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16 U.S.C. § 1282 — Assistance to State and local projects
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**(a) Assistance of Secretary of the Interior** The Secretary of the Interior shall encourage and assist the States to consider, in formulating and carrying out their comprehensive statewide outdoor recreation plans and proposals for financing assistance for State and local projects submitted pursuant to chapter 2003 of title 54),11 So in original. The closing parenthesis probably should not appear. needs and opportunities for establishing State and local wild, scenic and recreational river areas.
**(b) Assistance of Secretaries of the Interior, Agriculture, or other Federal agency heads; use of Federal facilities, equipment, etc.; conditions on permits or other authorizations**
(1) The Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, or the head of any other Federal agency, shall assist, advise, and cooperate with States or their political subdivisions, landowners, private organizations, or individuals to plan, protect, and manage river resources. Such assistance, advice, and cooperation may be through written agreements or otherwise. This authority applies within or outside a federally administered area and applies to rivers which are components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System and to other rivers. Any agreement under this subsection may include provisions for limited financial or other assistance to encourage participation in the acquisition, protection, and management of river resources.
(2) Wherever appropriate in furtherance of this chapter, the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior are authorized and encouraged to utilize the following:
(A) For activities on federally owned land, [section 102301 of title 54](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title54-section102301&num=0&edition=prelim) and
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**(a) Assistance of Secretary of the Interior** The Secretary of the Interior shall encourage and assist the States to consider, in formulating and carrying out their comprehensive statewide outdoor recreation plans and proposals for financing assistance for State and local projects submitted pursuant to chapter 2003 of title 54),11 So in original. The closing parenthesis probably should not appear. needs and opportunities for establishing State and local wild, scenic and recreational river areas.
**(b) Assistance of Secretaries of the Interior, Agriculture, or other Federal agency heads; use of Federal facilities, equipment, etc.; conditions on permits or other authorizations**
(1) The Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, or the head of any other Federal agency, shall assist, advise, and cooperate with States or their political subdivisions, landowners, private organizations, or individuals to plan, protect, and manage river resources. Such assistance, advice, and cooperation may be through written agreements or otherwise. This authority applies within or outside a federally administered area and applies to rivers which are components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System and to other rivers. Any agreement under this subsection may include provisions for limited financial or other assistance to encourage participation in the acquisition, protection, and management of river resources.
(2) Wherever appropriate in furtherance of this chapter, the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior are authorized and encouraged to utilize the following:
(A) For activities on federally owned land, [section 102301 of title 54](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title54-section102301&num=0&edition=prelim) and the Volunteers in the Forest Act of 1972 ([16 U.S.C. 558a–558d](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section558a–558d&num=0&edition=prelim)).22 See References in Text note below.
(B) For activities on all other lands, section 6 33 So in original. Probably should be “section 200305”. of chapter 2003 of title 54 (relating to the development of statewide comprehensive outdoor recreation plans).
(3) For purposes of this subsection, the appropriate Secretary or the head of any Federal agency may utilize and make available Federal facilities, equipment, tools and technical assistance to volunteers and volunteer organizations, subject to such limitations and restrictions as the appropriate Secretary or the head of any Federal agency deems necessary or desirable.
(4) No permit or other authorization provided for under provision of any other Federal law shall be conditioned on the existence of any agreement provided for in this section.
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**(a) Establishment.—** The Secretary may recruit, train, and accept, without regard to chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5 or regulations prescribed under that chapter or subchapter, the services of individuals without compensation as volunteers for or in aid of interpretive functions or other visitor services or activities in and related to System units and related areas. In accepting those services, the Secretary shall not permit the use of volunteers in hazardous duty or law enforcement work or in policymaking processes, or to displace any employee. The services of individuals whom the Secretary determines are skilled in performing hazardous activities may be accepted.
**(b) Incidental Expenses.—** The Secretary may provide for incidental expenses of volunteers, such as transportation, uniforms, lodging, and subsistence.
**(c) Federal Employee Status for Volunteers.—**
(1) **Employment status of volunteers.—** — Except as otherwise provided in this section, a volunteer shall not be deemed a Federal employee and shall not be subject to the provisions of law relating to Federal employment, including those relating to hours of work, rates of compensation, leave, unemployment compensation, and Federal employee benefits.
(2) **Tort claims.—** — For the purpose of sections 1346(b) and 2401(b) and chapter 171 of title 28, a volunteer under this chapter shall be deemed a Federal employee.
(3) **Volunteers deemed civil employees.—** — For the purposes of subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5, volunteers under this chapter shall be deemed civil employees of the United States within the meaning of the term “employee” as defined in [section 8101 of title 5](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title5-section8101&num=0&edition=prel
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The purpose of this Act is to leverage volunteer engagement to supplement projects that are carried out by the Secretaries to fulfill the missions of the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management and are accomplished with appropriated funds.
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### Statutory Notes
Section, Pub. L. 91–357, § 1, July 29, 1970, 84 Stat. 472; Pub. L. 98–540, § 1(b), Oct. 24, 1984, 98 Stat. 2718, related to creation of volunteers in parks program. See [section 102301(a) of Title 54](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title54-section102301/a&num=0&edition=prelim), National Park Service and Related Programs.
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 1282
1 So in original. The closing parenthesis probably should not
appear.
2 See References in Text note below.
3 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘section 200305’’.
designated as a component of the Wild and Scenic Riv-
ers System by this Act [see 16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(24)], which
lies within the Frank Church—River of No Return Wil-
derness or the Gospel-Hump Wilderness designated by
Public Law 95–237 [Pub. L. 95–237, § 4, Feb. 24, 1978, 92
Stat. 43], shall be managed under the provisions of the
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, as amended [16 U.S.C. 1271
et seq], and the regulations promulgated pursuant
thereto, notwithstanding section 10(b) of the Wild and
Scenic Rivers Act [16 U.S.C. 1281(b)] or any provisions
of the Wilderness Act [16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.] to the con-
trary.’’
Executive Documents
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
For transfer of certain enforcement functions of Sec-
retary or other official in Department of the Interior
and Secretary or other official in Department of Agri-
culture under this chapter to Federal Inspector, Office
of Federal Inspector for Alaska Natural Gas Transpor-
tation System, and subsequent transfer to Secretary of
Energy, then to Federal Coordinator for Alaska Nat-
ural Gas Transportation Projects, see note set out
under section 1278 of this title.
§ 1282. Assistance to State and local projects
(a) Assistance of Secretary of the Interior
The Secretary of the Interior shall encourage
and assist the States to consider, in formulating
and carrying out their comprehensive statewide
outdoor recreation plans and proposals for fi-
nancing assistance for State and local projects
submitted pursuant to chapter 2003 of title 54),1
needs and opportunities for establishing State
and local wild, scenic
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 558a
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
SIMILAR PROVISIONS
Provisions similar to this section were contained in
the following prior appropriation acts:
Pub. L. 117–328, div. G, title III, Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat.
4806.
Pub. L. 117–103, div. G, title III, Mar. 15, 2022, 136 Stat.
396.
Pub. L. 116–260, div. G, title III, Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat.
1522.
Pub. L. 116–94, div. D, title III, Dec. 20, 2019, 133 Stat.
2729.
Pub. L. 116–6, div. E, title III, Feb. 15, 2019, 133 Stat.
246.
Pub. L. 115–141, div. G, title III, Mar. 23, 2018, 132 Stat.
674.
Pub. L. 115–31, div. G, title III, May 5, 2017, 131 Stat.
482.
Pub. L. 114–113, div. G, title III, Dec. 18, 2015, 129 Stat.
2563.
Pub. L. 113–235, div. F, title III, Dec. 16, 2014, 128 Stat.
2432.
Pub. L. 113–76, div. G, title III, Jan. 17, 2014, 128 Stat.
326.
Pub. L. 112–74, div. E, title III, Dec. 23, 2011, 125 Stat.
1025.
Pub. L. 111–88, div. A, title III, Oct. 30, 2009, 123 Stat.
2944.
Pub. L. 111–8, div. E, title III, Mar. 11, 2009, 123 Stat.
733.
Pub. L. 110–161, div. F, title III, Dec. 26, 2007, 121 Stat.
2133.
§ 557. Employees of Forest Service; subsistence
furnished to; personal equipment; supplies,
and medical attention
The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to
furnish subsistence to employees of the Forest
Service, to purchase personal equipment and
supplies for them, and to make deductions
therefor from moneys appropriated for salary
payments or otherwise due such employees. He
is also authorized, in his discretion, to provide
out of moneys appropriated for the general ex-
penses of the Forest Service medical attention
for employees of the Forest Service located at
isolated situations, including the moving of
such employees to hosp
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