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16 U.S.C. § 551c — Planning for fire protection
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**(a) Volunteer firefighters** The Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior shall annually offer training programs to certify volunteers for suppressing forest fires on National Forest System lands, National Park System lands and Bureau of Land Management public lands in the event that the appropriate Secretary determines that such volunteers are needed. In carrying out this subsection, the Secretaries should utilize existing authorities to train volunteer firefighters for use in fire emergencies. The Secretaries should assess the capabilities of educational institutions and other public and private organizations to provide such training programs.
**(b) “Educational institutions” defined** For the purposes of this section, the term “educational institutions” shall include institutions established pursuant to the Act of July 2, 1862 ([7 U.S.C. 301](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section301&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq., commonly known as the “Morrill Act”), or the Act of August 30, 1890 ([7 U.S.C. 321](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section321&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq., commonly known as the “Second Morrill Act”).
**(c) Mobilization of local equipment** Not later than one year after May 9, 1990—
(1) the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to the Congress information with respect to regions of the National Forest System, and
(2) the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to the Congress information with respect to the Bureau of Land Management public lands on a State-by-State basis and each region of the National Park System
that documents mobilization plans that provide for the use of firefighting equipment in cases of fire emergencies that may occur in each such area that may be highl
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**(a) Volunteer firefighters** The Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior shall annually offer training programs to certify volunteers for suppressing forest fires on National Forest System lands, National Park System lands and Bureau of Land Management public lands in the event that the appropriate Secretary determines that such volunteers are needed. In carrying out this subsection, the Secretaries should utilize existing authorities to train volunteer firefighters for use in fire emergencies. The Secretaries should assess the capabilities of educational institutions and other public and private organizations to provide such training programs.
**(b) “Educational institutions” defined** For the purposes of this section, the term “educational institutions” shall include institutions established pursuant to the Act of July 2, 1862 ([7 U.S.C. 301](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section301&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq., commonly known as the “Morrill Act”), or the Act of August 30, 1890 ([7 U.S.C. 321](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section321&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq., commonly known as the “Second Morrill Act”).
**(c) Mobilization of local equipment** Not later than one year after May 9, 1990—
(1) the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to the Congress information with respect to regions of the National Forest System, and
(2) the Secretary of the Interior shall submit to the Congress information with respect to the Bureau of Land Management public lands on a State-by-State basis and each region of the National Park System
that documents mobilization plans that provide for the use of firefighting equipment in cases of fire emergencies that may occur in each such area that may be highly prone to disastrous forest fires.
**(d) Presuppression needs** Not later than one year after May 9, 1990, information from the Secretary of Agriculture on presuppression needs for each region of the National Forest System and information from the Secretary of the Interior on the presuppression needs for each region of the National Park System and for each State unit of the Bureau of Land Management shall be submitted to Congress. These reports shall include needs, including an estimate of the funds required, for fire prevention, fuel reduction, training and seasonal fire crews.
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The Secretary of Agriculture is charged with the proper administration of this subchapter.
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**(a) Definition.—** In this section, a multiyear contract is a contract for the purchase of property or services for more than one, but not more than 5, program years.
**(b) Authority To Enter Into Contract.—** An executive agency may enter into a multiyear contract for the acquisition of property or services if—
(1) funds are available and obligated for the contract, for the full period of the contract or for the first fiscal year in which the contract is in effect, and for the estimated costs associated with a necessary termination of the contract; and
(2) the executive agency determines that—
(A) the need for the property or services is reasonably firm and continuing over the period of the contract; and
(B) a multiyear contract will serve the best interests of the Federal Government by encouraging full and open competition or promoting economy in administration, performance, and operation of the agency’s programs.
**(c) Termination Clause.—** A multiyear contract entered into under the authority of this section shall include a clause that provides that the contract shall be terminated if funds are not made available for the continuation of the contract in a fiscal year covered by the contract. Funds available for paying termination costs shall remain available for that purpose until the costs associated with termination of the contract are paid.
**(d) Cancellation Ceiling Notice.—** Before a contract described in subsection (b) that contains a clause setting forth a cancellation ceiling in excess of $10,000,000 may be awarded, the executive agency shall give written notification of the proposed contract and of the proposed cancellation ceiling for that contract to Congress. The contract may not be awarded until the end of the 30-day period beginning on th
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There is granted to the several States, for the purposes hereinafter mentioned in this subchapter, an amount of public land, to be apportioned to each State a quantity equal to thirty thousand acres for each Senator and Representative in Congress to which the States are respectively entitled by the apportionment under the census of 1860: Provided, That no mineral lands shall be selected or purchased under the provisions of said sections.
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 551c
not to be construed as affecting the authority of the
Secretary of Agriculture under this section, see note
set out under section 1701 of Title 43, Public Lands.
Executive Documents
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
Enforcement functions of Secretary or other official
in Department of Agriculture, insofar as they involve
lands and programs under jurisdiction of that Depart-
ment, related to compliance with provisions of sections
473, 474 to 482, and 551 of this title with respect to pre-
construction, construction, and initial operation of
transportation system for Canadian and Alaskan nat-
ural gas transferred to Federal Inspector, Office of Fed-
eral Inspector for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation
System, until first anniversary of date of initial oper-
ation of Alaska Natural Gas Transportation System,
see Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1979, §§ 102(f), 203(a), 44 F.R.
33663, 33666, 93 Stat. 1373, 1376, effective July 1, 1979, set
out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organiza-
tion and Employees. Office of Federal Inspector for the
Alaska Natural Gas Transportation System abolished
and functions and authority vested in Inspector trans-
ferred to Secretary of Energy by section 3012(b) of Pub.
L. 102–486, set out as an Abolition of Office of Federal
Inspector note under section 719e of Title 15, Commerce
and Trade. Functions and authority vested in Sec-
retary of Energy subsequently transferred to Federal
Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation
Projects by section 720d(f) of Title 15.
§ 551a. Cooperation by Secretary of Agriculture
with States and political subdivisions in law
enforcement
The Secretary of Agriculture, in connection
with the administration and regulation of the
use and occupancy of the national
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TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE
§ 301
Sec.
327.
Repealed.
328.
Power to amend, repeal, etc., reserved.
329.
Additional appropriation for agricultural col-
leges.
SUBCHAPTER III—RETIREMENT OF EMPLOYEES
331.
Retirement of land-grant college employees.
SUBCHAPTER IV—AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION
WORK APPROPRIATION
341.
Cooperative extension work by colleges.
342.
Cooperative agricultural extension work; co-
operation with Secretary of Agriculture.
343.
Appropriations; distribution; allotment and
apportionment; Secretary of Agriculture;
matching funds; cooperative extension ac-
tivities.
343a to 343g. Repealed or Transferred.
344.
Ascertainment of entitlement of State to
funds; time and manner of payment; State
reporting requirements; plans of work.
345.
Replacement of diminished, lost or mis-
applied funds; restrictions on use; reports of
colleges.
346, 347.
Repealed.
347a.
Disadvantaged agricultural areas.
348.
Rules and regulations.
349.
‘‘State’’ defined.
SUBCHAPTER I—COLLEGE-AID LAND
APPROPRIATION
§ 301. Land grant aid of colleges
There is granted to the several States, for the
purposes hereinafter mentioned in this sub-
chapter, an amount of public land, to be appor-
tioned to each State a quantity equal to thirty
thousand acres for each Senator and Represent-
ative in Congress to which the States are respec-
tively entitled by the apportionment under the
census of 1860: Provided, That no mineral lands
shall be selected or purchased under the provi-
sions of said sections.
(July 2, 1862, ch. 130, § 1, 12 Stat. 503.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Act July 2, 1862, with the exception of section 7, was
not incorporated into the Revised Statutes, probably
because the grants made thereby were regarded as exe-
cuted, and the provisions in
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TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE
§ 322
SUBCHAPTER II—COLLEGE-AID ANNUAL
APPROPRIATION
§ 321. Secretary of Agriculture to administer an-
nual college-aid appropriation
The Secretary of Agriculture is charged with
the proper administration of this subchapter.
(Aug. 30, 1890, ch. 841, § 4, 26 Stat. 419; 1939 Reorg.
Plan No. 1, §§ 201, 204, eff. July 1, 1939, 4 F.R. 2728,
53 Stat. 1424; 1953 Reorg. Plan No. 1, §§ 5, 8, eff.
Apr. 11, 1953, 18 F.R. 2053, 67 Stat. 631; Pub. L.
96–88, title III, § 301(a)(2)(E), Oct. 17, 1979, 93 Stat.
677; Pub. L. 97–98, title XIV, § 1419, Dec. 22, 1981,
95 Stat. 1306.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section constitutes part of section 4 of act Aug. 30,
1890. Remainder of section 4 is classified to section 326
of this title.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
SHORT TITLE
Act Aug. 30, 1890, as amended, which is classified to
this subchapter, is popularly known as the ‘‘Agricul-
tural College Act of 1890’’ and also as the ‘‘Second Mor-
rill Act’’.
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
Functions and duties of Secretary of Education under
this subchapter transferred to Secretary of Agriculture
by section 1419 of Pub. L. 97–98.
Functions of Secretary of Health, Education, and
Welfare under this subchapter transferred to Secretary
of Education by section 301(a)(2)(E) of Pub. L. 96–88,
which is classified to section 3441(a)(2)(E) of Title 20,
Education.
Functions of Federal Security Administrator trans-
ferred to Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare
and all agencies of Federal Security Agency transferred
to Department of Health, Education, and Welfare by
section 5 of 1953 Reorg. Plan No. 1, set out in the Ap-
pendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Em-
ployees. Federal Security Agency and office of Admin-
istrator abolishe
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