a — Good neighbor authority
• 16 U.S.C. § 2114 — Administration
• 16 U.S.C. § 2201 — Emergency conservation program
• 16 U.S.C. § 2202 — Payments to agricultural producers for carrying out water conservation or water enhancing measures; criteria
• 16 U.S.C. § 2202a — Cost-share requirement
• 16 U.S.C. § 2202b — Payment limitation
• 16 U.S.C. § 2203 — Emergency watershed program
• 16 U.S.C. § 2204 — Funding and administration
• 16 U.S.C. § 2205 — Regulations for implementation of provisions
• 16 U.S.C. § 2206 — Emergency forest restoration program
• 16 U.S.C. § 2301 — Omitted or Transferred
• 16 U.S.C. § 2302 — Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272
• 16 U.S.C. § 2303 — Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272
• 16 U.S.C. § 2304 — Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272
• 16 U.S.C. § 2305 — Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272
• 16 U.S.C. § 2306 — Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272
• 16 U.S.C. § 2401 — Congressional findings and declaration of purpose
• 16 U.S.C. § 2402 — Definitions
• 16 U.S.C. § 2403 — Prohibited acts
• 16 U.S.C. § 2403a — Environmental impact assessment