16 U.S.C. § 581 — Untitled legal text

Page 1088 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 580q § 580q. National Tree Seed Laboratory; disposi- tion of fees Notwithstanding any other provision of law, fees received by the National Tree Seed Labora- tory, administered by the Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture, for the provi- sion of a tree seed testing service, shall be re- tained and deposited as a reimbursement to cur- rent appropriations used to cover the costs of providing such service. (Pub. L. 99–198, title XVII, § 1772, Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1658.) SUBCHAPTER II—INVESTIGATIONS, EX- PERIMENTS, AND TESTS AFFECTING RE- FORESTATION AND FOREST PRODUCTS §§ 581, 581a. Repealed. Pub. L. 95–307, § 8(a), June 30, 1978, 92 Stat. 356 Section 581, acts May 22, 1928, ch. 678, § 1, 45 Stat. 699; Apr. 24, 1950, ch. 97, § 17(a), 64 Stat. 87, authorized inves- tigations, experiments, and tests affecting reforest- ation and forest products through cooperation with State and other agencies. Section 581a, acts May 22, 1928, ch. 678, § 2, 45 Stat. 700; June 15, 1936, ch. 553, 49 Stat. 1515, set forth provisions establishing and authorizing appropriations for specific forest experiment stations. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL Repeal effective Oct. 1, 1978, see section 9 of Pub. L. 95–307, set out as an Effective Date note under section 1641 of this title. § 581a–1. Repealed. Pub. L. 95–307, § 4(d), June 30, 1978, 92 Stat. 355 Section, act Aug. 31, 1951, ch. 374, title I, § 101, 65 Stat. 233, authorized receipt of funds on or after Aug. 31, 1951, from States, etc., for establishment or operation of for- est research facilities. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL Repeal effective Oct. 1, 1978, see section 9 of Pub. L. 95–307, set out as an Effective Date note under section 1641 of this title. § 581a–2. Omitted Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section, act June 13, 1956, ch. 380, title II, § 200, 70 Stat. 269, which authorized advance of funds to co- operators, was from the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1957, and was not repeated in subsequent appropriation acts. Similar pro- visions were contained in following prior appropriation acts: June 16, 1955, ch. 147, title II, § 200, 69 Stat. 154. June 29, 1954, ch. 409, title I, § 101, 68 Stat. 308. July 28, 1953, ch. 251, title I, § 101, 67 Stat. 212. Act July 5, 1952, ch. 574, title I, § 101, 66 Stat. 343. §§ 581b to 581i. Repealed. Pub. L. 95–307, § 8(a), June 30, 1978, 92 Stat. 356 Section 581b, act May 22, 1928, ch. 678, § 3, 45 Stat. 701, authorized appropriations for investigations of diseases of forest trees and products. Section 581c, act May 22, 1928, ch. 678, § 4, 45 Stat. 701, authorized appropriations for investigations of forest insects. Section 581d, act May 22, 1928, ch. 678, § 5, 45 Stat. 701, authorized appropriations for experiments and inves- tigations of life histories and habits of forest animals, birds, and wildlife. Section 581e, act May 22, 1928, ch. 678, § 6, 45 Stat. 701, authorized appropriations for investigations of the re- lationship of weather conditions to forest fires. Section 581f, act May 22, 1928, ch. 678, § 7, 45 Stat. 701, authorized appropriations for experiments and inves- tigations for development of improved methods of man- agement of forest ranges. Section 581g, act May 22, 1928, ch. 678, § 8, 45 Stat. 701, authorized appropriations for experiments, investiga- tions, and tests of the physical and chemical properties of forest products. Section 581h, acts May 22, 1928, ch. 678, § 9, 45 Stat. 702; May 31, 1944, ch. 217, 58 Stat. 265; June 25, 1949, ch. 245, 63 Stat. 271; Aug. 8, 1953, ch. 378, 67 Stat. 489; Sept. 25, 1962, Pub. L. 87–685, 76 Stat. 579; Dec. 14, 1967, Pub. L. 90–193, 81 Stat. 579; Aug. 17, 1974, Pub. L. 93–378, § 3(b), formerly § 2(b), 88 Stat. 476, renumbered Oct. 22, 1976, Pub. L. 94–588, § 2, 90 Stat. 2949, set forth provisions re- lating to comprehensive survey and analysis of the present and prospective conditions of and requirements for renewable resources. Section 581i, act May 22, 1928, ch. 678, § 10, 45 Stat. 702, authorized appropriations for economic investigations of forest lands and forest products. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL Repeal effective Oct. 1, 1978, see section 9 of Pub. L. 95–307, set out as an Effective Date note under section 1641 of this title. § 581i–1. Advance of funds for cooperative re- search For the purpose of fostering and stimulating participation with the Forest Service in forest, range, and watershed management research through investigations, experiments, tests, or such other means as he may deem advisable, and in order to aid in obtaining the fullest coopera- tion from States and other public and private agencies, organizations, institutions, and indi- viduals, in effectuating such research the Sec- retary of Agriculture is authorized in accord- ance with such regulations as he may issue and when in his judgment such cooperative work will be stimulated or facilitated to make funds available to the cooperators without regard to the provisions of section 3324(a) and (b) of title 31, prohibiting advances of public moneys. (Apr. 24, 1950, ch. 97, § 20, as added Apr. 6, 1956, ch. 176, 70 Stat. 100.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION ‘‘Section 3324(a) and (b) of title 31’’ substituted in text for ‘‘section 3648, Revised Statutes [31 U.S.C. 529]’’ on authority of Pub. L. 97–258, § 4(b), Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1067, the first section of which enacted Title 31, Money and Finance. § 581j. Congressional declaration of policy on re- forestation and revegetation It is the declared policy of the Congress to ac- celerate and provide a continuing basis for the needed reforestation and revegetation of na- tional-forest lands and other lands under admin- istration or control of the Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture in order to obtain the benefits hereinbefore enumerated.