US Code
SUBCHAPTER I— GENERAL PROVISIONS
§ 568b. Repealed. , , eff.

US Code

Title 16— CONSERVATION

CHAPTER 3— FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT

SUBCHAPTER I— GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 551. Protection of national forests; rules and regulations

§ 551a. Cooperation by Secretary of Agriculture with States and political subdivisions in law enforcement

§ 551b. Omitted

§ 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 Restoration of withdrawn national forest lands to appropriation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 Administration of withdrawn lands; rules and regulations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

§ 553a. Repealed. , ,

§ 554. Forest supervisors and rangers

§ 554a. Employees to be appointed without regard to political affiliations

§ 554b. Medical care for employees engaged in hazardous work; notification and transportation of employees

§ 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

§ 555a. Exchange of lands

§ 555b. Street improvements; availability of Forest Service funds

§ 556. Appropriations for Forest Service; use for transportation or traveling expenses; preparation or publication of newspaper or magazine articles

§ 556a. Omitted

§ 556b. Use of appropriations for expenses of transporting automobiles of employees between points in Alaska

§ 556c. Reimbursement of employees for property losses resulting from fires, floods, or other casualties

§ 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

§ 557. Employees of Forest Service; subsistence furnished to; personal equipment; supplies, and medical attention

§ 557a. Field season contracts; authority to make prior to appropriation

§ 557b. Omitted

§ 558. Repealed. , ,

§ 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

§ 560a. Omitted

§ 561. Repealed. ,

§ 562. Forest experiment station in California

§ 562a. Forest experiment station in Ohio and Mississippi Valleys

§ 562b. Forest experiment station in Pennsylvania

§ 563. Cooperation with States for fire protection on private or State forest lands upon the watersheds of navigable rivers

§§ 564, 565. Repealed. , formerly § 13(a)(1), , ; renumbered § 16(a)(1), , ,

§ 565a. Cooperation by Secretary of Agriculture with Territories

§ 565a–1. Cooperative agreements between Secretary of Agriculture and public or private agencies, organizations, institutions, and persons covering Forest Service programs; authority; funding

§ 565a–2. Federal employee status of cooperators

§ 565a–3. Agreements otherwise authorized by law

§ 565b. Transfer of fire lookout towers and other improvements for fire control to States, political subdivisions or agencies; reversion

§ 566. Repealed. , formerly § 13(a)(1), , ; renumbered § 16(a)(1), , ,

§ 566a. Repealed. , ,

§ 566b. Annual appropriations; limitation on use of other funds for the purposes of sections 564, 565, and 566 

§ 567. Repealed. , formerly § 13(a)(1), , ; renumbered § 16(a)(1), , ,

§ 567a. Cooperation by Secretary of Agriculture with States in acquisition and administration of State forests

§ 567b. Conditions and requirements for cooperation in acquisition and management of State forests

§ 567c. Authorization of appropriation for cooperation in acquisition and management of State forests

§ 568. Cooperation by Secretary of Agriculture with States in establishing, etc., wood lots, shelter belts, windbreaks, etc.; limitation on expenditure; authorization of appropriations

§ 568a. Cooperation by Secretary of Agriculture with Territories and other possessions

§ 568b. Repealed. , , eff.

§§ 568c to 568e. Repealed. , (5), formerly § 13(a)(4), (5), , ; renumbered § 16(a)(4), (5), , ,

§§ 568f, 568g. Omitted

§ 569. Donations to United States of lands for timber purposes

§ 570. Ascertainment by Secretary of Agriculture of public lands valuable for stream-flow protection and report thereof

§ 571. Repealed. ,

§§ 571a, 571b. Omitted

§ 571c. Erection of permanent facilities on land not owned by United States; long term leases

§ 572. Cooperation between Secretary of Agriculture and public or private agencies in working land under State or private ownership

§ 572a. Deposits from timber purchasers to defray cost of scaling services

§ 573. Repealed. ,

§ 574. Damages caused private property in protection, administration, and improvement of national forests; reimbursement

§ 575. Search for lost persons, and transportation of sick, injured, or dead persons, within national forests; authorization to incur expense

§ 576. Reforestation; establishment of forest tree nurseries; tree planting; seed sowing and forest improvement work

§ 576a. Authorization of appropriation for reforestation

§ 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

§ 576c. Supplemental National Forest Reforestation Fund; establishment; duration; authorization of appropriations

§ 576d. Expenditure of Supplemental National Forest Reforestation Fund moneys; availability of moneys from other sources unaffected

§ 576e. Repealed. , ,

§ 577. Public lands in northern Minnesota; withdrawal from entry and appropriation

§ 577a. Conserving shore line beauty for recreational use of public lands in northern Minnesota; regulation of logging

§ 577b. Preserving water level of lakes and streams of public lands in northern Minnesota; reservoirs; water power

§ 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

§ 577f. Exchange of lands

§ 577g. Payment for additional lands acquired in northern Minnesota

§ 577g–1. Payment to State of Minnesota for extension to other sections of land

§ 577h. Authorization of appropriations; limitation on amount for purchase of additional lands, water or interests therein; availability of other funds; annual report to Congress

§§ 578 to 579. Omitted

§ 579a. Operation of aerial facilities and services

§ 579b. Working capital fund; establishment; availability; transfer; capitalization; advance payments credited

§ 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

§ 580. Use of Forest Service appropriations for repair, etc. of equipment; rental of fire control equipment to non-Federal agencies

§ 580a. Sale and distribution of supplies, equipment, and materials to other Government activities and to cooperating State and private agencies; reimbursement

§ 580b. Forest Service telephone lines; correction of inductive interference

§ 580c. Purchases of experimental materials, special devices, test models, etc.

§ 580d. Use of Forest Service structures or improvements and land by public and private agencies, etc.; terms

§ 580e. Services furnished persons attending Forest Service demonstrations and users of national forest resources and recreational facilities; rate of charges; disposition of moneys

§ 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

§ 580m. Development of reservoir areas for future resources of timber; Congressional declaration of policy

§ 580n. Protection and development of forest or other vegetative cover; establishment and maintenance of conservation measures; coordination of programs and policies

§ 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

§ 580q. National Tree Seed Laboratory; disposition of fees