---
kind: "unit"
title: "16"
title_heading: "Conservation"
key: "ch37/schII"
level: "subchapter"
label: "Subchapter II"
heading: "Public Lands Corps"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/16/ch37-schII"
sections_count: 14
---

# Subchapter II — Public Lands Corps

Title 16 — Conservation › Chapter 37 — Youth Conservation Corps and Public Lands Corps

## Sections

- [§1721. Congressional findings and purpose](/usc/16/1721.md)
- [§1722. Definitions](/usc/16/1722.md)
- [§1723. Public Lands Corps program](/usc/16/1723.md)
- [§1724. Conservation centers and program support](/usc/16/1724.md)
- [§1725. Resource assistants](/usc/16/1725.md)
- [§1725a. Direct hire authority](/usc/16/1725a.md)
- [§1725b. Forest Service hire authority](/usc/16/1725b.md)
- [§1726. Compensation and terms of service](/usc/16/1726.md)
- [§1727. National service educational awards](/usc/16/1727.md)
- [§1727a. Reporting and data collection](/usc/16/1727a.md)
- [§1727b. Indian Youth Service Corps](/usc/16/1727b.md)
- [§1728. Nondisplacement](/usc/16/1728.md)
- [§1729. Funding](/usc/16/1729.md)
- [§1730. Authorization of appropriations](/usc/16/1730.md)