-CITE- 16 USC CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT -HEAD- CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT -MISC1- SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS Sec. 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. 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 Restoration of withdrawn national forest lands to appropriation. 552b. Administration of withdrawn lands; rules and regulations. 552c.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 Repealed. 554.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. 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, 558. Omitted or Repealed. 558a.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, 561. Omitted or 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. 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, 566a. Repealed. 566b. Annual appropriations; limitation on use of other funds for the purposes of sections 564, 565, and 566. 567. Repealed. 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 to 568g. Repealed or 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 to 571b. Repealed or 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. 579d. Indirect expenditures; future budget justifications. 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 581 to 581i. Repealed or Omitted. 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 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 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 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. -End- -CITE- 16 USC SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -End- -CITE- 16 USC Sec. 551 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 551. Protection of national forests; rules and regulations -STATUTE- The Secretary of Agriculture shall make provisions for the protection against destruction by fire and depredations upon the public forests and national forests which may have been set aside or which may be hereafter set aside under the provisions of section 471 (!1) of this title, and which may be continued; and he may make such rules and regulations and establish such service as will insure the objects of such reservations, namely, to regulate their occupancy and use and to preserve the forests thereon from destruction; and any violation of the provisions of this section, sections 473 to 478 and 479 to 482 of this title or such rules and regulations shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500 or imprisonment for not more than six months, or both. Any person charged with the violation of such rules and regulations may be tried and sentenced by any United States magistrate judge specially designated for that purpose by the court by which he was appointed, in the same manner and subject to the same conditions as provided for in section 3401(b) to (e) of title 18. -SOURCE- (June 4, 1897, ch. 2, Sec. 1, 30 Stat. 35; Feb. 1, 1905, ch. 288, Sec. 1, 33 Stat. 628; Pub. L. 87-869, Sec. 6, Oct. 23, 1962, 76 Stat. 1157; Pub. L. 88-537, Aug. 31, 1964, 78 Stat. 745; Pub. L. 90- 578, title IV, Sec. 402(b)(2), Oct. 17, 1968, 82 Stat. 1118; Pub. L. 101-650, title III, Sec. 321, Dec. 1, 1990, 104 Stat. 5117.) -STATAMEND- REPEALS Section repealed by Pub. L. 94-579, title VII, Sec. 706(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2793, effective on and after Oct. 21, 1976, insofar as applicable to the issuance of rights-of-way over, upon, under, and through the public lands and lands in the National Forest System. -REFTEXT- REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 471 of this title, referred to in text, was in the original a reference to act Mar. 3, 1891, 26 Stat. 1103, and was repealed by Pub. L. 94-579, title VII, Sec. 704(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2792. -COD- CODIFICATION "National forests" substituted in text for "forest reservations" on authority of act Mar. 4, 1907, ch. 2907, 34 Stat. 1269, which provided that forest reserves shall hereafter be known as national forests. -MISC1- AMENDMENTS 1964 - Pub. L. 88-537 provided that persons charged with violation of such rules and regulations may be tried and sentenced by any United States commissioner specially designated for that purpose by the court by which he was appointed, in the same manner as in section 3401(b) to (e) of title 18. 1962 - Pub. L. 87-869 substituted "by a fine of not more than $500 or imprisonment for not more than six months, or both" for "as is provided for in section 104 of title 18". -CHANGE- CHANGE OF NAME "United States magistrate judge" substituted for "United States magistrate" in text pursuant to section 321 of Pub. L. 101-650, set out as a note under section 631 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure. Previously, "United States magistrate" substituted for "United States commissioner" pursuant to Pub. L. 90-578. See chapter 43 (Sec. 631 et seq.) of Title 28. -MISC2- SHORT TITLE OF 1990 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 101-286, Sec. 1, May 9, 1990, 104 Stat. 171, provided that: "This Act [enacting sections 551b and 551c of this title, amending sections 18i and 558c of this title and section 1737 of Title 43, Public Lands, and enacting provisions set out as notes under this section and section 551b of this title] may be cited as the 'Wildfire Disaster Recovery Act of 1989'." SAVINGS PROVISION Repeal by Pub. L. 94-579, title VII, Sec. 706(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2793, insofar as applicable to the issuance of rights-of- way, not to be construed as terminating any valid lease, permit, patent, etc., existing on Oct. 21, 1976, see note set out under section 1701 of Title 43, Public Lands. -TRANS- TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Enforcement functions of Secretary or other official in Department of Agriculture, insofar as they involve lands and programs under jurisdiction of that Department, related to compliance with provisions of sections 473, 474 to 482, and 551 of this title with respect to pre-construction, construction, and initial operation of transportation system for Canadian and Alaskan natural gas transferred to Federal Inspector, Office of Federal Inspector for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation System, until first anniversary of date of initial operation of Alaska Natural Gas Transportation System, see Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1979, Secs. 102(f), 203(a), 44 F.R. 33663, 33666, 93 Stat. 1373, 1376, effective July 1, 1979, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. Office of Federal Inspector for the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation System abolished and functions and authority vested in Inspector transferred to Secretary of Energy by section 3012(b) of Pub. L. 102-486, set out as an Abolition of Office of Federal Inspector note under section 719e of Title 15, Commerce and Trade. Functions and authority vested in Secretary of Energy subsequently transferred to Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects by section 720d(f) of Title 15. Act Feb. 1, 1905, transferred certain functions with regard to administration of public forests from Secretary of the Interior to Secretary of Agriculture. -MISC3- NATIONAL COMMISSION ON WILDFIRE DISASTERS Pub. L. 101-286, title I, May 9, 1990, 104 Stat. 171, established a National Commission on Wildfire Disasters to study the effects of disastrous wildfires, resulting from natural or other causes, and to make recommendations concerning steps necessary for smooth and timely transition from loss of natural resources due to such fires, directed the Commission to make findings and develop recommendations for consideration by the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior with respect to future management of National Forest System lands, national parks, Bureau of Land Management public lands, and community redevelopment activities and programs, directed the Commission to submit to the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior, not later than Dec. 1, 1991, a report containing its findings and recommendations, directed the Secretaries to submit the report to specific committees of Congress, and provided for the Commission to cease 90 days after submission of the report. EXISTING RIGHTS-OF-WAY Provisions of section 706(a) of Pub. L. 94-579, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2793, except as pertaining to rights-of-way, not to be construed as affecting the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture under this section, see note set out under section 1701 of Title 43, Public Lands. -FOOTNOTE- (!1) See References in Text note below. -End- -CITE- 16 USC Sec. 551a 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 551a. Cooperation by Secretary of Agriculture with States and political subdivisions in law enforcement -STATUTE- The Secretary of Agriculture, in connection with the administration and regulation of the use and occupancy of the national forests and national grasslands, is authorized to cooperate with any State or political subdivision thereof, on lands which are within or part of any unit of the national forest system, in the enforcement or supervision of the laws or ordinances of a State or subdivision thereof. Such cooperation may include the reimbursement of a State or its subdivision for expenditures incurred in connection with activities on national forest system lands. This section shall not deprive any State or political subdivision thereof of its right to exercise civil and criminal jurisdiction, within or on lands which are a part of the national forest system. -SOURCE- (Pub. L. 92-82, Aug. 10, 1971, 85 Stat. 303.) -End- -CITE- 16 USC Sec. 551b 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 551b. Omitted -COD- CODIFICATION Section, Pub. L. 101-286, title II, Sec. 202, May 9, 1990, 104 Stat. 174, which required the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior, for areas under their respective jurisdictions, to submit annual reports to Congress on rehabilitation needs resulting from disastrous forest fire damage, terminated, effective May 15, 2000, pursuant to section 3003 of Pub. L. 104-66, as amended, set out as a note under section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance. See, also, pages 47 and 108 of House Document No. 103-7. -End- -CITE- 16 USC Sec. 551c 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 551c. Planning for fire protection -STATUTE- (a) Volunteer firefighters The Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior shall annually offer training programs to certify volunteers for suppressing forest fires on National Forest System lands, National Park System lands and Bureau of Land Management public lands in the event that the appropriate Secretary determines that such volunteers are needed. In carrying out this subsection, the Secretaries should utilize existing authorities to train volunteer firefighters for use in fire emergencies. The Secretaries should assess the capabilities of educational institutions and other public and private organizations to provide such training programs. (b) "Educational institutions" defined For the purposes of this section, the term "educational institutions" shall include institutions established pursuant to the Act of July 2, 1862 (7 U.S.C. 301 et seq., commonly known as the "Morrill Act"), or the Act of August 30, 1890 (7 U.S.C. 321 et seq., commonly known as the "Second Morrill Act"). (c) Mobilization of local equipment Not later than one year after May 9, 1990 - (1) the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to the Congress information with respect to regions of the National Forest System, and (2) the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to the Congress information with respect to the Bureau of Land Management public lands on a State-by-State basis and each region of the National Park System that documents mobilization plans that provide for the use of firefighting equipment in cases of fire emergencies that may occur in each such area that may be highly prone to disastrous forest fires. (d) Presuppression needs Not later than one year after May 9, 1990, information from the Secretary of Agriculture on presuppression needs for each region of the National Forest System and information from the Secretary of the Interior on the presuppression needs for each region of the National Park System and for each State unit of the Bureau of Land Management shall be submitted to Congress. These reports shall include needs, including an estimate of the funds required, for fire prevention, fuel reduction, training and seasonal fire crews. -SOURCE- (Pub. L. 101-286, title II, Sec. 203, May 9, 1990, 104 Stat. 175.) -REFTEXT- REFERENCES IN TEXT Act of July 2, 1862, referred to in subsec. (b), is act July 2, 1862, ch. 130, 12 Stat. 503, as amended, popularly known as the Morrill Act and also as the First Morrill Act, which is classified generally to subchapter I (Sec. 301 et seq.) of chapter 13 of Title 7, Agriculture. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 301 of Title 7 and Tables. Act of August 30, 1890, referred to in subsec. (b), is act Aug. 30, 1890, ch. 841, 26 Stat. 417, as amended, popularly known as the Agricultural College Act of 1890 and also as the Second Morrill Act, which is classified generally to subchapter II (Sec. 321 et seq.) of chapter 13 of Title 7. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 321 of Title 7 and Tables. -MISC1- FOREST FIREFIGHTING PLANNING AND COOPERATION; FINDINGS Pub. L. 101-286, title II, Sec. 201, May 9, 1990, 104 Stat. 174, provided that: "The Congress finds that - "(1) it is in the best interest of the Nation to take swift action to rehabilitate burned forests, and an assessment of the situation is necessary to accomplish this; and "(2) volunteers should be trained to assist where possible." -End- -CITE- 16 USC Sec. 552 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 552. Consent to agreement by States for conservation of forests and water supply -STATUTE- Consent of the Congress of the United States is given to each of the several States of the Union to enter into any agreement or compact, not in conflict with any law of the United States, with any other State or States for the purpose of conserving the forests and the water supply of the States entering into such agreement or compact. -SOURCE- (Mar. 1, 1911, ch. 186, Sec. 1, 36 Stat. 961.) -MISC1- SHORT TITLE Act Mar. 1, 1911, ch. 186, 36 Stat. 961, as amended, which is classified to sections 480, 500, 513 to 519, 521, 552, and 563 of this title, is popularly known as the Weeks Law. -End- -CITE- 16 USC Sec. 552a 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 552a. Restoration of withdrawn national forest lands to appropriation -STATUTE- The President, upon recommendation of the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture, may, by Executive order, when in his judgment the public interest would best be served thereby and after reasonable notice has been given through the Department of the Interior, restore any reserved national-forest lands covered by a cooperative agreement with the Secretary of Agriculture for the protection of a watershed within a national forest from which water is secured, to appropriation under any applicable public-lands law. -SOURCE- (May 28, 1940, ch. 220, Sec. 1, 54 Stat. 224; Pub. L. 94-579, title VII, Sec. 704(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2792.) -COD- CODIFICATION The words "restore any of the lands so withdrawn" have been changed to "restore any reserved national-forest lands covered by a cooperative agreement with the Secretary of Agriculture for the protection of a watershed within a national forest from which water is secured" to reflect the change made by Pub. L. 94-579. See 1976 Amendment note below. -MISC1- AMENDMENTS 1976 - Pub. L. 94-579 struck out everything preceding second proviso which read: "Whenever a municipality obtains its water supply from a national forest and has entered into a cooperative agreement with the Secretary of Agriculture for the protection of the watershed within the national forest from which the water is secured, the President of the United States may, and he is, authorized, upon application by said municipality, and endorsed by the governing board of the county or counties in which the lands concerned are located and approved by the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior, to reserve and set aside from all forms of location, entry, or appropriation any national-forest lands, which are covered by such cooperative agreement, subject, however, to valid, existing rights and claims, and such reservation shall remain in force until revoked by the President or by an Act of Congress: Provided, That nothing herein shall affect the power of the Secretary of the Interior to withdraw and utilize withdrawn lands under the Federal reclamation laws". EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1976 AMENDMENT Section 704(a) of Pub. L. 94-579 provided in part that this section is amended effective on and after Oct. 21, 1976. SAVINGS PROVISION Amendment by Pub. L. 94-579 not to be construed as terminating any valid lease, permit, patent, etc., existing on Oct. 21, 1976, see note set out under section 1701 of Title 43, Public Lands. -End- -CITE- 16 USC Sec. 552b 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 552b. Administration of withdrawn lands; rules and regulations -STATUTE- Lands withdrawn under the provisions of sections 552a to 552d of this title shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture under such agreements for the protection of the watershed as he may make with the municipality concerned, and the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized, in addition to the rules and regulations adopted for the administration of the national forests, to adopt and prescribe such further rules and regulations as he considers necessary to effect the adequate protection of the watershed, including a rule or regulation forbidding persons other than forest officers and representatives of the municipality from going on the lands so reserved or making any use whatever thereof. -SOURCE- (May 28, 1940, ch. 220, Sec. 2, 54 Stat. 224.) -End- -CITE- 16 USC Sec. 552c 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 552c. Reimbursement of United States for loss of revenue -STATUTE- Whenever national-forest lands are withdrawn under sections 552a to 552d of this title, and the municipality concerned objects to the utilization of the timber or other resources of lands withdrawn, and the Secretary of Agriculture agrees to withhold such resources from utilization, said municipality shall pay to the Forest Service annually an amount which the Secretary of Agriculture shall determine is necessary to reimburse the United States for the loss of net annual revenues which would be derived from the resources so withheld from disposition. -SOURCE- (May 28, 1940, ch. 220, Sec. 3, 54 Stat. 225.) -End- -CITE- 16 USC Sec. 552d 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 552d. Punishment of violations of regulations -STATUTE- Any violation of the regulations issued under sections 552a to 552d of this title shall be punished as is provided in section 1853 of title 18. -SOURCE- (May 28, 1940, ch. 220, Sec. 4, 54 Stat. 225.) -COD- CODIFICATION "Section 1853 of title 18" substituted in text for "section 104 of title 18" on authority of act June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 683, the first section of which enacted Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure. -End- -CITE- 16 USC Sec. 553 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 553. Duties of officials of Forest Service; stock laws; protection of fish and game -STATUTE- Officials of the Forest Service designated by the Secretary of Agriculture shall, in all ways that are practicable, aid in the enforcement of the laws of the States or Territories with regard to stock, for the prevention and extinguishment of forest fires, and for the protection of fish and game, and with respect to national forests, shall aid the other Federal bureaus and departments on request from them, in the performance of the duties imposed on them by law. -SOURCE- (May 23, 1908, ch. 192, 35 Stat. 259.) -TRANS- TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Functions of Secretary of Agriculture, administered through Bureau of Biological Survey, relating to conservation of wildlife, game, and migratory birds, transferred to Secretary of the Interior by Reorg. Plan No. II of 1939, Sec. 4(f), eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2731, 53 Stat. 1433, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. -End- -CITE- 16 USC Sec. 553a 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 553a. Repealed. -MISC1- Sec. 553a. Repealed. Pub. L. 89-554, Sec. 8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 655. Section, acts June 29, 1949, ch. 280, title I, 63 Stat. 337; Oct. 15, 1949, ch. 695, Sec. 6(a), 63 Stat. 881, prescribed salary of Chief Forester. See section 5316 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. -End- -CITE- 16 USC Sec. 554 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 554. Forest supervisors and rangers -STATUTE- Forest supervisors and rangers shall be selected, when practicable, from qualified citizens of the States or Territories in which the national forests, respectively, are situated. -SOURCE- (Feb. 1, 1905, ch. 288, Sec. 3, 33 Stat. 628.) -COD- CODIFICATION "National forests" substituted in text for "reserves" on authority of act Mar. 4, 1907, ch. 2907, 34 Stat. 1269, which provided that forest reserves shall hereafter be known as national forests. -End- -CITE- 16 USC Sec. 554a 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 554a. Employees to be appointed without regard to political affiliations -STATUTE- Forest inspectors, superintendents, supervisors, surveyors, rangers, and fire patrol are to be hereafter appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture wholly with reference to their fitness and without regard for their political affiliations. -SOURCE- (July 7, 1898, ch. 571, Sec. 1, 30 Stat. 673; Feb. 1, 1905, ch. 288, Sec. 1, 33 Stat. 628.) -TRANS- TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Act Feb. 1, 1905, transferred certain functions with regard to the administration of public forests from Secretary of the Interior to Secretary of Agriculture. -End- -CITE- 16 USC Sec. 554b 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 554b. Medical care for employees engaged in hazardous work; notification and transportation of employees -STATUTE- Appropriations for the Forest Service shall be available for medical supplies and services and other assistance necessary for the immediate relief of artisans, laborers, and other employees engaged in any hazardous work under the Forest Service, and for expenses of notifying employees of the death or serious illness of close relatives and, in such cases where no public transportation is available, for transporting the employees to a point where public transportation is available. -SOURCE- (Sept. 21, 1944, ch. 412, title II, Sec. 202, 58 Stat. 736; Pub. L. 85-464, Sec. 4, June 20, 1958, 72 Stat. 217.) -COD- CODIFICATION Section was enacted as a part of the Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944. -MISC1- AMENDMENTS 1958 - Pub. L. 85-464 made appropriations available for expenses of notifying employees of the death or serious illness of close relatives, and for transportation of employees. -End- -CITE- 16 USC Sec. 554c 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 554c. Care of employees' graves -STATUTE- Appropriations for the Forest Service shall be available within such limitations as may be prescribed therein for the expenses of properly caring for the graves of persons who have lost their lives as a result of fighting fires while employed by the Forest Service. -SOURCE- (Sept. 21, 1944, ch. 412, title II, Sec. 206, 58 Stat. 736.) -COD- CODIFICATION Section was enacted as a part of the Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944. -End- -CITE- 16 USC Sec. 554d 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 554d. Recreation facilities for employees of Forest Service and their immediate families -STATUTE- Not to exceed $100,000 annually of funds available to the Forest Service may be expended for providing recreation facilities, equipment, and services for use by employees of the Service located at isolated situations and, where deemed to be in the public interest, by members of the immediate families of such employees. -SOURCE- (Pub. L. 87-869, Sec. 3, Oct. 23, 1962, 76 Stat. 1157; Pub. L. 101- 512, title II, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1944.) -MISC1- AMENDMENTS 1990 - Pub. L. 101-512 substituted "$100,000" for "$35,000". -End- -CITE- 16 USC Sec. 554e 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 554e. Employment of workers for emergencies -STATUTE- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, on and after October 21, 1998, the Forest Service is authorized to employ or otherwise contract with persons at regular rates of pay, as determined by the Service, to perform work occasioned by emergencies such as fires, storms, floods, earthquakes or any other unavoidable cause without regard to Sundays, Federal holidays, and the regular workweek. -SOURCE- (Pub. L. 105-277, div. A, Sec. 101(e) [title II], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681-231, 2681-273.) -MISC1- SIMILAR PROVISIONS Provisions similar to this section were contained in the following prior appropriation acts: Pub. L. 105-83, title II, Nov. 14, 1997, 111 Stat. 1577. Pub. L. 104-208, div. A, title I, Sec. 101(d) [title II], Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009-181, 3009-208. Pub. L. 104-134, title I, Sec. 101(c) [title II], Apr. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 1321-156, 1321-185; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 104-140, Sec. 1(a), May 2, 1996, 110 Stat. 1327. Pub. L. 103-332, title II, Sept. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 2524. Pub. L. 103-138, title II, Nov. 11, 1993, 107 Stat. 1404. Pub. L. 102-381, title II, Oct. 5, 1992, 106 Stat. 1402. Pub. L. 102-154, title II, Nov. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1019. Pub. L. 101-512, title II, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1944. -End- -CITE- 16 USC Sec. 555 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 555. Forest headquarters, ranger stations, dwellings, or other needed sites -STATUTE- Where no suitable Government land is available for national forest headquarters, ranger stations, dwellings, or for other sites required for the effective conduct of the authorized activities of the Forest Service, the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to purchase such lands out of the appropriation applicable to the purpose for which the land is to be used, and to accept donations of land for any national forest or experimental purpose: Provided, That such lands may be acquired subject to such reservations and outstanding interests as the Secretary determines will not interfere with the purpose for which acquired: Provided further, That not to exceed $50,000 may be expended in any one fiscal year pursuant to this authority. -SOURCE- (Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 457, Sec. 5, 43 Stat. 1133; Apr. 24, 1950, ch. 97, Sec. 13, 64 Stat. 86; Pub. L. 85-464, Sec. 9, June 20, 1958, 72 Stat. 218.) -MISC1- AMENDMENTS 1958 - Pub. L. 85-464 substituted "$50,000" for "$25,000". 1950 - Act Apr. 24, 1950, applied section to dwellings or other needed sites and inserted provisos. -End- -CITE- 16 USC Sec. 555a 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 555a. Exchange of lands -STATUTE- Where lands under the jurisdiction of the Forest Service have been acquired and are being administered under laws which contain no provision for their exchange, the Secretary of Agriculture may convey such lands and in exchange therefor may accept on behalf of the United States title to any lands which in his opinion are suitable for use in connection with activities of the Forest Service. The value of the lands so conveyed by the Secretary of Agriculture shall not exceed the value of the lands accepted by him. -SOURCE- (Pub. L. 87-869, Sec. 1, Oct. 23, 1962, 76 Stat. 1157.) -End- -CITE- 16 USC Sec. 555b 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 555b. Street improvements; availability of Forest Service funds -STATUTE- Funds available to the Forest Service shall be available for expenses of, or payment of assessment for, construction of sidewalks, curbs, or street paving along the boundary of Government- owned residential or otherwise improved lots. -SOURCE- (Pub. L. 87-869, Sec. 9, Oct. 23, 1962, 76 Stat. 1157.) -End- -CITE- 16 USC Sec. 556 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 556. Appropriations for Forest Service; use for transportation or traveling expenses; preparation or publication of newspaper or magazine articles -STATUTE- No part of any funds appropriated for the Forest Service shall be used to pay the transportation or traveling expenses of any forest officer or agent except he be traveling on business directly connected with the Forest Service and in furtherance of the works, aims, and objects specified and authorized by law; nor shall any such funds be paid or used for the purpose of paying for, in whole or in part, the preparation or publication of any newspaper or magazine article, but this shall not prevent the giving out to all persons, without discrimination, including newspapers and magazine writers and publishers, of any facts or official information of value to the public: Provided, That this prohibition shall not apply to scientific or technical articles prepared for or published in scientific publications. -SOURCE- (May 11, 1922, ch. 185, 42 Stat. 521; Pub. L. 85-464, Sec. 8, June 20, 1958, 72 Stat. 218.) -MISC1- AMENDMENTS 1958 - Pub. L. 85-464 made prohibition inapplicable to scientific or technical articles prepared for or published in scientific publications. -End- -CITE- 16 USC Sec. 556a 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 556a. Omitted -COD- CODIFICATION Section, acts June 16, 1955, ch. 147, title II, Sec. 203, 69 Stat. 156; June 13, 1956, ch. 380, title II, Sec. 202, 70 Stat. 270, which related to expenditures for options to purchase lands from appropriations made for the Forest Service, was superseded by section 428a of Title 7, Agriculture. -End- -CITE- 16 USC Sec. 556b 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 556b. Use of appropriations for expenses of transporting automobiles of employees between points in Alaska -STATUTE- Funds available to the Forest Service may be used, in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture for expenses of transporting automobiles of employees of that Service between points in Alaska in connection with transfers of official stations of such employees to meet the needs of the Service. -SOURCE- (Pub. L. 85-464, Sec. 3, June 20, 1958, 72 Stat. 217.) -End- -CITE- 16 USC Sec. 556c 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 556c. Reimbursement of employees for property losses resulting from fires, floods, or other casualties -STATUTE- Funds available to the Forest Service may be used in amounts not exceeding $100 in any single claim, for reimbursing employees of the Forest Service for loss of or damage to clothing and other personal effects resulting from fires, floods, or other casualties at or near the place in which such property is temporarily stored during services of the employees in connection with such casualties. -SOURCE- (Pub. L. 85-464, Sec. 2, June 20, 1958, 72 Stat. 217.) -End- -CITE- 16 USC Sec. 556d 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 556d. Advances of public moneys to Forest Service for fighting forest fires in emergency cases -STATUTE- Advances of money under any appropriation for the Forest Service may be made to the Forest Service and by authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to chiefs of field parties for fighting forest fires in emergency cases and detailed accounts arising under such advances shall be rendered through and by the Department of Agriculture to the Government Accountability Office. -SOURCE- (May 23, 1908, ch. 192, 35 Stat. 259; June 10, 1921, ch. 18, title III, Sec. 304, 42 Stat. 24; Pub. L. 92-310, title II, Sec. 231(v), June 6, 1972, 86 Stat. 211; Pub. L. 108-271, Sec. 8(b), July 7, 2004, 118 Stat. 814.) -COD- CODIFICATION Section was enacted as a part of the Agricultural Appropriation Act for the fiscal year 1909, act May 23, 1908. Section was formerly classified to section 534 of Title 31 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 31, Money and Finance, by Pub. L. 97-258, Sec. 1, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 877. -MISC1- AMENDMENTS 1972 - Pub. L. 92-310 struck out provisions which required chiefs of field parties to give bonds. -TRANS- TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS "Government Accountability Office" substituted in text for "General Accounting Office" pursuant to section 8(b) of Pub. L. 108- 271, set out as a note under section 702 of Title 31, Money and Finance, which redesignated the General Accounting Office and any references thereto as the Government Accountability Office. Previously, "General Accounting Office" substituted in text for "Treasury Department" pursuant to act June 10, 1921, which transferred all powers and duties conferred upon Comptroller, six auditors, and certain other officers of the Treasury to General Accounting Office. See section 701 et seq. of Title 31. -End- -CITE- 16 USC Sec. 556e 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 556e. Emergency appropriations for rehabilitation and wildfire suppression -STATUTE- Beginning in fiscal year 1993, and in each year thereafter, only amounts for emergency rehabilitation and wildfire suppression activities that are in excess of the average of such costs for the previous ten years shall be considered "emergency requirements" pursuant to section 901(b)(2)(D) (!1) of title 2, and such amounts shall on and after November 13, 1991, be so designated. -SOURCE- (Pub. L. 102-154, title II, Nov. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1015.) -REFTEXT- REFERENCES IN TEXT Section 901 of title 2, referred to in text, was amended by Pub. L. 105-33, title X, Sec. 10203(a)(4), Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 699, and, as so amended, section 901(b)(2)(D) no longer refers to "emergency requirements". However, "emergency requirements" are referred to elsewhere in section 901. -FOOTNOTE- (!1) See References in Text note below. -End- -CITE- 16 USC Sec. 556f 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 556f. Expenses of student interns -STATUTE- On and after October 5, 1992, funds appropriated to the Department of Agriculture, Forest Service may be used to pay transportation, lodging, and subsistence expenses of student interns, defined as employees who assist scientific, professional, or technical employees and who are bona fide students of accredited colleges or universities who are pursuing courses related to the field in which employed. -SOURCE- (Pub. L. 102-381, title II, Oct. 5, 1992, 106 Stat. 1403.) -End- -CITE- 16 USC Sec. 556g 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 556g. Reimbursement of employee license costs and certification fees -STATUTE- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in fiscal year 1993 and thereafter, appropriations or funds available to the Department of the Interior or the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, may be used to reimburse employees for the cost of State licenses and certification fees pursuant to their employment and that are necessary to comply with State or Federal laws, regulations, or requirements. -SOURCE- (Pub. L. 102-381, title III, Sec. 317, Oct. 5, 1992, 106 Stat. 1417.) -End- -CITE- 16 USC Sec. 556h 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 556h. Recognition of private contributors to Forest Service programs -STATUTE- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, on and after October 21, 1998, any appropriations or funds available to the Forest Service may be used to disseminate program information to private and public individuals and organizations through the use of nonmonetary items of nominal value and to provide nonmonetary awards of nominal value and to incur necessary expenses for the nonmonetary recognition of private individuals and organizations that make contributions to Forest Service programs. -SOURCE- (Pub. L. 105-277, div. A, Sec. 101(e) [title II], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681-231, 2681-272.) -MISC1- SIMILAR PROVISIONS Provisions similar to this section were contained in the following prior appropriation acts: Pub. L. 105-83, title II, Nov. 14, 1997, 111 Stat. 1576. Pub. L. 104-208, div. A, title I, Sec. 101(d) [title II], Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009-181, 3009-208. Pub. L. 104-134, title I, Sec. 101(c) [title II], Apr. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 1321-156, 1321-184; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 104-140, Sec. 1(a), May 2, 1996, 110 Stat. 1327. Pub. L. 103-332, title II, Sept. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 2524. Pub. L. 103-138, title II, Nov. 11, 1993, 107 Stat. 1403. Pub. L. 102-381, title II, Oct. 5, 1992, 106 Stat. 1401. Pub. L. 102-154, title II, Nov. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1017. Pub. L. 101-512, title II, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1942. Pub. L. 101-121, title II, Oct. 23, 1989, 103 Stat. 726. -End- -CITE- 16 USC Sec. 557 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 557. Employees of Forest Service; subsistence furnished to; personal equipment; supplies, and medical attention -STATUTE- The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to furnish subsistence to employees of the Forest Service, to purchase personal equipment and supplies for them, and to make deductions therefor from moneys appropriated for salary payments or otherwise due such employees. He is also authorized, in his discretion, to provide out of moneys appropriated for the general expenses of the Forest Service medical attention for employees of the Forest Service located at isolated situations, including the moving of such employees to hospitals or other places where medical assistance is available, and in case of death to remove the bodies of deceased employees to the nearest place where they can be prepared for shipment or for burial: Provided, That when a transient without permanent residence, or any other person while away from his place of residence, is temporarily employed by the Forest Service and while so employed becomes disabled because of injury or illness not attributable to official work, he may be provided hospitalization and other necessary medical care, subsistence, and lodging for a period of not to exceed fifteen days during such disability, the cost thereof to be payable from any funds available to the Forest Service applicable to the work for which such person is employed. -SOURCE- (Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 457, Secs. 4, 6, 43 Stat. 1133; Apr. 24, 1950, ch. 97, Sec. 15, 64 Stat. 86.) -MISC1- AMENDMENTS 1950 - Act Apr. 24, 1950, inserted proviso to provide medical care for temporary employees. -End- -CITE- 16 USC Sec. 557a 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 557a. Field season contracts; authority to make prior to appropriation -STATUTE- The Secretary of Agriculture is hereafter authorized, in connection with the administration of the national forests, to enter into contracts for the procurement of services, materials, and supplies for the ensuing fiscal year, prior to the passage of an appropriation therefor: Provided, That such contracts shall aliquot the cost for such service by fiscal years and shall not be binding on the United States as to that part for the ensuing year unless and until an appropriation applicable to the payment thereof is made: And provided further, That all such contracts shall by their terms provide that the obligation of the United States is contingent upon the passage of an applicable appropriation and that no payment thereunder will be made until such appropriation becomes available for expenditure. -SOURCE- (June 30, 1932, ch. 331, 47 Stat. 473.) -End- -CITE- 16 USC Sec. 557b 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 557b. Omitted -COD- CODIFICATION Section, act June 16, 1955, ch. 147, title II, Sec. 202, 69 Stat. 156, which related to employment of aliens in the Forest Service, was enacted as part of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1956, and was not repeated in the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1957 (approved June 13, 1956, ch. 380, 70 Stat. 257), or subsequent appropriation acts. -End- -CITE- 16 USC Sec. 558 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 558. Repealed. -MISC1- Sec. 558. Repealed. Pub. L. 89-554, Sec. 8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 642. Section, act Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 145, Sec. 1[part], 37 Stat. 843, related to leaves of absence to employees of Forest Service in Alaska. -End- -CITE- 16 USC Sec. 558a 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 558a. Volunteers in the National Forests Program -STATUTE- The Secretary of Agriculture (hereinafter referred to as the "Secretary") is authorized to recruit, train, and accept without regard to the civil service (!1) classification laws, rules, or regulations the services of individuals without compensation as volunteers for or in aid of interpretive functions, visitor services, conservation measures and development, or other activities in and related to areas administered by the Secretary through the Forest Service. In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall consider referrals of prospective volunteers made by the Corporation for National and Community Service. -SOURCE- (Pub. L. 92-300, Sec. 1, May 18, 1972, 86 Stat. 147; Pub. L. 103- 82, title IV, Sec. 405(d), Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 921.) -REFTEXT- REFERENCES IN TEXT The civil service laws, referred to in text, are set out in Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. See, particularly, section 3301 et seq. of Title 5. The classification laws, referred to in text, are classified to chapter 51 (Sec. 5101 et seq.) and subchapter III (Sec. 5331 et seq.) of chapter 53 of Title 5. -MISC1- AMENDMENTS 1993 - Pub. L. 103-82 substituted "the Corporation for National and Community Service" for "ACTION". EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1993 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 103-82 effective Apr. 4, 1994, see section 406(b) of Pub. L. 103-82, set out as a note under section 8332 of Title 5, Government Organization and Employees. SHORT TITLE Section 5 of Pub. L. 92-300 provided that: "This Act [enacting this section and sections 558b to 558d of this title] may be cited as the 'Volunteers in the National Forests Act of 1972'." -FOOTNOTE- (!1) So in original. The word "and" probably should appear after "civil service". -End- -CITE- 16 USC Sec. 558b 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 558b. Incidental expenses of program volunteers -STATUTE- The Secretary is authorized to provide for incidental expenses, such as transportation, uniforms, lodging, and subsistence. -SOURCE- (Pub. L. 92-300, Sec. 2, May 18, 1972, 86 Stat. 147.) -End- -CITE- 16 USC Sec. 558c 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 558c. Employment status of volunteers -STATUTE- (a) Federal employee status Except as otherwise provided in this section, a volunteer shall not be deemed a Federal employee and shall not be subject to the provisions of law relating to Federal employment, including those relating to hours of work, rates of compensation, leave, unemployment compensation, and Federal employee benefits. (b) Tort claims For the purpose of the tort claim provisions of title 28, a volunteer under sections 558a to 558d of this title shall be considered a Federal employee. (c) Civil employees For the purposes of subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5, relating to compensation to Federal employees for work injuries, volunteers under sections 558a to 558d of this title shall be deemed civil employees of the United States within the meaning of the term "employee" as defined in section 8101 of title 5, and the provisions of that subchapter shall apply. (d) Compensation for losses and damages For the purposes of claims relating to damage to, or loss of, personal property of a volunteer incident to volunteer service, a volunteer under sections 558a to 558d of this title shall be considered a Federal employee, and the provisions of section 3721 of title 31 shall apply. -SOURCE- (Pub. L. 92-300, Sec. 3, May 18, 1972, 86 Stat. 147; Pub. L. 101- 286, title II, Sec. 204(a), May 9, 1990, 104 Stat. 175.) -MISC1- AMENDMENTS 1990 - Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 101-286 added subsec. (d). -End- -CITE- 16 USC Sec. 558d 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 558d. Authorization of appropriations -STATUTE- There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of sections 558a to 558d of this title. -SOURCE- (Pub. L. 92-300, Sec. 4, May 18, 1972, 86 Stat. 147; Pub. L. 95- 289, Sec. 1, June 5, 1978, 92 Stat. 289.) -MISC1- AMENDMENTS 1978 - Pub. L. 95-289 struck out limitation requiring not more than $100,000 to be appropriated in any one year. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1978 AMENDMENT Section 2 of Pub. L. 95-289 provided that: "The amendment made by this Act to the Volunteers in the National Forests Act of 1972 [amending this section] shall become effective October 1, 1978." -End- -CITE- 16 USC Sec. 559 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 559. Arrests by employees of Forest Service for violations of laws and regulations -STATUTE- All persons employed in the Forest Service of the United States shall have authority to make arrests for the violation of the laws and regulations relating to the national forests, and any person so arrested shall be taken before the nearest United States magistrate judge, within whose jurisdiction the forest is located, for trial; and upon sworn information by any competent person any United States magistrate judge in the proper jurisdiction shall issue process for the arrest of any person charged with the violation of said laws and regulations; but nothing herein contained shall be construed as preventing the arrest by any officer of the United States, without process, of any person taken in the act of violating said laws and regulations. -SOURCE- (Mar. 3, 1905, ch. 1405, 33 Stat. 873; Pub. L. 90-578, title IV, Sec. 402(b)(2), Oct. 17, 1968, 82 Stat. 1118; Pub. L. 91-383, Sec. 10(a)(2), Aug. 18, 1970, as added Pub. L. 94-458, Sec. 2, Oct. 7, 1976, 90 Stat. 1941; Pub. L. 101-650, title III, Sec. 321, Dec. 1, 1990, 104 Stat. 5117.) -COD- CODIFICATION "Forest Service of the United States" substituted for "forest reserve of the United States" as the probable intent of Congress in that the federal forest reserves were transferred from Department of the Interior to Department of Agriculture by act Feb. 1, 1905, ch. 288, Sec. 1, 33 Stat. 628, and administration of forest reserves was placed in Forest Service which was created by that act. Words "national forests" and "forest" substituted for "forest reserves" and "reservation", respectively, on authority of act Mar. 4, 1907, ch. 2907, 34 Stat. 1269, which provided that forest reserves shall hereafter be known as national forests. That part of act Mar. 3, 1905, which related to arrests by employees of the National Park Service for violations of laws and regulations, was (prior to the amendment made by Pub. L 94-458) classified to section 10 of this title. -MISC1- AMENDMENTS 1976 - Pub. L. 91-383, Sec. 10(a)(2), as added Pub. L. 94-458, struck out "and national parks" after "national forests" and "or national park" after "jurisdiction the forest". -CHANGE- CHANGE OF NAME "United States magistrate judge" substituted for "United States magistrate" wherever appearing in text pursuant to section 321 of Pub. L. 101-650, set out as a note under section 631 of Title 28, Judiciary and Judicial Procedure. Previously, "United States magistrate" substituted for "United States commissioner" pursuant to Pub. L. 90-578. See chapter 43 (Sec. 631 et seq.) of Title 28. -End- -CITE- 16 USC Sec. 559a 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 559a. Reward for information leading to arrest and conviction for violating laws and regulations -STATUTE- The Secretary of Agriculture may pay rewards from appropriations available for the protection and management of the national forests, under such regulations as he may prescribe, for information leading to the arrest and conviction for violation of the laws and regulations relating to fires in or near national forests, or for the unlawful taking of, or injury to, Government property. -SOURCE- (Sept. 21, 1944, ch. 412, title II, Sec. 201, 58 Stat. 736.) -COD- CODIFICATION Section was enacted as a part of the Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944. -End- -CITE- 16 USC Sec. 559b 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 559b. Prevention of manufacture, etc., of marijuana and other controlled substances -STATUTE- (a) Purpose The purpose of sections 559b to 559f of this title is to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture (hereinafter in sections 559b to 559f of this title referred to as the "Secretary") to take actions necessary, in connection with the administration and use of the National Forest System, to prevent the manufacture, distribution, or dispensing of marijuana and other controlled substances. (b) Law enforcement authority Nothing in sections 559b to 559f of this title shall diminish in any way the law enforcement authority of the Forest Service. (c) Definitions As used in sections 559b to 559f of this title, the terms "manufacture", "dispense", and "distribute" shall have the same meaning given such terms in section 802 of title 21. -SOURCE- (Pub. L. 99-570, title XV, Sec. 15002, Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3207-191.) -REFTEXT- REFERENCES IN TEXT Sections 559b to 559f of this title, referred to in text, was in the original "this title", meaning title XV of Pub. L. 99-570, Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3207-191, known as the National Forest System Drug Control Act of 1986, which enacted sections 559b to 559f of this title, amended section 841 of Title 21, Food and Drugs, and enacted provisions set out as a note below. For complete classification of title XV to the Code, see Short Title note set out below and Tables. -MISC1- SHORT TITLE Section 15001 of title XV of Pub. L. 99-570 provided that: "This title [enacting this section and sections 559c to 559f of this title and amending section 841 of Title 21, Food and Drugs] may be cited as the 'National Forest System Drug Control Act of 1986'." NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM, NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM, AND BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT PUBLIC LANDS SAFETY; FINDINGS Pub. L. 100-690, title VI, Sec. 6254(a), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4363, provided that: "Congress finds that - "(1) National Forest System lands continue to be a haven for the unlawful production of marijuana and other controlled substances, which - "(A) endangers the public in its use of National Forest System lands; "(B) interferes with the ability of the Forest Service to effectively manage the natural resources and activities within the National Forest System; and "(C) causes damage and destruction of the natural resources and facilities managed by the Forest Service; "(2) the unlawful production of marijuana and other controlled substances often - "(A) is generally harmful to the environment and public health and safety; "(B) pollutes the air, soil, and water; and "(C) is harmful to wildlife; "(3) the Forest Service needs additional authority to adequately deal with the problem of controlled substance production that affects the administration of the National Forest System; "(4) the Forest Service needs to be able to exercise its investigative authorities outside the boundaries of the National Forest System for drug-related crimes arising from within the National Forest System in order to be effective in deterring such crime; "(5) the authority and powers of the Forest Service are not intended to be in conflict or interfere with the statutory authority, powers, or responsibilities of any State or political subdivision thereof; and "(6) the Forest Service, in the exercise of its law enforcement powers, should cooperate to every extent possible with any other Federal, State, or local law enforcement authority having jurisdiction in areas where national forests are located, particularly where coordinated investigative and enforcement actions can be effective to control crime which affects multiple agencies." -End- -CITE- 16 USC Sec. 559c 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 559c. Powers of officers and employees of Forest Service -STATUTE- For the purposes of sections 559b to 559f of this title, if specifically designated by the Secretary and specially trained, not to exceed 1,000 special agents and law enforcement officers of the Forest Service when in the performance of their duties shall have authority to - (1) carry firearms; (2) conduct, within the exterior boundaries of the National Forest System, investigations of violations of and enforce section 841 of title 21 and other criminal violations relating to marijuana and other controlled substances that are manufactured, distributed, or dispensed on National Forest System lands and to conduct such investigations and enforcement of such laws outside the exterior boundaries of the National Forest System for offenses committed within the National Forest System or which affect the administration of the National Forest System (including the pursuit of persons suspected of such offenses who flee the National Forest System to avoid arrest); (3) make arrests with a warrant or process for misdemeanor violations, or without a warrant or process for violations of such misdemeanors that any such officer or employee has probable cause to believe are being committed in his presence or view, or for a felony with a warrant or without a warrant if he has probable cause to believe that the person to be arrested has committed or is committing such felony, for offenses committed within the National Forest System or which affect the administration of the National Forest System;; (!1) (4) serve warrants and other process issued by a court or officer of competent jurisdiction; (5) search with or without warrant or process any person, place, or conveyance according to Federal law or rule of law; and (6) seize with or without warrant or process any evidentiary item according to Federal law or rule of law. -SOURCE- (Pub. L. 99-570, title XV, Sec. 15003, Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3207-191; Pub. L. 100-690, title VI, Sec. 6254(b), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4363.) -MISC1- AMENDMENTS 1988 - Pub. L. 100-690, Sec. 6254(b)(1), in introductory provision substituted "1,000 special agents and law enforcement officers" for "500 officers and employees", and struck out "within the boundaries of the National Forest System" after "shall have authority". Par. (2). Pub. L. 100-690, Sec. 6254(b)(2), inserted ", within the exterior boundaries of the National Forest System," after "conduct" and "and to conduct such investigations and enforcement of such laws outside the exterior boundaries of the National Forest System for offenses committed within the National Forest System or which affect the administration of the National Forest System (including the pursuit of persons suspected of such offenses who flee the National Forest System to avoid arrest)" before semicolon at end. Par. (3). Pub. L. 100-690, Sec. 6254(b)(3), inserted ", for offenses committed within the National Forest System or which affect the administration of the National Forest System;" before semicolon at end. -FOOTNOTE- (!1) So in original. -End- -CITE- 16 USC Sec. 559d 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 559d. Cooperation with other Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies -STATUTE- For the purposes of sections 559b to 559f of this title, in exercising the authority provided by section 559c of this title - (1) the Forest Service shall cooperate with any other Federal law enforcement agency having primary investigative jurisdiction over the offense committed; (2) the Secretary may authorize the Forest Service to cooperate with the law enforcement officials of any Federal agency, State, or political subdivision in the investigation of violations of and enforcement of section 401 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 841), other laws and regulations relating to marijuana and other controlled substances, and State drug control laws or ordinances for offenses committed within the National Forest System or which affect the administration of the National Forest System.(!1) (3) the Forest Service shall cooperate with the Attorney General in carrying out the seizure and forfeiture provisions of section 511 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 881) for violations of the Controlled Substances Act [21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.] relating to offenses committed within the National Forest System, or which affect the administration of the National Forest System; (4) the Secretary is authorized to designate law enforcement officers of any other Federal agency, when the Secretary determines such designation to be economical and in the public interest, and with the concurrence of that agency, to exercise the powers and authorities of the Forest Service while assisting the Forest Service in the National Forest System, or for activities administered by the Forest Service; and (5) the Forest Service is authorized to accept law enforcement designation from any other Federal agency or agency of a State or political subdivision thereof for the purpose of cooperating in a multi-agency law enforcement task force investigation of violations of the Controlled Substances Act [21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.] and other offenses committed in the course of or in connection with such violations. -SOURCE- (Pub. L. 99-570, title XV, Sec. 15004, Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3207-191; Pub. L. 100-690, title VI, Sec. 6254(c), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4364.) -REFTEXT- REFERENCES IN TEXT The Controlled Substances Act, referred to in pars. (3) and (5), is title II of Pub. L. 91-513, Oct. 27, 1970, 84 Stat. 1242, as amended, which is classified principally to subchapter I (Sec. 801 et seq.) of chapter 13 of Title 21, Food and Drugs. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 801 of Title 21 and Tables. -MISC1- AMENDMENTS 1988 - Par. (2). Pub. L. 100-690, Sec. 6254(c)(2), substituted "for offenses committed within the National Forest System or which affect the administration of the National Forest System" for ", within the boundaries of the National Forest System". Pars. (3) to (5). Pub. L. 100-690, Sec. 6254(c)(3), added pars. (3) to (5). -FOOTNOTE- (!1) So in original. The period probably should be a semicolon. -End- -CITE- 16 USC Sec. 559e 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 559e. Forest Service authorization -STATUTE- In order to improve Federal law enforcement activities relating to the use and production of narcotics and controlled substances on lands administered by the Forest Service, from amounts appropriated there shall be made available to the Secretary, in addition to sums made available under other authority of law, $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1989, and for each fiscal year thereafter, to be used for employment and training of additional and existing Forest Service law enforcement personnel, for expenses related to such employment, training, equipment, and facilities, and for cooperative programs with State and local law enforcement agencies. -SOURCE- (Pub. L. 99-570, title XV, Sec. 15006, Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3207-192; Pub. L. 100-690, title VI, Sec. 6254(d)(1), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4364.) -MISC1- AMENDMENTS 1988 - Pub. L. 100-690 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: "There is authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 for each fiscal year to carry out sections 559b to 559f of this title." -End- -CITE- 16 USC Sec. 559f 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 559f. Approval of Secretary of Agriculture and Attorney General -STATUTE- The authorities conferred herein shall be exercised pursuant to an agreement approved by the Secretary of Agriculture and the Attorney General. -SOURCE- (Pub. L. 99-570, title XV, Sec. 15007, Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3207-192.) -REFTEXT- REFERENCES IN TEXT Herein, referred to in text, probably means title XV of Pub. L. 99-570, Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3207-191, known as the National Forest System Drug Control Act of 1986, which enacted sections 559b to 559f of this title, amended section 841 of Title 21, Food and Drugs, and enacted provisions set out as a note under section 559b of this title. For complete classification of title XV to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 559b of this title and Tables. -End- -CITE- 16 USC Sec. 559g 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 559g. Designation authority of Secretary of Agriculture -STATUTE- (a) Purpose It is the purpose of this section to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make law enforcement operations more efficient in connection with the administration and use of the National Forest System. (b) Officers of other agencies The Secretary is authorized to designate law enforcement officers of any other Federal agency, when the Secretary determines such designation to be economical and in the public interest, and with the concurrence of that agency, to exercise the powers and authorities of the Forest Service while assisting the Forest Service in the National Forest System, or for activities administered by the Forest Service. (c) Acceptance by Forest Service The Forest Service is authorized to accept law enforcement designation from any other Federal agency or agency of a State or political subdivision thereof for the purpose of cooperating in the investigation and enforcement of any Federal or State law or ordinance and regulation of any such agency, when such investigation or enforcement is mutually beneficial to the National Forest System and the cooperating agency or jurisdiction, upon entering into a memorandum of understanding or cooperative agreement with such agency or jurisdiction. -SOURCE- (Pub. L. 99-570, title XV, Sec. 15008, as added Pub. L. 100-690, title VI, Sec. 6254(e), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4365.) -End- -CITE- 16 USC Sec. 560 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 560. Use of timber for telephone lines for fire protection -STATUTE- The Secretary of Agriculture, whenever he may deem it necessary for the protection of the national forests from fire, may permit the use of timber free of charge for the construction of telephone lines. -SOURCE- (Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 145, Sec. 1[part], 37 Stat. 843.) -End- -CITE- 16 USC Sec. 560a 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 560a. Omitted -COD- CODIFICATION Section, Pub. L. 93-404, title II, Aug. 31, 1974, 88 Stat. 817, which prohibited expenditure of funds appropriated to the Forest Service for the purchase of twine manufactured from commodities or materials produced outside of the United States except to provide materials required for research or experimental work where no suitable domestic product was available, was from the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1975, and was not repeated in subsequent appropriation acts. Similar provisions were contained in the following prior appropriation acts: Oct. 4, 1973, Pub. L. 93-120, title II, 87 Stat. 442. Aug. 10, 1972, Pub. L. 92-369, title II, 86 Stat. 521. Aug. 10, 1971, Pub. L. 92-76, title II, 85 Stat. 241. July 31, 1970, Pub. L. 91-361, title II, 84 Stat. 682. Oct. 29, 1969, Pub. L. 91-98, title II, 83 Stat. 161. July 26, 1968, Pub. L. 90-425, title II, 82 Stat. 440. June 24, 1967, Pub. L. 90-28, title II, 81 Stat. 72. May 31, 1966, Pub. L. 89-435, title II, 80 Stat. 184. June 28, 1965, Pub. L. 89-52, title II, 79 Stat. 188. July 7, 1964, Pub. L. 88-356, title II, 78 Stat. 287. July 26, 1963, Pub. L. 88-79, title II, 77 Stat. 110. Aug. 9, 1962, Pub. L. 87-578, title II, 76 Stat. 348. Aug. 3, 1961, Pub. L. 87-122, title II, Sec. 201, 75 Stat. 259. May 13, 1960, Pub. L. 86-455, title II, Sec. 202, 74 Stat. 116. June 23, 1959, Pub. L. 86-60, title II, Sec. 202, 73 Stat. 105. June 4, 1958, Pub. L. 85-439, title II, Sec. 202, 72 Stat. 168. July 1, 1957, Pub. L. 85-77, title II, Sec. 202, 71 Stat. 270. June 13, 1956, ch. 380, title II, Sec. 203, 70 Stat. 270. June 16, 1955, ch. 147, title II, Sec. 204, 69 Stat. 156. -End- -CITE- 16 USC Sec. 561 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 561. Repealed. -MISC1- Sec. 561. Repealed. Oct. 31, 1951, ch. 654, Sec. 1(45), 65 Stat. 703. Section, act Mar. 15, 1920, ch. 100, Secs. 3, 4, 41 Stat. 531, related to transfer of surplus telephone supplies from the Military Establishment to the Department of Agriculture for use of the Forest Service. -End- -CITE- 16 USC Sec. 562 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 562. Forest experiment station in California -STATUTE- In order to determine and demonstrate the best methods for the conservative management of forest and forest lands and the protection of timber and other forest products, the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized and directed (1) to establish and maintain, in cooperation with the State of California and with the surrounding States, a forest experiment station at such place or places as he may determine to be most suitable, and (2) to conduct, independently or in cooperation with other branches of the Federal Government, the States, universities, colleges, county and municipal agencies, business organizations, and individuals, such silvicultural, dendrological, forest fire, economic, and other experiments and investigations as may be necessary. -SOURCE- (Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 424, Sec. 1, 43 Stat. 1108.) -End- -CITE- 16 USC Sec. 562a 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 562a. Forest experiment station in Ohio and Mississippi Valleys -STATUTE- 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. -SOURCE- (July 3, 1926, ch. 767, Secs. 1, 2, 44 Stat. 838.) -COD- CODIFICATION A provision authorizing an appropriation of $30,000 for fiscal year ending June 30, 1927, for establishment of the forest experiment station referred to in this section was omitted as executed. -End- -CITE- 16 USC Sec. 562b 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 562b. Forest experiment station in Pennsylvania -STATUTE- In order to determine and demonstrate the best methods for the growing, management, and protection of timber crops on forest lands and farm wood lots, the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized and directed to establish and maintain a forest experiment station at such place or places as may be determined as most suitable by him, in cooperation with the State of Pennsylvania and with the neighboring States, and to conduct such silvicultural and other forest experiments and investigations as may be necessary, either independently or in cooperation with other organizations, institutions, or individuals, and to carry out the purposes of this section an appropriation in the amount of $30,000 is authorized. -SOURCE- (July 3, 1926, ch. 770, 44 Stat. 840.) -End- -CITE- 16 USC Sec. 563 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 563. Cooperation with States for fire protection on private or State forest lands upon the watersheds of navigable rivers -STATUTE- The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized, and on such conditions as he deems wise, to stipulate and agree with any State or group of States to cooperate in the organization and maintenance of a system of fire protection on any private or State forest lands within such State or States and situated upon the watershed of a navigable river. No such stipulation or agreement shall be made with any State which has not provided by law for a system of forest- fire protection. In no case shall the amount expended in any State exceed in any fiscal year the amount appropriated by that State for the same purpose during the same fiscal year. -SOURCE- (Mar. 1, 1911, ch. 186, Sec. 2, 36 Stat. 961.) -MISC1- FISCAL YEAR TRANSITION PERIOD OF JULY 1, 1976, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 1976, DEEMED FISCAL YEAR FOR PURPOSES OF MATCHING REQUIREMENTS Fiscal year transition period of July 1, 1976, through Sept. 30, 1976, deemed fiscal year for purposes of this section relating to matching requirements, see section 202(1) of Pub. L. 94-274, Apr. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 390, set out as a note under section 2652 of Title 7, Agriculture. -End- -CITE- 16 USC Secs. 564, 565 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Secs. 564, 565. Repealed. -MISC1- Secs. 564, 565. Repealed. Pub. L. 95-313, Sec. 16(a)(1), formerly Sec. 13(a)(1), July 1, 1978, 92 Stat. 374; renumbered Sec. 16(a)(1), Pub. L. 101-624, title XII, Sec. 1215(1), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3525. Section 564, act June 7, 1924, ch. 348, Sec. 1, 43 Stat. 653, required cooperation between the Secretary of Agriculture and State officials as to recommendations for forest fire prevention and suppression systems. Section 565, acts June 7, 1924, ch. 348, Sec. 2, 43 Stat. 653; Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 447, 43 Stat. 1127; Apr. 13, 1926, ch. 119, 44 Stat. 242; Sept. 21, 1944, ch. 412, title II, Sec. 207, 58 Stat. 736; July 25, 1947, ch. 327, Sec. 1, 61 Stat. 449, required cooperation between the Secretary of Agriculture and State officials in fire protection of timbered and forest-producing lands. EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL Repeal effective Oct. 1, 1978, see section 17 of Pub. L. 95-313, set out as an Effective Date note under section 2101 of this title. -End- -CITE- 16 USC Sec. 565a 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 565a. Cooperation by Secretary of Agriculture with Territories -STATUTE- The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to cooperate with the Territories of the United States on the same terms and conditions as with States under sections 564 and 565 (!1) of this title. -SOURCE- (Feb. 20, 1931, ch. 249, 46 Stat. 1200.) -REFTEXT- REFERENCES IN TEXT Sections 564 and 565 of this title, referred to in text, were repealed by Pub. L. 95-313, Sec. 13(a)(1), July 1, 1978, 92 Stat. 374. -FOOTNOTE- (!1) See References in Text note below. -End- -CITE- 16 USC Sec. 565a-1 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 565a-1. Cooperative agreements between Secretary of Agriculture and public or private agencies, organizations, institutions, and persons covering Forest Service programs; authority; funding -STATUTE- To facilitate the administration of the programs and activities of the Forest Service, the Secretary is authorized to negotiate and enter into cooperative agreements with public or private agencies, organizations, institutions, or persons to construct, operate, and maintain cooperative pollution abatement equipment and facilities, including sanitary landfills, water systems, and sewer systems; to engage in cooperative manpower and job training and development programs; to develop and publish cooperative environmental education and forest history materials; and to perform forestry protection, including fire protection, timber stand improvement, debris removal, and thinning of trees. The Secretary may enter into aforesaid agreements when he determines that the public interest will be benefited and that there exists a mutual interest other than monetary considerations. In such cooperative arrangements, the Secretary is authorized to advance or reimburse funds to cooperators from any Forest Service appropriation available for similar kinds of work or by furnishing or sharing materials, supplies, facilities, or equipment without regard to the provisions of section 3324(a) and (b) of title 31, relating to the advance of public moneys. -SOURCE- (Pub. L. 94-148, Sec. 1, Dec. 12, 1975, 89 Stat. 804.) -COD- CODIFICATION "Section 3324(a) and (b) of title 31" substituted in text for "the Act of January 31, 1823 (Rev. Stat. 3648, as amended; 31 U.S.C. 529)" on authority of Pub. L. 97-258, Sec. 4(b), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1067, the first section of which enacted Title 31, Money and Finance. -MISC1- MUTUAL BENEFIT OF AGREEMENTS TO FOREST SERVICE AND OTHER PARTIES Pub. L. 108-7, div. F, title III, Sec. 321, Feb. 20, 2003, 117 Stat. 274, as amended by Pub. L. 109-54, title IV, Sec. 426, Aug. 2, 2005, 119 Stat. 555, provided that: "Until September 30, 2007, the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into an agreement under the first section of Public Law 94-148 (16 U.S.C. 565a-1) for a purpose described in such section includes the authority to use that legal instrument when the principal purpose of the resulting relationship is to the mutually significant benefit of the Forest Service and the other party or parties to the agreement, including nonprofit entities. An agreement entered into under this section shall not be subject to Public Law 95-224, Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreement Act (1977) [see section 6301 et seq. of Title 31, Money and Finance]." Similar provisions were contained in the following prior appropriation act: Pub. L. 107-63, title III, Sec. 328, Nov. 5, 2001, 115 Stat. 470. -End- -CITE- 16 USC Sec. 565a-2 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 565a-2. Federal employee status of cooperators -STATUTE- In any agreement authorized by section 565a-1 of this title, cooperators and their employees may perform cooperative work under supervision of the Forest Service in emergencies or otherwise as mutually agreed to, but shall not be deemed to be Federal employees other than for the purposes of chapter 171 of title 28 and chapter 81 of title 5. -SOURCE- (Pub. L. 94-148, Sec. 2, Dec. 12, 1975, 89 Stat. 804.) -End- -CITE- 16 USC Sec. 565a-3 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 565a-3. Agreements otherwise authorized by law -STATUTE- Nothing in sections 565a-1 to 565a-3 of this title shall be construed as limiting or modifying the authority of the Secretary to enter into cooperative agreements otherwise authorized by law. -SOURCE- (Pub. L. 94-148, Sec. 3, Dec. 12, 1975, 89 Stat. 804.) -End- -CITE- 16 USC Sec. 565b 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 565b. Transfer of fire lookout towers and other improvements for fire control to States, political subdivisions or agencies; reversion -STATUTE- The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized, subject to such conditions as he may prescribe, to transfer, without reimbursement or at such prices and upon such terms as he may impose, to States and political subdivisions or agencies thereof fire lookout towers and other structures or improvements used by the Forest Service for fire prevention or suppression purposes, and the land used in connection therewith if such land is outside national forest boundaries, when they are no longer needed by the Forest Service for such purposes but are of value to the State or political subdivision or agency thereof in its fire protection system: Provided, That if any property so transferred is not put to use for the purpose for which it was transferred within two years from the date of transfer, or if, within fifteen years from the date of transfer, any such property should cease to be used for the purpose for which it was transferred for a period of two years, title thereto shall revert to and immediately revest in the United States. -SOURCE- (Pub. L. 85-464, Sec. 5, June 20, 1958, 72 Stat. 217.) -End- -CITE- 16 USC Sec. 566 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 566. Repealed. -MISC1- Sec. 566. Repealed. Pub. L. 95-313, Sec. 16(a)(1), formerly Sec. 13(a)(1), July 1, 1978, 92 Stat. 374; renumbered Sec. 16(a)(1), Pub. L. 101-624, title XII, Sec. 1215(1), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3525. Section, acts June 7, 1924, ch. 348, Sec. 3, 43 Stat. 653; May 5, 1944, ch. 189, 58 Stat. 216; May 5, 1972, Pub. L. 92-288, Sec. 3(a), 86 Stat. 134, authorized expenditures by the Secretary of Agriculture for study of effects of tax and other laws on forest perpetuation, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL Repeal effective Oct. 1, 1978, see section 17 of Pub. L. 95-313, set out as an Effective Date note under section 2101 of this title. -End- -CITE- 16 USC Sec. 566a 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 566a. Repealed. -MISC1- Sec. 566a. Repealed. Pub. L. 92-288, Sec. 3(b), May 5, 1972, 86 Stat. 134. Section, act Oct. 26, 1949, ch. 735, Sec. 1, 63 Stat. 909, provided for annual authorization of appropriations for carrying out sections 564, 565, and 566 of this title, with maximum limits for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1950 through June 30, 1954. -End- -CITE- 16 USC Sec. 566b 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 566b. Annual appropriations; limitation on use of other funds for the purposes of sections 564, 565, and 566 (!1) -STATUTE- -STATUTE- Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds heretofore or hereafter authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Agriculture or available under any other than the Act of June 7, 1924 (43 Stat. 653), shall be used for carrying out the programs or activities authorized by sections 564, 565, and 566 (!1) of this title: Provided, That whenever the programs and activities being carried out under the provisions of sections 564, 565, and 566 (!1) of this title are inadequate to the needs and purposes of programs and activities authorized by other law the use of funds specifically authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Agriculture or made available under other law shall not be prohibited to the extent that the programs and activities under said sections are inadequate to accomplish the purposes of such other programs or activities. -SOURCE- (Oct. 26, 1949, ch. 735, Sec. 4, 63 Stat. 910.) -REFTEXT- REFERENCES IN TEXT Act of June 7, 1924, referred to in text, is act June 7, 1924, ch. 348, 43 Stat. 653, which is classified to sections 471, 499, 505, 515, 564, 565, 566, 567, 568, 569, and 570 of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. Sections 564, 565, and 566 of this title, referred to in text, were repealed by Pub. L. 95-313, Sec. 13(a)(1), July 1, 1978, 92 Stat. 374. -FOOTNOTE- (!1) See References in Text note below. -End- -CITE- 16 USC Sec. 567 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 567. Repealed. -MISC1- Sec. 567. Repealed. Pub. L. 95-313, Sec. 16(a)(1), formerly Sec. 13(a)(1), July 1, 1978, 92 Stat. 374; renumbered Sec. 16(a)(1), Pub. L. 101-624, title XII, Sec. 1215(1), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3525. Section, acts June 7, 1924, ch. 348, Sec. 4, 43 Stat. 654; Oct. 26, 1949, ch. 735, Sec. 2, 63 Stat. 909, required cooperation between Secretary of Agriculture and States in procuring, etc., forest-tree seeds and plants. EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL Repeal effective Oct. 1, 1978, see section 17 of Pub. L. 95-313, set out as an Effective Date note under section 2101 of this title. -End- -CITE- 16 USC Sec. 567a 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 567a. Cooperation by Secretary of Agriculture with States in acquisition and administration of State forests -STATUTE- For the purpose of stimulating the acquisition, development, and proper administration and management of State forests and of insuring coordinated effort by Federal and State agencies in carrying out a comprehensive national program of forest-land management, the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with appropriate officials of any State or States for acquiring in the name of the United States, by purchase or otherwise, such forest lands within the cooperating State as in his judgment the State is adequately prepared to administer, develop, and manage as State forests in accordance with the provisions of sections 567a to 567c of this title and with such other terms not inconsistent therewith as he shall prescribe, such acquisition to include the mapping, examination, appraisal, and surveying of such lands and the doing of all things necessary to perfect title thereto in the United States: Provided, That, since it is the declared policy of Congress to maintain and, where it is in the national interest to extend the national-forest system, nothing herein shall be construed to modify, limit, or change in any manner whatsoever the future ownership and administration by the United States of existing national forests and related facilities, or hereafter to restrict or prevent their extension through the acquisition by purchase or otherwise of additional lands for any national-forest purpose: Provided further, That sections 567a to 567c of this title shall not be construed to limit or repeal any legislation authorizing land exchanges by the Federal Government, and private lands acquired by exchange within the limits of any area subject to a cooperative agreement of the character herein authorized shall hereafter be subject to the provisions of sections 567a to 567c of this title. -SOURCE- (Aug. 29, 1935, ch. 808, Sec. 1, 49 Stat. 963.) -End- -CITE- 16 USC Sec. 567b 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 567b. Conditions and requirements for cooperation in acquisition and management of State forests -STATUTE- No cooperative agreement shall be entered into or continued in force under the authority of sections 567a to 567c of this title or any land acquired hereunder turned over to the cooperating State for administration, development, and management unless the State concerned, as a consideration for the benefits extended to it thereunder, complies in a manner satisfactory to the Secretary of Agriculture with the following conditions and requirements which shall constitute a part of every such agreement: (a) In order to reduce the need for public expenditures in the acquisition of lands which may be brought into public ownership through the enforcement of appropriate tax delinquency laws, and, by bringing about the handling of such lands upon a sound social and economic basis, to terminate a system of indeterminate and unsound ownership injurious to the private and public interest alike, no additional lands shall be acquired within any State by the United States under sections 567a to 567c of this title after June 30, 1942, unless the State concerned has prior thereto provided by law for the reversion of title to the State or a political unit thereof of tax-delinquent lands and for blocking into State or other public forests the areas which are more suitable for public than private ownership, and which in the public interest should be devoted primarily to the production of timber crops and/or the maintenance of forests for watershed protection, and for the enforcement of such law: Provided, That in the administration of sections 567a to 567c of this title prior to June 30, 1942, preference will be given to States applying for cooperation hereunder which provided by law for such reversion of title under tax delinquency laws. (b) In order to insure a stable and efficient organization for the development and administration of the lands acquired under sections 567a to 567c of this title, the State shall provide for the employment of a State forester, who shall be a trained forester of recognized standing. (c) The Secretary of Agriculture and the appropriate authorities of each cooperating State shall work out a mutually satisfactory plan defining forest areas within the State which can be most effectively and economically administered by said State, which plan shall constitute a part of the cooperative agreement between the United States and the State concerned: Provided, That nothing herein shall be held to prevent the Secretary of Agriculture from later agreeing with the proper State authorities to desirable modifications in such plan. (d) No payment of Federal funds shall be made for land selected for purchase by the United States under sections 567a to 567c of this title until such proposed purchase has been submitted to and approved by the National Forest Reservation Commission created by section 513 of this title. (e) Subject to the approval of the National Forest Reservation Commission, the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to pay out of any available money appropriated for carrying out the purposes of sections 567a to 567c of this title any State, county, and/or town taxes, exclusive of penalties, due or accrued on any forest lands acquired by the United States under donations from the owners thereof and which lands are to be included in a State or other public forest pursuant to said sections. (f) The State shall prepare such standards of forest administration, development, and management as are necessary to insure maximum feasible utility for timber production and watershed protection, and are acceptable to the Secretary of Agriculture and shall apply the same to lands acquired and placed under the jurisdiction of the State pursuant to sections 567a to 567c of this title. (g) That with the exception of such Federal expenditures as may be made for unemployment relief, the State shall pay without assistance from the Federal Government the entire future cost of administering, developing, and managing all forest lands acquired and over which it has been given jurisdiction under sections 567a to 567c of this title. (h) During the period any cooperative agreement made under sections 567a to 567c of this title remains in force, one-half of the gross proceeds from all lands covered by said agreement and to which the United States holds title shall be paid by the State to the United States and covered into the Treasury. All such payments shall be credited to the purchase price the State is to pay the United States for said land, such purchase price to be an amount equal to the total sum expended by the United States in acquiring said lands. Upon payments of the full purchase price, either as herein provided or otherwise, title to said lands shall be transferred from the Federal Government to the State, and the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to take such action and incur such expenditures, as may be necessary to effectuate such transfer. (i) Upon the request of the State concerned, any agreement made pursuant to sections 567a to 567c of this title may be terminated by the Secretary of Agriculture. The Secretary of Agriculture may, with the consent and approval of the National Forest Reservation Commission, after due notice given the State and an opportunity for hearing by said Commission, terminate any such agreement for violations of its terms and/or the provisions of said sections of this title. If such agreement is terminated, the United States shall reimburse the State for so much of the State funds as have been expended in the administration, development, and management of the lands involved as the Secretary of Agriculture may decide to be fair and equitable. (j) The State shall furnish the Secretary of Agriculture with such annual, periodic, or special reports as he may require respecting the State's operations under its agreement with him. (k) When a State or political unit thereof acquires under tax delinquency laws title to forest lands without cost to the United States and which lands are included within a State or other public forest, the Secretary of Agriculture, on behalf of the Federal Government, may contribute annually out of any funds made available under sections 567a to 567c of this title not to exceed one-half the cost of administering, developing, and managing said lands. -SOURCE- (Aug. 29, 1935, ch. 808, Sec. 2, 49 Stat. 963.) -REFTEXT- REFERENCES IN TEXT The National Forest Reservation Commission, referred to in subsecs. (d), (e), and (i), was created by section 4 of act Mar. 1, 1911 (16 U.S.C. 513). Section 4 of the 1911 Act was repealed, and all functions of the National Forest Reservation Commission were transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture, by section 17(a)(1) of Pub. L. 94-588, Oct. 22, 1976, 90 Stat. 2961. -End- -CITE- 16 USC Sec. 567c 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE- TITLE 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 3 - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT SUBCHAPTER I - GENERAL PROVISIONS -HEAD- Sec. 567c. Authorization of appropriation for cooperation in acquisition and management of State forests -STATUTE- For the purposes of sections 567a to 567c of this title, there is authorized to be appropriated, a sum or sums out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, not to exceed $5,000,000, as Congress may from time to time appropriate. -SOURCE- (Aug. 29, 1935, ch. 808, Sec. 3, 49 Stat. 965.) -End- -CITE- 16 USC Sec. 568 01/03/2007 -EXPCITE-