The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to establish and maintain a forest experiment station in the States of the Ohio Valley and central Mississippi Valley, at such a place or places as may be selected by him, and he is authorized and directed to conduct silvicultural, forest-fire, dendrological, and other experiments and investigations, independently or in cooperation with other branches of the Federal Government, and with States, universities, colleges, county and municipal agencies, associations, and individuals, to determine the best methods for the growing, management, and protection of timber crops on forest lands and farm wood lots. Such annual appropriations as may thereafter be necessary for its maintenance and operation are hereby authorized.
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CHAPTER 3— FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT
SUBCHAPTER I— GENERAL PROVISIONS
§ 551. Protection of national forests; rules and regulations
§ 551c. Planning for fire protection
§ 551c–1. Limitations on prescribed burns
§ 551d. Wildland firefighter safety
§ 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 Restoration of withdrawn national forest lands to appropriation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 Administration of withdrawn lands; rules and regulations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
§ 554. Forest supervisors and rangers
§ 554a. Employees to be appointed without regard to political affiliations
§ 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
§ 555b. Street improvements; availability of Forest Service funds
§ 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
§ 556i. Transfer of funds made available to Forest Service
§ 557a. Field season contracts; authority to make prior to appropriation
§ 558a. Volunteers in the National Forests Program
§ 558b. Incidental expenses of program volunteers
§ 558c. Employment status of volunteers
§ 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
§ 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
§ 560. Use of timber for telephone lines for fire protection
§ 562. Forest experiment station in California
§ 562a. Forest experiment station in Ohio and Mississippi Valleys
§ 562b. Forest experiment station in Pennsylvania
§§ 564, 565. Repealed. , formerly § 13(a)(1), , ; renumbered § 16(a)(1), , ,
§ 565a. Cooperation by Secretary of Agriculture with Territories
§ 565a–2. Federal employee status of cooperators
§ 565a–3. Agreements otherwise authorized by law
§ 566. Repealed. , formerly § 13(a)(1), , ; renumbered § 16(a)(1), , ,
§ 567. Repealed. , formerly § 13(a)(1), , ; renumbered § 16(a)(1), , ,
§ 567b. Conditions and requirements for cooperation in acquisition and management of State forests
§ 568a. Cooperation by Secretary of Agriculture with Territories and other possessions
§§ 568c to 568e. Repealed. , (5), formerly § 13(a)(4), (5), , ; renumbered § 16(a)(4), (5), , ,
§ 569. Donations to United States of lands for timber purposes
§ 571c. Erection of permanent facilities on land not owned by United States; long term leases
§ 572a. Deposits from timber purchasers to defray cost of scaling services
§ 576a. Authorization of appropriation for reforestation
§ 577. Public lands in northern Minnesota; withdrawal from entry and appropriation
§ 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
§ 577g. Payment for additional lands acquired in northern Minnesota
§ 577g–1. Payment to State of Minnesota for extension to other sections of land
§ 579a. Operation of aerial facilities and services
§ 579c. Availability of funds received from forfeitures, judgments, compromises, or settlements
§ 579c–1. Forest Service interest bearing account
§ 579d. Indirect expenditures; future budget justifications
§ 579e. Forest service budget restructure
§ 580b. Forest Service telephone lines; correction of inductive interference
§ 580c. Purchases of experimental materials, special devices, test models, etc.
§ 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
§ 580l. Permits for grazing livestock on national forests
§ 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