Subchapter I — General Provisions
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- §551 Protection of national forests; rules and regulations
- §551a Cooperation by Secretary of Agriculture with States and political subdivisions in law enforcement
- §551b Omitted
- §551c Planning for fire protection
- §551c–1 Limitations on prescribed burns
- §551d Wildland firefighter safety
- §552 Consent to agreement by States for conservation of forests and water supply
- §552a Restoration of withdrawn national forest lands to appropriation
- §552b Administration of withdrawn lands; rules and regulations
- §552c Reimbursement of United States for loss of revenue
- §552d Punishment of violations of regulations
- §553 Duties of officials of Forest Service; stock laws; protection of fish and game
- §553a Repealed.
- §554 Forest supervisors and rangers
- §554a Employees to be appointed without regard to political affiliations
- §554b Medical care for employees engaged in hazardous work; notification and transportation of employees
- §554c Care of employees’ graves
- §554d Recreation facilities for employees of Forest Service and their immediate families
- §554e Employment of workers for emergencies
- §555 Forest headquarters, ranger stations, dwellings, or other needed sites
- §555a Exchange of lands
- §555b Street improvements; availability of Forest Service funds
- §556 Appropriations for Forest Service; use for transportation or traveling expenses; preparation or publication of newspaper or magazine articles
- §556a Omitted
- §556b Use of appropriations for expenses of transporting automobiles of employees between points in Alaska
- §556c Reimbursement of employees for property losses resulting from fires, floods, or other casualties
- §556d Advances of public moneys to Forest Service for fighting forest fires in emergency cases
- §556e Emergency appropriations for rehabilitation and wildfire suppression
- §556f Expenses of student interns
- §556g Reimbursement of employee license costs and certification fees
- §556h Recognition of private contributors to Forest Service programs
- §556i Transfer of funds made available to Forest Service
- §557 Employees of Forest Service; subsistence furnished to; personal equipment; supplies, and medical attention
- §557a Field season contracts; authority to make prior to appropriation
- §557b Omitted
- §558 Repealed.
- §558a Purpose
- §558b Definition of Secretaries
- §558c Authorization
- §558d Incidental expenses
- §558e Consideration as Federal employee
- §558f Promotion of volunteer opportunities
- §558g Liability insurance
- §559 Arrests by employees of Forest Service for violations of laws and regulations
- §559a Reward for information leading to arrest and conviction for violating laws and regulations
- §559b Prevention of manufacture, etc., of marijuana and other controlled substances
- §559c Powers of officers and employees of Forest Service
- §559d Cooperation with other Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies
- §559e Forest Service authorization
- §559f Approval of Secretary of Agriculture and Attorney General
- §559g Designation authority of Secretary of Agriculture
- §560 Use of timber for telephone lines for fire protection
- §560a Omitted
- §561 Repealed.
- §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
- §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 Repealed.
- §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 Repealed.
- §568c...568e Repealed.
- §568g Omitted
- §569 Donations to United States of lands for timber purposes
- §570 Ascertainment by Secretary of Agriculture of public lands valuable for stream-flow protection and report thereof
- §571 Repealed.
- §571b Omitted
- §571c Erection of permanent facilities on land not owned by United States; long term leases
- §572 Cooperation between Secretary of Agriculture and public or private agencies in working land under State or private ownership
- §572a Deposits from timber purchasers to defray cost of scaling services
- §573 Repealed.
- §574 Damages caused private property in protection, administration, and improvement of national forests; reimbursement
- §575 Search for lost persons, and transportation of sick, injured, or dead persons, within national forests; authorization to incur expense
- §576 Reforestation; establishment of forest tree nurseries; tree planting; seed sowing and forest improvement work
- §576a Authorization of appropriation for reforestation
- §576b Purchasers of national-forest timber; deposits of money in addition to payments for timber; use of deposits; seedlings and young trees for burned-over areas in national parks
- §576c Supplemental National Forest Reforestation Fund; establishment; duration; authorization of appropriations
- §576d Expenditure of Supplemental National Forest Reforestation Fund moneys; availability of moneys from other sources unaffected
- §576e Repealed.
- §577 Public lands in northern Minnesota; withdrawal from entry and appropriation
- §577a Conserving shore line beauty for recreational use of public lands in northern Minnesota; regulation of logging
- §577b Preserving water level of lakes and streams of public lands in northern Minnesota; reservoirs; water power
- §577c Acquisition of additional lands in northern Minnesota
- §577d Boundary limits of additional lands acquired in northern Minnesota
- §577d–1 Extension to other sections of land
- §577e Approval by National Forest Reservation Commission for acquisition of additional lands
- §577f Exchange of lands
- §577g Payment for additional lands acquired in northern Minnesota
- §577g–1 Payment to State of Minnesota for extension to other sections of land
- §577h Authorization of appropriations; limitation on amount for purchase of additional lands, water or interests therein; availability of other funds; annual report to Congress
- §578...579 Omitted
- §579a Operation of aerial facilities and services
- §579b Working capital fund; establishment; availability; transfer; capitalization; advance payments credited
- §579c Availability of funds received from forfeitures, judgments, compromises, or settlements
- §579c–1 Forest Service interest bearing account
- §579d Indirect expenditures; future budget justifications
- §579e Forest service budget restructure
- §579f Forest Service Nonrecurring Expenses Fund
- §580 Use of Forest Service appropriations for repair, etc. of equipment; rental of fire control equipment to non-Federal agencies
- §580a Sale and distribution of supplies, equipment, and materials to other Government activities and to cooperating State and private agencies; reimbursement
- §580b Forest Service telephone lines; correction of inductive interference
- §580c Purchases of experimental materials, special devices, test models, etc.
- §580d Use of Forest Service structures or improvements and land by public and private agencies, etc.; terms
- §580e Services furnished persons attending Forest Service demonstrations and users of national forest resources and recreational facilities; rate of charges; disposition of moneys
- §580f Telephones for official use in private residences
- §580g Seeding leased range land; conditions and limitations
- §580h Range improvements from appropriated funds
- §580i Acquisition of winter range, land, and helicopter landing site
- §580j Injury benefits for temporary employees
- §580k Grazing advisory boards
- §580l Permits for grazing livestock on national forests
- §580m Development of reservoir areas for future resources of timber; Congressional declaration of policy
- §580n Protection and development of forest or other vegetative cover; establishment and maintenance of conservation measures; coordination of programs and policies
- §580o Forest Service appropriations
- §580p “Woodsy Owl” and “Smokey Bear” characters and names; definitions
- §580p–1 Property of the United States
- §580p–2 Deposit of fees collected under regulations relating to “Smokey Bear”; availability
- §580p–3 Use of royalty fees; special account
- §580p–4 Injunction against unauthorized manufacture, use, or reproduction
- §580q National Tree Seed Laboratory; disposition of fees