--- kind: "unit" title: "16" title_heading: "Conservation" key: "ch3/schI" level: "subchapter" label: "Subchapter I" heading: "General Provisions" release: "119-102" date: "2026-07-12" url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/16/ch3-schI" sections_count: 133 --- # Subchapter I — General Provisions Title 16 — Conservation › Chapter 3 — Forests; Forest Service; Reforestation; Management ## Sections - [§551. Protection of national forests; rules and regulations](/usc/16/551.md) - [§551a. Cooperation by Secretary of Agriculture with States and political subdivisions in law enforcement](/usc/16/551a.md) - [§551b. Omitted](/usc/16/551b.md) - [§551c. Planning for fire protection](/usc/16/551c.md) - [§551c–1. Limitations on prescribed burns](/usc/16/551c-1.md) - [§551d. Wildland firefighter safety](/usc/16/551d.md) - [§552. Consent to agreement by States for conservation of forests and water supply](/usc/16/552.md) - [§552a. Restoration of withdrawn national forest lands to appropriation](/usc/16/552a.md) - [§552b. Administration of withdrawn lands; rules and regulations](/usc/16/552b.md) - [§552c. Reimbursement of United States for loss of revenue](/usc/16/552c.md) - [§552d. Punishment of violations of regulations](/usc/16/552d.md) - [§553. Duties of officials of Forest Service; stock laws; protection of fish and game](/usc/16/553.md) - [§553a. Repealed.](/usc/16/553a.md) - [§554. Forest supervisors and rangers](/usc/16/554.md) - [§554a. Employees to be appointed without regard to political affiliations](/usc/16/554a.md) - [§554b. Medical care for employees engaged in hazardous work; notification and transportation of employees](/usc/16/554b.md) - [§554c. Care of employees’ graves](/usc/16/554c.md) - [§554d. Recreation facilities for employees of Forest Service and their immediate families](/usc/16/554d.md) - [§554e. Employment of workers for emergencies](/usc/16/554e.md) - [§555. Forest headquarters, ranger stations, dwellings, or other needed sites](/usc/16/555.md) - [§555a. Exchange of lands](/usc/16/555a.md) - [§555b. Street improvements; availability of Forest Service funds](/usc/16/555b.md) - [§556. Appropriations for Forest Service; use for transportation or traveling expenses; preparation or publication of newspaper or magazine articles](/usc/16/556.md) - [§556a. Omitted](/usc/16/556a.md) - [§556b. Use of appropriations for expenses of transporting automobiles of employees between points in Alaska](/usc/16/556b.md) - [§556c. Reimbursement of employees for property losses resulting from fires, floods, or other casualties](/usc/16/556c.md) - [§556d. Advances of public moneys to Forest Service for fighting forest fires in emergency cases](/usc/16/556d.md) - [§556e. Emergency appropriations for rehabilitation and wildfire suppression](/usc/16/556e.md) - [§556f. Expenses of student interns](/usc/16/556f.md) - [§556g. Reimbursement of employee license costs and certification fees](/usc/16/556g.md) - [§556h. Recognition of private contributors to Forest Service programs](/usc/16/556h.md) - [§556i. Transfer of funds made available to Forest Service](/usc/16/556i.md) - [§557. Employees of Forest Service; subsistence furnished to; personal equipment; supplies, and medical attention](/usc/16/557.md) - [§557a. Field season contracts; authority to make prior to appropriation](/usc/16/557a.md) - [§557b. Omitted](/usc/16/557b.md) - [§558. Repealed.](/usc/16/558.md) - [§558a. Purpose](/usc/16/558a.md) - [§558b. Definition of Secretaries](/usc/16/558b.md) - [§558c. Authorization](/usc/16/558c.md) - [§558d. Incidental expenses](/usc/16/558d.md) - [§558e. Consideration as Federal employee](/usc/16/558e.md) - [§558f. Promotion of volunteer opportunities](/usc/16/558f.md) - [§558g. Liability insurance](/usc/16/558g.md) - [§559. Arrests by employees of Forest Service for violations of laws and regulations](/usc/16/559.md) - [§559a. Reward for information leading to arrest and conviction for violating laws and regulations](/usc/16/559a.md) - [§559b. Prevention of manufacture, etc., of marijuana and other controlled substances](/usc/16/559b.md) - [§559c. Powers of officers and employees of Forest Service](/usc/16/559c.md) - [§559d. Cooperation with other Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies](/usc/16/559d.md) - [§559e. Forest Service authorization](/usc/16/559e.md) - [§559f. Approval of Secretary of Agriculture and Attorney General](/usc/16/559f.md) - [§559g. Designation authority of Secretary of Agriculture](/usc/16/559g.md) - [§560. Use of timber for telephone lines for fire protection](/usc/16/560.md) - [§560a. Omitted](/usc/16/560a.md) - [§561. Repealed.](/usc/16/561.md) - [§562. Forest experiment station in California](/usc/16/562.md) - [§562a. Forest experiment station in Ohio and Mississippi Valleys](/usc/16/562a.md) - [§562b. Forest experiment station in Pennsylvania](/usc/16/562b.md) - [§563. Cooperation with States for fire protection on private or State forest lands upon the watersheds of navigable rivers](/usc/16/563.md) - [§565. Repealed.](/usc/16/565.md) - [§565a. Cooperation by Secretary of Agriculture with Territories](/usc/16/565a.md) - [§565a–1. Cooperative agreements between Secretary of Agriculture and public or private agencies, organizations, institutions, and persons covering Forest Service programs; authority; funding](/usc/16/565a-1.md) - [§565a–2. Federal employee status of cooperators](/usc/16/565a-2.md) - [§565a–3. Agreements otherwise authorized by law](/usc/16/565a-3.md) - [§565b. Transfer of fire lookout towers and other improvements for fire control to States, political subdivisions or agencies; reversion](/usc/16/565b.md) - [§566. Repealed.](/usc/16/566.md) - [§566a. Repealed.](/usc/16/566a.md) - [§566b. Annual appropriations; limitation on use of other funds for the purposes of sections 564, 565, and 566](/usc/16/566b.md) - [§567. Repealed.](/usc/16/567.md) - [§567a. Cooperation by Secretary of Agriculture with States in acquisition and administration of State forests](/usc/16/567a.md) - [§567b. Conditions and requirements for cooperation in acquisition and management of State forests](/usc/16/567b.md) - [§567c. Authorization of appropriation for cooperation in acquisition and management of State forests](/usc/16/567c.md) - [§568. Cooperation by Secretary of Agriculture with States in establishing, etc., wood lots, shelter belts, windbreaks, etc.; limitation on expenditure; authorization of appropriations](/usc/16/568.md) - [§568a. Cooperation by Secretary of Agriculture with Territories and other possessions](/usc/16/568a.md) - [§568b. Repealed.](/usc/16/568b.md) - [§568c...568e. Repealed.](/usc/16/568c...568e.md) - [§568g. Omitted](/usc/16/568g.md) - [§569. Donations to United States of lands for timber purposes](/usc/16/569.md) - [§570. Ascertainment by Secretary of Agriculture of public lands valuable for stream-flow protection and report thereof](/usc/16/570.md) - [§571. Repealed.](/usc/16/571.md) - [§571b. Omitted](/usc/16/571b.md) - [§571c. Erection of permanent facilities on land not owned by United States; long term leases](/usc/16/571c.md) - [§572. Cooperation between Secretary of Agriculture and public or private agencies in working land under State or private ownership](/usc/16/572.md) - [§572a. Deposits from timber purchasers to defray cost of scaling services](/usc/16/572a.md) - [§573. Repealed.](/usc/16/573.md) - [§574. Damages caused private property in protection, administration, and improvement of national forests; reimbursement](/usc/16/574.md) - [§575. Search for lost persons, and transportation of sick, injured, or dead persons, within national forests; authorization to incur expense](/usc/16/575.md) - [§576. Reforestation; establishment of forest tree nurseries; tree planting; seed sowing and forest improvement work](/usc/16/576.md) - [§576a. Authorization of appropriation for reforestation](/usc/16/576a.md) - [§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](/usc/16/576b.md) - [§576c. Supplemental National Forest Reforestation Fund; establishment; duration; authorization of appropriations](/usc/16/576c.md) - [§576d. Expenditure of Supplemental National Forest Reforestation Fund moneys; availability of moneys from other sources unaffected](/usc/16/576d.md) - [§576e. Repealed.](/usc/16/576e.md) - [§577. Public lands in northern Minnesota; withdrawal from entry and appropriation](/usc/16/577.md) - [§577a. Conserving shore line beauty for recreational use of public lands in northern Minnesota; regulation of logging](/usc/16/577a.md) - [§577b. Preserving water level of lakes and streams of public lands in northern Minnesota; reservoirs; water power](/usc/16/577b.md) - [§577c. Acquisition of additional lands in northern Minnesota](/usc/16/577c.md) - [§577d. Boundary limits of additional lands acquired in northern Minnesota](/usc/16/577d.md) - [§577d–1. Extension to other sections of land](/usc/16/577d-1.md) - [§577e. Approval by National Forest Reservation Commission for acquisition of additional lands](/usc/16/577e.md) - [§577f. Exchange of lands](/usc/16/577f.md) - [§577g. Payment for additional lands acquired in northern Minnesota](/usc/16/577g.md) - [§577g–1. Payment to State of Minnesota for extension to other sections of land](/usc/16/577g-1.md) - [§577h. Authorization of appropriations; limitation on amount for purchase of additional lands, water or interests therein; availability of other funds; annual report to Congress](/usc/16/577h.md) - [§578...579. Omitted](/usc/16/578...579.md) - [§579a. Operation of aerial facilities and services](/usc/16/579a.md) - [§579b. Working capital fund; establishment; availability; transfer; capitalization; advance payments credited](/usc/16/579b.md) - [§579c. Availability of funds received from forfeitures, judgments, compromises, or settlements](/usc/16/579c.md) - [§579c–1. Forest Service interest bearing account](/usc/16/579c-1.md) - [§579d. Indirect expenditures; future budget justifications](/usc/16/579d.md) - [§579e. Forest service budget restructure](/usc/16/579e.md) - [§579f. Forest Service Nonrecurring Expenses Fund](/usc/16/579f.md) - [§580. Use of Forest Service appropriations for repair, etc. of equipment; rental of fire control equipment to non-Federal agencies](/usc/16/580.md) - [§580a. Sale and distribution of supplies, equipment, and materials to other Government activities and to cooperating State and private agencies; reimbursement](/usc/16/580a.md) - [§580b. Forest Service telephone lines; correction of inductive interference](/usc/16/580b.md) - [§580c. Purchases of experimental materials, special devices, test models, etc.](/usc/16/580c.md) - [§580d. Use of Forest Service structures or improvements and land by public and private agencies, etc.; terms](/usc/16/580d.md) - [§580e. Services furnished persons attending Forest Service demonstrations and users of national forest resources and recreational facilities; rate of charges; disposition of moneys](/usc/16/580e.md) - [§580f. Telephones for official use in private residences](/usc/16/580f.md) - [§580g. Seeding leased range land; conditions and limitations](/usc/16/580g.md) - [§580h. Range improvements from appropriated funds](/usc/16/580h.md) - [§580i. Acquisition of winter range, land, and helicopter landing site](/usc/16/580i.md) - [§580j. Injury benefits for temporary employees](/usc/16/580j.md) - [§580k. Grazing advisory boards](/usc/16/580k.md) - [§580l. Permits for grazing livestock on national forests](/usc/16/580l.md) - [§580m. Development of reservoir areas for future resources of timber; Congressional declaration of policy](/usc/16/580m.md) - [§580n. Protection and development of forest or other vegetative cover; establishment and maintenance of conservation measures; coordination of programs and policies](/usc/16/580n.md) - [§580o. Forest Service appropriations](/usc/16/580o.md) - [§580p. “Woodsy Owl” and “Smokey Bear” characters and names; definitions](/usc/16/580p.md) - [§580p–1. Property of the United States](/usc/16/580p-1.md) - [§580p–2. Deposit of fees collected under regulations relating to “Smokey Bear”; availability](/usc/16/580p-2.md) - [§580p–3. Use of royalty fees; special account](/usc/16/580p-3.md) - [§580p–4. Injunction against unauthorized manufacture, use, or reproduction](/usc/16/580p-4.md) - [§580q. National Tree Seed Laboratory; disposition of fees](/usc/16/580q.md)