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

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16 U.S.C. ch. 1—National Parks, Military Parks, Monuments, and Seashores (the "National Park Service Organic Act")
16 U.S.C. ch. 1A—Historic Sites, Buildings, Objects, and Antiquities
16 U.S.C. ch. 1B—Archaeological Resources Protection
16 U.S.C. ch. 2—National Forests
16 U.S.C. ch. 3—Forests; 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 85–464, 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. 3A—Unemployment Relief Through Performance of Useful Public Work
16 U.S.C. ch. 3B—Soil Conservation
16 U.S.C. ch. 3C—Water Conservation
16 U.S.C. ch. 4—Protection 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 87–689, 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. 5—Protection of Fur Seals and Other Fur-Bearing Animals
16 U.S.C. ch. 5A—Protection and Conservation of Wildlife
16 U.S.C. ch. 5B—Wildlife Restoration
16 U.S.C. ch. 5C—Conservation Programs on Government Lands
16 U.S.C. ch. 6—Game and Bird Preserves; Protection
16 U.S.C. ch. 7—Protection of Migratory Game and Insectivorous Birds
16 U.S.C. ch. 8—Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge
16 U.S.C. ch. 9—Fish and Wildlife Service
16 U.S.C. ch. 9A—Preservation of Fishery Resources
16 U.S.C. ch. 10—Northern Pacific Halibut Fishing
16 U.S.C. ch. 10A—Sockeye or Pink Salmon Fishing
16 U.S.C. ch. 10B—Fish Restoration and Management Projects
16 U.S.C. ch. 10C—Fish Research and Experimentation Program
16 U.S.C. ch. 10D—State Commercial Fisheries Research and Development Projects
16 U.S.C. ch. 11—Regulation of Landing, Curing, and Sale of Sponges Taken From Gulf of Mexico and Straits of Florida
16 U.S.C. ch. 12—Federal Regulation and Development of Power
16 U.S.C. ch. 12A—Tennessee Valley Authority
16 U.S.C. ch. 12B—Bonneville Project
16 U.S.C. ch. 12C—Fort Peck Project
16 U.S.C. ch. 12D—Columbia Basin Project
16 U.S.C. ch. 12E—Niagara Power Project
16 U.S.C. ch. 12F—Pacific Northwest Consumer Power Preference; Reciprocal Priority in Other Regions
16 U.S.C. ch. 12G—Pacific Northwest Federal Transmission System
16 U.S.C. ch. 12H—Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation
16 U.S.C. ch. 13—Regulation of Transportation in Interstate or Foreign Commerce of Black Bass and Other Fish
16 U.S.C. ch. 14—Regulation of Whaling
16 U.S.C. ch. 14A—Whale Conservation and Protection
16 U.S.C. ch. 15—Predatory Sea Lampreys in the Great Lakes
16 U.S.C. ch. 15A—Great Lakes Fisheries
16 U.S.C. ch. 15B—Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration
16 U.S.C. ch. 15C—Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Tissue Bank
16 U.S.C. ch. 16—Tuna Conventions
16 U.S.C. ch. 16A—Atlantic Tunas Convention
16 U.S.C. ch. 16B—Eastern Pacific Tuna Fishing
16 U.S.C. ch. 16C—South Pacific Tuna Fishing
16 U.S.C. ch. 17—Northwest Atlantic Fisheries
16 U.S.C. ch. 18—Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention
16 U.S.C. ch. 19—North Pacific Fisheries
16 U.S.C. ch. 20—National Fisheries Center and Aquarium
16 U.S.C. ch. 21—Prohibition of Foreign Fishing Vessels in the – Territorial Waters of the United States
16 U.S.C. ch. 21A—Fisheries Zone Contiguous to Territorial Sea of the United States
16 U.S.C. ch. 21B—Prohibition of Certain Foreign Fishing Vessels in United States Fisheries
16 U.S.C. ch. 21C—Offshore Shrimp Fisheries
16 U.S.C. ch. 22—International Parks
16 U.S.C. ch. 23—National Wilderness Preservation System
16 U.S.C. ch. 24—Conservation and Protection of North Pacific Fur Seals
16 U.S.C. ch. 25—Jellyfish or Sea nettles, Other Such Pests, and Seaweed in Coastal Waters: Control or Elimination
16 U.S.C. ch. 25A—Crown of Thorns Starfish
16 U.S.C. ch. 25B—Reefs for Marine Life Conservation
16 U.S.C. ch. 26—Estuarine Areas
16 U.S.C. ch. 27—National Trails System
16 U.S.C. ch. 27A—National Recreational Trails Fund
16 U.S.C. ch. 28—Wild and Scenic Rivers
16 U.S.C. ch. 29—Water Bank Program for Wetlands Preservation
16 U.S.C. ch. 30—Wild Horses and Burros: Protection, Management, and Control
16 U.S.C. ch. 31—Marine Mammal Protection
16 U.S.C. ch. 32—Marine Sanctuaries
16 U.S.C. ch. 32A—Regional Marine Research Programs
16 U.S.C. ch. 33—Coastal Zone Management
16 U.S.C. ch. 34—Rural Environmental Conservation Program
16 U.S.C. ch. 35—Endangered Species
16 U.S.C. ch. 36—Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning
16 U.S.C. ch. 37—Youth Conservation Corps and Public Lands Corps
16 U.S.C. ch. 38—Fishery Conservation And Management
16 U.S.C. ch. 39—Mining Activity Within National Park System Areas
16 U.S.C. ch. 40—Soil and Water Resources Conservation
16 U.S.C. ch. 41—Cooperative Forestry Assistance
16 U.S.C. ch. 42—Emergency Conservation Program
16 U.S.C. ch. 43—Public Transportation Programs for National Park System Areas
16 U.S.C. ch. 44—Antarctic Conservation
16 U.S.C. ch. 44A—Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention
16 U.S.C. ch. 44B—Antarctic Mineral Resources Protection
16 U.S.C. ch. 45—Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Program
16 U.S.C. ch. 46—Public Utility Regulatory Policies
16 U.S.C. ch. 47—Small Hydroelectric Power Projects
16 U.S.C. ch. 48—National Aquaculture Policy, Planning, and Development
16 U.S.C. ch. 49—Fish and Wildlife Conservation
16 U.S.C. ch. 50—Chesapeake Bay Research Coordination
16 U.S.C. ch. 51—Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation
16 U.S.C. ch. 52—Salmon and Steelhead Conservation and Enhancement
16 U.S.C. ch. 53—Control of Illegally Taken Fish And Wildlife
16 U.S.C. ch. 54—Resource Conservation
16 U.S.C. ch. 55—Coastal Barrier Resources
16 U.S.C. ch. 56—North Atlantic Salmon Fishing
16 U.S.C. ch. 56A—Pacific Salmon Fishing
16 U.S.C. ch. 57—National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
16 U.S.C. ch. 57A—Partnerships For Wildlife
16 U.S.C. ch. 58—Erodible Land and Wetland Conservation and Reserve Program
16 U.S.C. ch. 59—Wetlands Resources
16 U.S.C. ch. 59A—Wetlands
16 U.S.C. ch. 60—Fish and Seafood Promotion
16 U.S.C. ch. 61—Interjurisdictional Fisheries
16 U.S.C. ch. 62—African Elephant Conservation
16 U.S.C. ch. 62A—Asian Elephant Conservation
16 U.S.C. ch. 63—Federal Cave Resources Protection
16 U.S.C. ch. 64—North American Wetlands Conservation
16 U.S.C. ch. 65—International Forestry Cooperation
16 U.S.C. ch. 66—Take Pride in America Program
16 U.S.C. ch. 67—Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control
16 U.S.C. ch. 68—Pacific Yew Conservation and Management
16 U.S.C. ch. 69—Wild Exotic Bird Conservation
16 U.S.C. ch. 70—North Pacific Anadromous Stocks Convention
16 U.S.C. ch. 71—Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management
16 U.S.C. ch. 71A—Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation
16 U.S.C. ch. 72—Recreational Hunting Safety
16 U.S.C. ch. 73—Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation
16 U.S.C. ch. 74—National Maritime Heritage
16 U.S.C. ch. 75—High Seas Fishing Compliance
16 U.S.C. ch. 76—Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention
16 U.S.C. ch. 77—Yukon River Salmon
16 U.S.C. ch. 78—National Natural Resources Conservation Foundation
16 U.S.C. ch. 79—National Park Service Management
16 U.S.C. ch. 80—Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation
16 U.S.C. ch. 81—User Fees Under Forest System Recreation Residence Program
16 U.S.C. ch. 81A—National Forest Organizational Camp Fee Improvement
16 U.S.C. ch. 82—Great Ape Conservation
16 U.S.C. ch. 83—Coral Reef Conservation
16 U.S.C. ch. 84—Healthy Forest Restoration
16 U.S.C. ch. 85—Marine Turtle Conservation
16 U.S.C. ch. 86—Southwest Forest Health and Wildfire Prevention
16 U.S.C. ch. 87—Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement

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^ ^a ^b ^c The Code of the Laws of the United States of America . . ., 1926, p 426
^ United States Code, 2006 Edition, vol 9, Title 16, sections 1-785, p 986
^ ^a ^b Revision of Title 16, U.S. Code, 1954, p 528
^ Fed Stat Ann - 1922 Supp, title "Agriculture", p 4 (Edward Thompson, 1923)
^ ^a ^b Union List of Legislative Histories, Law Librarians' Society of Washington, D.C., 1950, p 11
^ Proposal for a Uniform Federal Procurement System, p 114
^ 42 Stat. 521
^ The Principal Laws Relating to Forest Service Activities, January 1974, p 85; Harry Iron (comp), The Principal Laws relating to the Establishment and Administration of the National Forests and to other Forest Service Activities, May 1951, p 31.
^ 1925 Cumulative Supplement to the U.S. Compiled Statutes Compact Edition, West Publishing Co, 1925, p 354. Barnes' Federal Code, 1923 Supplement, title "The Department of Agriculture", p 32. United States Code Service, Lawyers Edition, 16 USCS, sections 461-828c, 1978, Lawyers Co-Operative Publishing Company, p 178.
^ United States Code, 1988 Edition, Volume 6, p 750
^ ^a ^b Darrell Hevenor Smith, The Forest Service, The Brookings Institution, 1930, p 180
^ Otis H Gates (comp), Laws Applicable to the United States Department of Agriculture 1923, Government Printing Office, 1924, p 306
^ America's highways, 1776-1976, p 546.Desert Valleys' Cotton Conference, 1981, p 26
^ Gifford Pinchot, Report of the Forester for 1908, p 38. Development of the United States Cotton Standards, p 25
^ For Pub. 367, H.R. 15812, see Acts of Congress Affecting the District of Columbia, Commissioners of the District of Columbia, 1921, title "Public No 367", p 18. For 41 Stat. 710, see Fed Stat Ann - 1920 Supp, p 262.
^ United States Code, 2006 Edition, vol 9, pp 1048, 1055 & 1056.
^ United States Code, 2000 Edition, vol 27, p 880. "Public Trust in Land Law" (1980) 14 U.C. Davis Law Review 295. United States Code Service, Lawyers Edition, 1936, vol 5, p 510. The Public Trust Doctrine in Natural Resources Law and Management: Conference Proceedings, 1981, p 193.
^ Code of Federal Regulations, Revised to 1 October 2003, vol 43, s 5510.0-3(a) at p 889. United States Code Annotated 2010, Popular Name Table, I to Z, p 254.
^ 23 American and English Annotated Cases 621
^ Sometimes incorrectly cited as sections 1614 and 1615
^ 12 Fed Stat Ann (2nd Ed), p 38
^ United States Code, 2000 Ed, vol 27, title 50, p 747
^ Laws Relating to the Department of the Interior Passed by the Sixty-second Congress, Third Session, p 392
^ McKinney (ed), Federal Statutes Annotated, Supplement 1914, Edward Thompson Company, 1914, 347
^ Mallory (ed), United States Compiled Statutes: Annotated: 1916, West, 1916, vol 5, p 5981; Complied Statutes of the United States 1913, vol 2, s 4995
^ Barnes' Federal Code, Virginia Law Book Company, 1919, s 4325 [1]
^ Barnett (ed), United States Statutes Annotated, TH Flood & Company, 1919, vol 7, p 970
^ Highlights in the History of Forest and Related Natural Resource Conservation. Conservation Bulletin 41. United States Department of the Interior. Revised 1962. p 13
^ 37 Stat 1015
^ Senate, 62nd Congress, 2d Session, Report No 1039.
^ Senate, 18 January 1913, p 1718
^ 44 Stat 890
^ United States Code Annotated 2010, West Publishing Company, 2010, title "Popular Name A to I", p 314
^ 76 Stat 587 at 588
^ 16 U.S. Code § 614, 615. Cornell University.
^ Report of the Commissioner of the General Land Office, 1895, pp 4, 5, 313 & 315

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