Title 16 of the United States Code

Title 16 of the United States Code outlines the role of conservation in the United States Code.^[1]

16 U.S.C. ch. 1âNational Parks, Military Parks, Monuments, and Seashores (the "National Park Service Organic Act")
16 U.S.C. ch. 1AâHistoric Sites, Buildings, Objects, and Antiquities
16 U.S.C. ch. 1BâArchaeological Resources Protection
16 U.S.C. ch. 2âNational Forests
16 U.S.C. ch. 3âForests; Forest Service; Reforestation; Management
- Section 556 codifies^[2]^[3] the second and third provisos to the paragraph^[4] of the Act of 11 May 1922, ch. 185,^[5]^[2] H.R. 10730,^[6] sometimes called the Agriculture Department Appropriation Act of 1923^[7] or the Agriculture Appropriation Act 1923,^[6] that starts on page 520 and finishes on page 521.^[4] The two provisos are cited as, and are at, 42 Stat. 521.^[8] The section relates to "Traveling Expenses - Publication Activities";^[9] and, in particular, to the use for transportation or traveling expenses, or for the preparation or publication of newspaper or magazine articles, of appropriations for the Forest Service.^[2]^[10] This provision was amended by section 8 of the Act of 20 June 1958, Public Law 85â464, 72 Stat. 218.^[11] The said two provisos^[12] in the Agriculture Department Appropriation Act of 1923 replaced (with the addition of the word "hereafter") the corresponding similar provisions in the fourteen previous Agriculture Appropriation Acts,^[13] beginning with the provisos at 35 Stat. 259 in the Act of 23 May 1908,^[12] 35 Stat. 251, sometimes called the Agriculture Appropriation Act of 1909^[14] or the Agricultural Appropriation Act of 1909.^[15]^[16]
16 U.S.C. ch. 3AâUnemployment Relief Through Performance of Useful Public Work
16 U.S.C. ch. 3BâSoil Conservation
16 U.S.C. ch. 3CâWater Conservation
16 U.S.C. ch. 4âProtection of Timber, and Depredations
- This chapter codifies the Forest Pest Control Act, the Federal Timber Contract Payment Modification Act, the Forest Resources Conservation and Shortage Relief Act of 1990, the Forest Resources Conservation and Shortage Relief Amendment Act of 1993, and the Forest Resources Conservation and Shortage Relief Act of 1997.^[17]
- Sections 604 to 606 codify the Act of 3 June 1878, ch. 150, 20 Stat. 88, popularly called the Mineral Land Free Timber Act,^[18] or the Nonsale Disposals Act of 1878,^[19] and also called the Timber Cutting Act.^[20]
- Sections 614 and 615^[21] of this chapter formerly codified the Act of 4 March 1913, ch. 165, 37 Stat. 1015, commonly called the Burnt Timber Act.^[22]^[23]^[24]^[25]^[26]^[27]^[28] This Act "authorized the Secretary of the Interior to sell from the public lands timber which had been killed or damaged by fire".^[29] The Bill for this Act was H.R. 24266.^[30]^[31]^[32] This Act was amended by the Act of 3 July 1926, ch. 779, 44 Stat. 890.^[33] The Burnt Timber Act is no longer in force,^[34] having been repealed on 25 September 1962 by section 2 of Public Law 87â689, subject to the saving in that section.^[35]^[36] There was previously a Burnt Timber Act of 19 January 1895 (28 Stat. 634).^[37]
16 U.S.C. ch. 5âProtection of Fur Seals and Other Fur-Bearing Animals
16 U.S.C. ch. 5AâProtection and Conservation of Wildlife
16 U.S.C. ch. 5BâWildlife Restoration
16 U.S.C. ch. 5CâConservation Programs on Government Lands
16 U.S.C. ch. 6âGame and Bird Preserves; Protection
16 U.S.C. ch. 7âProtection of Migratory Game and Insectivorous Birds
16 U.S.C. ch. 8âUpper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge
16 U.S.C. ch. 9âFish and Wildlife Service
16 U.S.C. ch. 9AâPreservation of Fishery Resources
16 U.S.C. ch. 10âNorthern Pacific Halibut Fishing
16 U.S.C. ch. 10AâSockeye or Pink Salmon Fishing
16 U.S.C. ch. 10BâFish Restoration and Management Projects
16 U.S.C. ch. 10CâFish Research and Experimentation Program
16 U.S.C. ch. 10DâState Commercial Fisheries Research and Development Projects
16 U.S.C. ch. 11âRegulation of Landing, Curing, and Sale of Sponges Taken From Gulf of Mexico and Straits of Florida
16 U.S.C. ch. 12âFederal Regulation and Development of Power
16 U.S.C. ch. 12AâTennessee Valley Authority
16 U.S.C. ch. 12BâBonneville Project
16 U.S.C. ch. 12CâFort Peck Project
16 U.S.C. ch. 12DâColumbia Basin Project
16 U.S.C. ch. 12EâNiagara Power Project
16 U.S.C. ch. 12FâPacific Northwest Consumer Power Preference; Reciprocal Priority in Other Regions
16 U.S.C. ch. 12GâPacific Northwest Federal Transmission System
16 U.S.C. ch. 12HâPacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation
16 U.S.C. ch. 13âRegulation of Transportation in Interstate or Foreign Commerce of Black Bass and Other Fish
16 U.S.C. ch. 14âRegulation of Whaling
16 U.S.C. ch. 14AâWhale Conservation and Protection
16 U.S.C. ch. 15âPredatory Sea Lampreys in the Great Lakes
16 U.S.C. ch. 15AâGreat Lakes Fisheries
16 U.S.C. ch. 15BâGreat Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration
16 U.S.C. ch. 15CâGreat Lakes Fish and Wildlife Tissue Bank
16 U.S.C. ch. 16âTuna Conventions
16 U.S.C. ch. 16AâAtlantic Tunas Convention
16 U.S.C. ch. 16BâEastern Pacific Tuna Fishing
16 U.S.C. ch. 16CâSouth Pacific Tuna Fishing
16 U.S.C. ch. 17âNorthwest Atlantic Fisheries
16 U.S.C. ch. 18âWatershed Protection and Flood Prevention
16 U.S.C. ch. 19âNorth Pacific Fisheries
16 U.S.C. ch. 20âNational Fisheries Center and Aquarium
16 U.S.C. ch. 21âProhibition of Foreign Fishing Vessels in the â Territorial Waters of the United States
16 U.S.C. ch. 21AâFisheries Zone Contiguous to Territorial Sea of the United States
16 U.S.C. ch. 21BâProhibition of Certain Foreign Fishing Vessels in United States Fisheries
16 U.S.C. ch. 21CâOffshore Shrimp Fisheries
16 U.S.C. ch. 22âInternational Parks
16 U.S.C. ch. 23âNational Wilderness Preservation System
16 U.S.C. ch. 24âConservation and Protection of North Pacific Fur Seals
16 U.S.C. ch. 25âJellyfish or Sea nettles, Other Such Pests, and Seaweed in Coastal Waters: Control or Elimination
16 U.S.C. ch. 25AâCrown of Thorns Starfish
16 U.S.C. ch. 25BâReefs for Marine Life Conservation
16 U.S.C. ch. 26âEstuarine Areas
16 U.S.C. ch. 27âNational Trails System
16 U.S.C. ch. 27AâNational Recreational Trails Fund
16 U.S.C. ch. 28âWild and Scenic Rivers
16 U.S.C. ch. 29âWater Bank Program for Wetlands Preservation
16 U.S.C. ch. 30âWild Horses and Burros: Protection, Management, and Control
16 U.S.C. ch. 31âMarine Mammal Protection
16 U.S.C. ch. 32âMarine Sanctuaries
16 U.S.C. ch. 32AâRegional Marine Research Programs
16 U.S.C. ch. 33âCoastal Zone Management
16 U.S.C. ch. 34âRural Environmental Conservation Program
16 U.S.C. ch. 35âEndangered Species
16 U.S.C. ch. 36âForest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning
16 U.S.C. ch. 37âYouth Conservation Corps and Public Lands Corps
16 U.S.C. ch. 38âFishery Conservation And Management
16 U.S.C. ch. 39âMining Activity Within National Park System Areas
16 U.S.C. ch. 40âSoil and Water Resources Conservation
16 U.S.C. ch. 41âCooperative Forestry Assistance
16 U.S.C. ch. 42âEmergency Conservation Program
16 U.S.C. ch. 43âPublic Transportation Programs for National Park System Areas
16 U.S.C. ch. 44âAntarctic Conservation
16 U.S.C. ch. 44AâAntarctic Marine Living Resources Convention
16 U.S.C. ch. 44BâAntarctic Mineral Resources Protection
16 U.S.C. ch. 45âUrban Park and Recreation Recovery Program
16 U.S.C. ch. 46âPublic Utility Regulatory Policies
16 U.S.C. ch. 47âSmall Hydroelectric Power Projects
16 U.S.C. ch. 48âNational Aquaculture Policy, Planning, and Development
16 U.S.C. ch. 49âFish and Wildlife Conservation
16 U.S.C. ch. 50âChesapeake Bay Research Coordination
16 U.S.C. ch. 51âAlaska National Interest Lands Conservation
16 U.S.C. ch. 52âSalmon and Steelhead Conservation and Enhancement
16 U.S.C. ch. 53âControl of Illegally Taken Fish And Wildlife
16 U.S.C. ch. 54âResource Conservation
16 U.S.C. ch. 55âCoastal Barrier Resources
16 U.S.C. ch. 56âNorth Atlantic Salmon Fishing
16 U.S.C. ch. 56AâPacific Salmon Fishing
16 U.S.C. ch. 57âNational Fish and Wildlife Foundation
16 U.S.C. ch. 57AâPartnerships For Wildlife
16 U.S.C. ch. 58âErodible Land and Wetland Conservation and Reserve Program
16 U.S.C. ch. 59âWetlands Resources
16 U.S.C. ch. 59AâWetlands
16 U.S.C. ch. 60âFish and Seafood Promotion
16 U.S.C. ch. 61âInterjurisdictional Fisheries
16 U.S.C. ch. 62âAfrican Elephant Conservation
16 U.S.C. ch. 62AâAsian Elephant Conservation
16 U.S.C. ch. 63âFederal Cave Resources Protection
16 U.S.C. ch. 64âNorth American Wetlands Conservation
16 U.S.C. ch. 65âInternational Forestry Cooperation
16 U.S.C. ch. 66âTake Pride in America Program
16 U.S.C. ch. 67âAquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control
16 U.S.C. ch. 68âPacific Yew Conservation and Management
16 U.S.C. ch. 69âWild Exotic Bird Conservation
16 U.S.C. ch. 70âNorth Pacific Anadromous Stocks Convention
16 U.S.C. ch. 71âAtlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management
16 U.S.C. ch. 71AâAtlantic Striped Bass Conservation
16 U.S.C. ch. 72âRecreational Hunting Safety
16 U.S.C. ch. 73âRhinoceros and Tiger Conservation
16 U.S.C. ch. 74âNational Maritime Heritage
16 U.S.C. ch. 75âHigh Seas Fishing Compliance
16 U.S.C. ch. 76âNorthwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention
16 U.S.C. ch. 77âYukon River Salmon
16 U.S.C. ch. 78âNational Natural Resources Conservation Foundation
16 U.S.C. ch. 79âNational Park Service Management
16 U.S.C. ch. 80âNeotropical Migratory Bird Conservation
16 U.S.C. ch. 81âUser Fees Under Forest System Recreation Residence Program
16 U.S.C. ch. 81AâNational Forest Organizational Camp Fee Improvement
16 U.S.C. ch. 82âGreat Ape Conservation
16 U.S.C. ch. 83âCoral Reef Conservation
16 U.S.C. ch. 84âHealthy Forest Restoration
16 U.S.C. ch. 85âMarine Turtle Conservation
16 U.S.C. ch. 86âSouthwest Forest Health and Wildfire Prevention
16 U.S.C. ch. 87âFederal Lands Recreation Enhancement

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