CHAPTER 3 — Forests; Forest Service; Reforestation; Management
176 sections.
SUBCHAPTER I — GENERAL PROVISIONS 133 sections
- § 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 — Restoration of withdrawn national forest lands to appropriation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 — Administration of withdrawn lands; rules and regulations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 — Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 655
- § 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. Pub. L. 89–554, § 8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 642
- § 558a. — Purpose
- § 558b. — Definition of Secretaries
- § 558c. — Authorization
- § 558d. — Incidental expenses
- § 558e. — Consideration as Federal employee
- § 558f. — Promotion of volunteer opportunities
- § 558g. — Liability insurance
- § 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. Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, § 1(45), 65 Stat. 703
- § 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. 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
- § 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. 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
- § 566a. — Repealed. Pub. L. 92–288, § 3(b), May 5, 1972, 86 Stat. 134
- § 566b. — Annual appropriations; limitation on use of other funds for the purposes of sections 564, 565, and 566 11 See References in Text note below.
- § 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
- § 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. Aug. 25, 1950, ch. 781, § 3, 64 Stat. 473, eff. June 30, 1951
- §§ 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
- §§ 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. Apr. 24, 1950, ch. 97, § 17(a), 64 Stat. 87
- §§ 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. Apr. 24, 1950, ch. 97, § 17(a), 64 Stat. 87
- § 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. Pub. L. 96–470, title I, § 102(b), Oct. 19, 1980, 94 Stat. 2237
- § 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
- § 579f. — Forest Service Nonrecurring Expenses Fund
- § 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
SUBCHAPTER II — INVESTIGATIONS, EXPERIMENTS, AND TESTS AFFECTING REFORESTATION AND FOREST PRODUCTS 8 sections
- §§ 581, 581a. — Repealed. Pub. L. 95–307, § 8(a), June 30, 1978, 92 Stat. 356
- § 581a–1. — Repealed. Pub. L. 95–307, § 4(d), June 30, 1978, 92 Stat. 355
- § 581a–2. — Omitted
- §§ 581b to 581i. — Repealed. Pub. L. 95–307, § 8(a), June 30, 1978, 92 Stat. 356
- § 581i–1. — Advance of funds for cooperative research
- § 581j. — Congressional declaration of policy on reforestation and revegetation
- § 581k. — Authorization of appropriations for reforestation and revegetation
- § 582. — Puerto Rico; application of forest protection laws
SUBCHAPTER III — RESEARCH PROGRAMS 9 sections
- § 582a. — Congressional findings
- § 582a–1. — Cooperation by Secretary of Agriculture with States; assistance: plans, eligible institutions and amount
- § 582a–2. — Authorization of appropriations; other allotments and grants
- § 582a–3. — Matching funds; reapportionment to other qualifying institutions; reductions
- § 582a–4. — Regulations; advice and assistance; appointment, membership, etc., of council
- § 582a–5. — Apportionments, advice, criteria, etc.
- § 582a–6. — Scope of forestry research
- § 582a–7. — “State” defined
- § 582a–8. — Competitive forestry, natural resources, and environmental grants program
SUBCHAPTER IV — SUSTAINED-YIELD FOREST MANAGEMENT 10 sections
- § 583. — Establishment of sustained-yield units to stabilize forest industries, employment, communities and taxable wealth
- § 583a. — Cooperative agreements with private owners; privileges of private owners; recordation of agreements
- § 583b. — Establishment of sustained-yield units to stabilize sale of timber and forest products
- § 583c. — Agreements between Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior, or with other Federal agencies having jurisdiction over forest land
- § 583d. — Notice; registered mail and publication; costs; contents; request for hearing; time; determination and record available for inspection
- § 583e. — Remedies against private owners; jurisdiction; final orders; “owner” defined
- § 583f. — “Federally owned or administered forest land” defined
- § 583g. — Rules and regulations; delegation of powers and duties
- § 583h. — Prior acts as affecting or affected by subchapter
- § 583i. — Authorization of appropriations
SUBCHAPTER V — FOREST FOUNDATION 10 sections
- § 583j. — Establishment and purposes of Foundation
- § 583j–1. — Board of Directors of Foundation
- § 583j–2. — Corporate powers and obligations
- § 583j–3. — Administrative services and support
- § 583j–4. — Volunteers
- § 583j–5. — Audits and report requirements
- § 583j–6. — United States release from liability
- § 583j–7. — Activities of Foundation and United States Forest Service
- § 583j–8. — Authorization of appropriations
- § 583j–9. — Federal funds