16 USC Ch. 2: Front Matter
From Title 16-CONSERVATIONCHAPTER 2-NATIONAL FORESTS
CHAPTER 2-NATIONAL FORESTS
SUBCHAPTER I-ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
Sec.
471.
Repealed.
471a.
Forest reserves in New Mexico and Arizona restricted.
471b.
Repealed.
471c.
Lands in California set aside as reserved forest lands.
471d.
Additional forest reserves in California.
471e.
Extension of boundaries of Sequoia National Forest.
471f.
Cradle of Forestry in America in Pisgah National Forest; establishment; statement of purposes; publication in Federal Register.
471g.
Administration, protection, and development; use of natural resources.
471h.
Cooperation with public and private agencies, organizations, and individuals; acceptance of contributions and gifts.
471i.
Pine Barrens Area, New Jersey.
(a)
Congressional findings.
(b)
Purposes.
(c)
Pinelands National Reserve and Federal Project Review Area; establishment; map, availability.
(d)
State planning entity for development of comprehensive management plan; membership; representation of interests; assistance and grants to State.
(e)
Planning entity consultations; public hearings.
(f)
Comprehensive management plan; terms and provisions; resource assessment; boundary map, delineations; land use map and policy statement; coordination and consistency, public use, and financial components; programs; water implementation plan.
(g)
Comprehensive management plan and revisions; approval by Secretary; submission to Congress; approval considerations; disapproval and revision recommendations, notification; resubmission and consideration; Federal assistance, termination; modifications and revisions; reimbursement.
(h)
Grants for State acquisition of property; Secretary's acquisition and administration of property; conveyance by Secretary, terms and conditions; State reimbursement; grant authorization and applications; limitation.
(i)
Applications for Federal construction assistance; review by planning entity; notifications; commencement of review process.
(j)
Federal action pursuant to Federal court or agency orders related to public health or safety, national security or defense, or environmental values unaffected.
(k)
Authorization of appropriations; sources for appropriations; acquisitions consistent with management plan.
(l)
Pinelands interpretative and educational program; Interior Department study and recommendations.
471j.
Headwaters Forest and Elk River Property acquisition.
(a)
Authorization.
(b)
Effective period of authorization.
(c)
Acquisition.
(d)
Habitat conservation plan.
(e)
Payment to Humboldt County.
(f)
Payment in lieu of taxes.
(g)
Out-year budget limitations.
(h)
Headwaters Forest Management Trust.
(i)
Management plan.
(j)
Cooperative management.
472.
Laws affecting national forest lands.
472a.
Timber sales on National Forest System lands.
(a)
Authorization; rules and regulations; appraised value as minimum sale price.
(b)
Designation on map; prospectus.
(c)
Terms and conditions of contract.
(d)
Advertisement of sales; exceptions.
(e)
Bidding methods; purposes; oral auction procedures; monitoring and enforcement for prevention of collusive practices.
(f)
Research and demonstration projects.
(g)
Designation, marking, and supervision of harvesting; personnel.
(h)
Utilization standards, methods of measurement, and harvesting practices; monetary deposits by purchasers of salvage harvests; nature, purposes and availability of designated fund; return of surplus to Treasury.
(i)
Purchaser credit for permanent road construction; right of election of small business concerns; estimated cost; date of completion; use of funds for construction; effective date.
473.
Revocation, modification, or vacation of orders or proclamations establishing national forests.
474.
Surveys; plats and field notes; maps; effect under Act June 4, 1897.
475.
Purposes for which national forests may be established and administered.
476.
Repealed.
477.
Use of timber and stone by settlers.
478.
Egress or ingress of actual settlers; prospecting.
478a.
Townsites.
479.
Sites for schools and churches.
479a.
Conveyance of National Forest System lands for educational purposes.
(a)
Authority to convey.
(b)
Acreage limitation.
(c)
Costs and mineral rights.
(d)
Review of applications.
(e)
Reversionary interest.
480.
Civil and criminal jurisdiction.
481.
Use of waters.
482.
Mineral lands; restoration to public domain; location and entry.
482a.
Mining rights in Prescott National Forest.
482b.
Mount Hood National Forest; mining rights.
482c.
Patents affecting forest lands.
482d.
Perfection of claims within forest.
482e.
Lincoln National Forest; mining rights.
482f.
Patents affecting forest lands.
482g.
Perfection of claims within forest.
482h.
Coronado National Forest; mining rights.
482h–1.
Protection of scenic values of forest.
482h–2.
Cutting of timber; reservation of patent rights.
482h–3.
Perfection of mining claims.
482i.
Plumas National Forest; offer of lands; additions; mining rights.
482j.
Santa Fe National Forest; mining rights; protection of scenic values.
482k.
Patents affecting forest lands.
482l.
Perfection of mining claims within forest.
482m.
Teton National Forest in Wyoming; additional lands.
482n.
Coconino National Forest; mining rights; protection of scenic values.
482n–1.
Cutting of timber within forest; reservation of patent rights.
482n–2.
Perfection of mining claims within forest.
482n–3.
Sedona-Oak Creek area.
482o.
Kaibab National Forest; mining rights; protection of scenic values.
482p.
Patents affecting lands within forest.
482q.
Perfection of mining claims within forest.
483, 484.
Repealed.
484a.
Exchange of lands in national forests; public schools; deposit of funds by school authority with insufficient exchange land; limitations on use.
485.
Exchange of lands in national forests; cutting timber in national forests in exchange for lands therein.
485a.
Omitted.
486.
Exchange of lands in national forests; reservations of timber, minerals, or easements.
486a to 486w. Omitted.
487.
Cutting timber on land added to Siskiyou National Forest.
487a.
Cutting timber on lands added to Rogue River National Forest.
488.
Establishment of exterior boundaries of national forests.
489.
Repealed.
490.
Deposits from timber purchasers to defray cost of disposing of debris.
491.
Omitted.
492.
Earth, stone, and timber for Departments of the Army and Navy, and Government works in Alaska.
493.
Omitted.
494.
Calaveras Bigtree National Forest.
495.
Leases of lands for sanitariums or hotels.
496.
Disposition of funds.
497.
Use and occupation of lands for hotels, resorts, summer homes, stores, and facilities for industrial, commercial, educational or public uses.
497a.
Occupancy and use under permit of lands in Alaska for various purposes; period of permit; size of allotment; prohibitions; termination.
497b.
Ski area permits.
(a)
Law applicable to permits.
(b)
Authority.
(c)
Rules and regulations.
(d)
Construction with Secretary's duties under other laws.
497c.
Ski area permit rental charge.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Formula.
(c)
Payment.
(d)
Effective date.
(e)
Non-national forest land operations.
(f)
"Revenue" and "sales" defined; limitation.
(g)
Minimum rental charge.
(h)
Five-year phase-in of increase.
(i)
Construction with National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.
(j)
Withdrawal from mining laws.
497d.
Recreation residence fees.
498.
Cooperative work agreements: disposal of moneys received; refund of excess; payment from appropriation; conflict of interest.
499.
Disposal of money received by or on account of Forest Service; refund of excess and moneys erroneously collected; receipts from permits.
500.
Payment and evaluation of receipts to State or Territory for schools and roads; moneys received; projections of revenues and estimated payments.
501.
Expenditures from receipts for roads and trails; cooperation with State authorities; evaluation of receipts.
501a.
Omitted.
502.
Rental of property for Forest Service; forage, care, and housing of animals; storage of vehicles and other equipment; pack stock; loss, damage, or destruction of horses, vehicles, and other equipment.
503, 503a.
Repealed or Omitted.
504.
Purchases of tree seeds, cones, forage plant seed, and nursery stock for national forests.
504a.
Sale of forest-tree seed and nursery stock to States and political subdivisions; disposition of moneys; exchanges; limitation.
505.
Use of national forests established on land reserved for purposes of national defense; maintenance available.
505a.
Interchange of lands between Department of Agriculture and military departments of Department of Defense; report to Congress.
505b.
Laws applicable.
506 to 508a. Repealed or Omitted.
508b.
National forests in Minnesota; authority to prospect, develop, mine, remove, and utilize mineral resources.
509 to 510a. Repealed or Omitted.
511.
Reinstatement of entries canceled or relinquished.
512 to 514. Omitted or Repealed.
515.
Examination, location, and purchase of forested, cut-over, or denuded lands; consent of State legislature to acquisition of land by the United States.
516.
Exchange of lands in the public interest; equal value; cutting and removing timber; publication of contemplated exchange.
517.
Title to lands to be acquired.
517a.
Payment of awards in condemnation proceedings.
518.
Acquisition of lands not defeated by rights-of-way, easements, and reservations.
519.
Agricultural lands included in tracts acquired; sale for homesteads.
519a.
Transfer of forest reservation lands for military purposes.
520.
Regulations as to mineral resources.
521.
Lands acquired to be reserved, held, and administered as national forest lands; designation.
521a.
Administration, management, and consolidation of certain lands.
521b.
Report of Secretary of Agriculture prior to purchase or exchange of land; contents; waiting period.
521c.
Definitions.
521d.
Sale, exchange, or interchange of National Forest System land.
521e.
Small parcels and road rights-of-way.
521f.
Costs of conveyance and value of improvements.
521g.
Road rights-of-way subject to State or local law.
521h.
Regulations; contents.
521i.
Unaffected lands.
522.
Omitted.
523.
Rights-of-way through national forests for power and communications facilities.
524.
Rights-of-way for dams, reservoirs, or water plants for municipal, mining, and milling purposes.
525.
Rights-of-way for wagon roads or railroads.
526.
Establishment and protection of water rights.
527.
Use of Forest Service funds for administration of certain lands.
528.
Development and administration of renewable surface resources for multiple use and sustained yield of products and services; Congressional declaration of policy and purpose.
529.
Authorization of development and administration consideration to relative values of resources; areas of wilderness.
530.
Cooperation for purposes of development and administration with State and local governmental agencies and others.
531.
Definitions.
532.
Roads and trails system; Congressional findings and declaration of policy.
533.
Grant of easements for road rights-of-way; authority of Secretary of Agriculture; regulations.
534.
Termination and cancellation of easements; notice; hearing.
535.
Forest development roads; acquisition, construction, and maintenance; maximum economy; methods of financing; cost arrangements for construction standards; transfer of unused effective purchaser credit for road construction.
535a.
Forest development roads: prohibition on credits; inclusion of construction costs in notice of sale; special election by small business concerns; construction standards; authorization of harvesting; treatment of road value.
(a)
Prohibition on timber purchaser road credits.
(b)
Construction of roads by timber purchasers.
(c)
Special election by small business concerns.
(d)
Authorization of harvesting.
(e)
Construction standard.
(f)
Treatment of road value.
(g)
Effective date.
536.
Recording of instruments; furnishing of instruments affecting public domain lands to Secretary of the Interior.
537.
Maintenance and reconstruction by road users; funds for maintenance and reconstruction; availability of deposits until expended, transfer of funds, and refunds.
538.
User fees fund for delayed payments to grantors.
539.
Additions to existing national forests; administration.
539a.
Mining and mineral leasing on certain national forest lands.
539b.
Fisheries on national forest lands in Alaska.
(a)
Regulations for protection and maintenance of habitats.
(b)
Approved plan for mining operations; requirements; review; modification; suspension of activities.
(c)
Authority of State of Alaska to manage fish and wildlife.
(d)
Authority of Secretary of Agriculture to manage national forests.
539c.
Cooperative fisheries planning; report to Congress.
539d.
National forest timber utilization program.
(a)
Tongass National Forest timber supply; satisfaction of certain market demands.
(b)
Insured and guaranteed loan program for purchasers of national forests materials in Alaska; authorization of appropriations.
(c)
Study on increase of timber yields on national forest lands in Alaska; transmittal to Congress.
(d)
Identification of lands not suited for timber production; consideration of economic factors unnecessary.
(e)
Protection of riparian habitat; maintenance of buffer zones in Tongass National Forest; relocation of prior independent sale or released volume.
(f)
Timber supply from Tongass National Forest for purchasers qualifying as "small business concerns".
539e.
Reports.
(a)
Timber supply and demand in southeastern Alaska.
(b)
Status of Tongass National Forest in southeastern Alaska; contents.
(c)
Cooperation and consultation.
539f.
Nonprofit organization user of national forest lands.
(a)
Permits for organization camps; waiver of charges; performance of services; loss of entitlement.
(b)
"Other nonprofit organization" defined.
539g.
Kings River Special Management Area.
(a)
Establishment.
(b)
Area included.
(c)
Administration.
(d)
Mining and mineral leasing.
(e)
Hunting and fishing.
(f)
Management plan.
(g)
Access to private lands.
(h)
Specific protections.
539h.
Greer Spring Special Management Area.
(a)
Objectives and establishments.
(b)
Area included.
(c)
Timber harvesting.
(d)
Hunting and fishing.
(e)
Mining and mineral leasing.
(f)
Vehicular access.
539i.
Fossil Ridge Recreation Management Area.
(a)
Establishment.
(b)
Administration.
(c)
Withdrawal.
(d)
Timber harvesting.
(e)
Livestock grazing.
(f)
Development.
(g)
Off-road recreation.
539j.
Bowen Gulch Protection Area.
(a)
Establishment.
(b)
Administration.
(c)
Withdrawal.
(d)
Development.
(e)
Timber harvesting.
(f)
Motorized travel.
(g)
Management plan.
539k.
Kelly Butte Special Management Area.
(a)
Establishment.
(b)
Management.
(c)
No buffer zones.
SUBCHAPTER II-SCENIC AREAS
541.
Cascade Head Scenic-Research Area; establishment.
541a.
Administration, protection, development, and regulation of use.
541b.
Boundaries of scenic-research area; adjustments to subarea boundaries; development of management plan; establishment of subareas; management objectives.
(a)
Boundaries; adjustments to boundaries of subareas.
(b)
Management plan; development; time; contents.
(c)
Subareas; establishment; management objectives.
541c.
Extension of boundaries of Siuslaw National Forest; transfer of Federal property to Secretary.
541d.
Acquisition of property within the scenic-research area; consent of owner; substantial change in use or maintenance of property.
(a)
Acquisition of lands, waters and interests by donation, purchase, etc.
(b)
Consent of owner for acquisition of lands in subareas; exceptions; guidelines for determination of substantial change in land use or maintenance.
(c)
Substantial change in land use or maintenance; notice by owner; time; manner.
541e.
Availability of funds for acquisition of lands, etc., within added area.
541f.
Withdrawal from location, entry and patent under mining laws; withdrawal from disposition under mineral leasing laws.
541g.
Advisory council for scenic-research area; membership; designation of chairman; compensation; consultation by Secretary.
(a)
Advisory council; establishment; consultation; members; term; appointment.
(b)
Chairman; vacancies.
(c)
Compensation; reimbursement for expenses.
(d)
Consultation by Secretary with private groups, etc.; cooperation with other Federal, State, etc., agencies and organizations.
541h.
Cooperation with State of Oregon in administration and protection of lands; civil and criminal jurisdiction; power of taxation.
542.
Langmuir Research Site; establishment.
542a.
Congressional findings.
542b.
Administration, protection, and regulation of use.
542c.
Land use agreement.
542d.
Comprehensive management plan.
(a)
Boundaries.
(b)
Development of plan.
(c)
Adjustment in boundaries.
(d)
Consultation with other public interest groups.
(e)
Objectives of plan.
(f)
Management of site in accordance with the objectives.
543.
Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area; establishment.
543a.
Extension of National Forest boundary.
543b.
Acquisition of lands.
(a)
Authority of Secretary; exceptions.
(b)
Guidelines; detrimental or incompatible use.
(c)
Preparation of environmental assessments.
543c.
Administration.
(a)
Scenic Area and other lands to be administered as part of Inyo National Forest.
(b)
Water rights; protection of geologic, ecologic, and cultural resources; recreational use of Scenic Area; related facilities and programs; scientific study and research; commercial timber harvesting.
(c)
Grazing permits.
(d)
Cooperative agreements.
(e)
Management plan.
(f)
Visitor center.
(g)
Withdrawal of lands from operation of other Federal laws; regulation of mining claims.
(h)
Water rights.
(i)
Rights-of-way of city of Los Angeles.
(j)
Existing community recreational uses.
543d.
Ecological studies; reports to Congressional committees and to Chief of Forest Service; progress reports.
543e.
Scenic Area Advisory Board.
(a)
Establishment; consultations with Secretary.
(b)
Composition and selection.
(c)
Terms of appointment.
(d)
Initial appointment; Chairman.
(e)
Annual meetings and consultations with Secretary or designee.
(f)
Compensation; expenses.
(g)
Vacancies.
(h)
Quorum.
(i)
Termination.
543f.
Traditional Native American uses.
543g.
Authorization of appropriations.
543h.
New spending authority.
544.
Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area; definitions.
544a.
Purposes.
544b.
Establishment of scenic area.
(a)
National scenic area.
(b)
Special management areas.
(c)
Revision of special management area boundaries.
(d)
Dodson/Warrendale Special Purchase Unit.
(e)
Urban areas.
(f)
Revision of urban area boundaries.
544c.
Columbia River Gorge Commission.
(a)
Establishment and membership of Commission.
(b)
Applicable law.
(c)
Assistance to Commission.
(d)
Advisory committees.
544d.
Scenic area management plan.
(a)
Studies.
(b)
Land use designations.
(c)
Adoption of management plan.
(d)
Standards for management plan.
(e)
Agency consultation and public involvement.
(f)
Concurrence of management plan.
(g)
Revision of plan.
(h)
Amendment of plan.
544e.
Administration of scenic area.
(a)
Management of scenic area.
(b)
Adoption of scenic area land use ordinances.
(c)
Commission land use ordinances.
(d)
Construction of facilities.
544f.
Administration of special management areas.
(a)
Administration of Federal lands.
(b)
Withdrawal of Federal lands.
(c)
Resource inventory.
(d)
Recreation assessment.
(e)
Land use designations.
(f)
Guidelines for land use ordinances.
(h)
Adoption of special management area land use ordinances.
(i)
Review by Commission.
(j)
Concurrence by Secretary.
(k)
Commission reconsideration.
(l)
Commission ordinances.
(m)
Subsequent compliance.
(n)
Effect of Secretary's non-concurrence.
(o)
Special rules.
544g.
Land acquisition.
(a)
Acquisition authorized.
(b)
Limitations on eminent domain.
(c)
Hardship cases.
(d)
Land exchanges.
(e)
Appraisals.
(f)
Authorization for certain land exchanges.
(g)
Boundaries.
544h.
Interim management.
(a)
Interim guidelines.
(b)
Interim acquisition authority and injunctive relief.
(c)
Review of development action.
544i.
Economic development.
(a)
Economic development plan.
(b)
Funds provided to States for grants.
(c)
Conditions of grants.
(d)
Report.
544j.
Old Columbia River Highway.
544k.
Tributary rivers and streams.
(a)
Water resources projects.
(b)
Exceptions.
544l.
Implementation measures.
(a)
Assistance to counties.
(b)
Payment of timber receipts.
(c)
Payments to local governments.
(d)
Federal consistency.
(e)
Limitations on Federal expenditures affecting the scenic area.
(f)
Transfer of public lands.
544m.
Enforcement.
(a)
Administrative remedies.
(b)
Judicial remedies.
544n.
Authorization of appropriations.
(a)
General authorizations.
(b)
Specific authorizations.
(c)
Availability of funds.
544o.
Savings provisions.
(a)
Effect on rights of Indians, use of water, rivers and streams, interstate compacts, existing transmission facilities, hunting and fishing, forest plans, scenic areas.
(b)
Improvement of navigation facilities at Bonneville Dam.
(c)
Rights and responsibilities of non-Federal timber land owners.
(d)
Interstate compacts.
(e)
Failure to establish Columbia River Gorge Commission; responsibility of Secretary.
(f)
Actions of Secretary as major Federal actions affecting the environment.
544p.
Severability.
545.
Mount Pleasant National Scenic Area; purposes.
545a.
Establishment of Mount Pleasant National Scenic Area.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Administration.
(c)
Roads.
(d)
Vegetation management.
(e)
Motorized travel.
(f)
Fire.
(g)
Insects and disease.
(h)
Water.
(i)
Mining withdrawal.
545b.
Opal Creek Wilderness and Scenic Recreation Area.
(a)
Definitions.
(b)
Purposes.
(c)
Establishment.
(d)
Administration.
(e)
Advisory council.
(f)
General provisions.
(g)
Rosboro land exchange.
(h)
Omitted.
(i)
Economic development.
546.
Establishment of Saint Helena Island National Scenic Area, Michigan.
(a)
Purpose.
(b)
Establishment.
(c)
Effective upon conveyance.
546a.
Boundaries.
(a)
Saint Helena Island.
(b)
Boundaries of Hiawatha National Forest extended.
(c)
Payments to local governments.
546a–1.
Administration and management.
(a)
Administration.
(b)
Special management requirements.
(c)
Consultation.
546a–2.
Fish and game.
546a–3.
Minerals.
546a–4.
Acquisition.
(a)
Acquisition of lands within the scenic area.
(b)
Acquisition of other lands.
546a–5.
Authorization of appropriations.
(a)
Acquisition of lands.
(b)
Other purposes.