16 U.S.C. § 559d — Cooperation with other Federal, State,

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The period probably should be a semicolon. the National Forest System (including the pursuit of persons suspected of such offenses who flee the National Forest System to avoid arrest); (3) make arrests with a warrant or process for misdemeanor violations, or without a war- rant or process for violations of such mis- demeanors that any such officer or employee has probable cause to believe are being com- mitted in his presence or view, or for a felony with a warrant or without a warrant if he has probable cause to believe that the person to be arrested has committed or is committing such felony, for offenses committed within the Na- tional Forest System or which affect the ad- ministration of the National Forest System;; 1 (4) serve warrants and other process issued by a court or officer of competent jurisdiction; (5) search with or without warrant or proc- ess any person, place, or conveyance according to Federal law or rule of law; and (6) seize with or without warrant or process any evidentiary item according to Federal law or rule of law. (Pub. L. 99–570, title XV, § 15003, Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3207–191; Pub. L. 100–690, title VI, § 6254(b), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4363.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1988—Pub. L. 100–690, § 6254(b)(1), in introductory pro- vision substituted ‘‘1,000 special agents and law en- forcement officers’’ for ‘‘500 officers and employees’’, and struck out ‘‘within the boundaries of the National Forest System’’ after ‘‘shall have authority’’. Par. (2). Pub. L. 100–690, § 6254(b)(2), inserted ‘‘, within the exterior boundaries of the National Forest Sys- tem,’’ after ‘‘conduct’’ and ‘‘and to conduct such inves- tigations and enforcement of such laws outside the ex- terior boundaries of the National Forest System for of- fenses committed within the National Forest System or which affect the administration of the National For- est System (including the pursuit of persons suspected of such offenses who flee the National Forest System to avoid arrest)’’ before semicolon at end. Par. (3). Pub. L. 100–690, § 6254(b)(3), inserted ‘‘, for of- fenses committed within the National Forest System or which affect the administration of the National For- est System;’’ before semicolon at end. § 559d. Cooperation with other Federal, State, and local law enforcement agencies For the purposes of sections 559b to 559f of this title, in exercising the authority provided by section 559c of this title— (1) the Forest Service shall cooperate with any other Federal law enforcement agency having primary investigative jurisdiction over the offense committed; (2) the Secretary may authorize the Forest Service to cooperate with the law enforcement officials of any Federal agency, State, or polit- ical subdivision in the investigation of viola- tions of and enforcement of section 401 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 841), other laws and regulations relating to mari- juana and other controlled substances, and State drug control laws or ordinances for of- fenses committed within the National Forest System or which affect the administration of the National Forest System.1 (3) the Forest Service shall cooperate with the Attorney General in carrying out the sei- zure and forfeiture provisions of section 511 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 881) for violations of the Controlled Substances Act [21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.] relating to offenses committed within the National Forest Sys- tem, or which affect the administration of the National Forest System; (4) the Secretary is authorized to designate law enforcement officers of any other Federal agency, when the Secretary determines such designation to be economical and in the public interest, and with the concurrence of that agency, to exercise the powers and authorities of the Forest Service while assisting the For- est Service in the National Forest System, or for activities administered by the Forest Serv- ice; and (5) the Forest Service is authorized to accept law enforcement designation from any other Federal agency or agency of a State or polit- ical subdivision thereof for the purpose of co- operating in a multi-agency law enforcement task force investigation of violations of the Controlled Substances Act [21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.] and other offenses committed in the course of or in connection with such viola- tions. (Pub. L. 99–570, title XV, § 15004, Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3207–191; Pub. L. 100–690, title VI, § 6254(c), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4364.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Controlled Substances Act, referred to in pars. (3) and (5), is title II of Pub. L. 91–513, Oct. 27, 1970, 84 Stat. 1242, which is classified principally to subchapter I (§ 801 et seq.) of chapter 13 of Title 21, Food and Drugs. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 801 of Title 21 and Tables. AMENDMENTS 1988—Par. (2). Pub. L. 100–690, § 6254(c)(2), substituted ‘‘for offenses committed within the National Forest System or which affect the administration of the Na- tional Forest System’’ for ‘‘, within the boundaries of the National Forest System’’. Pars. (3) to (5). Pub. L. 100–690, § 6254(c)(3), added pars. (3) to (5). § 559e. Forest Service authorization In order to improve Federal law enforcement activities relating to the use and production of narcotics and controlled substances on lands ad- ministered by the Forest Service, from amounts appropriated there shall be made available to the Secretary, in addition to sums made avail- able under other authority of law, $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1989, and for each fiscal year there- after, to be used for employment and training of additional and existing Forest Service law en- forcement personnel, for expenses related to such employment, training, equipment, and fa- cilities, and for cooperative programs with State and local law enforcement agencies.