16 U.S.C. § 580a — Sale and distribution of supplies, equip-

Page 1079 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 580c no-year funds at least four years old and deemed by the Chief of the Forest Service no longer needed for their intended purpose, appropriated for this or any succeeding fiscal year from the general fund of the Treasury to the Forest Serv- ice by this or any other Act may be transferred into the Fund: Provided further, That amounts deposited in the Fund shall be available until expended, and in addition to such other funds as may be available, for information technology; administrative expenses such as, but not limited to, utility and lease payments; facilities infra- structure maintenance, improvements, and con- struction; and roads infrastructure mainte- nance, subject to approval by the Office of Man- agement and Budget: Provided further, That amounts in the Fund may not be obligated with- out written notification to and the prior ap- proval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate in conformance with the reprogramming guidelines described in this Act. (Pub. L. 118–42, div. E, title IV, § 444, Mar. 9, 2024, 138 Stat. 297.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT ‘‘This Act’’, referred to in text, means div. E of Pub. L. 118–42, Mar. 9, 2024, 138 Stat. 220, see Definitions note set out below. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries DEFINITIONS For definition of ‘‘this Act’’ as used in this section, see section 3 of Pub. L. 118–42, set out as a note under section 1 of Title 1, General Provisions. § 580. Use of Forest Service appropriations for repair, etc. of equipment; rental of fire con- trol equipment to non-Federal agencies Appropriations for the work of the Forest Service available for the operation, repair, maintenance, and replacement of motor and other equipment may be reimbursed for use of such equipment on projects of the Forest Serv- ice chargeable to other appropriations, or on work of other Federal agencies, when requested by such agencies, reimbursement to be made from appropriations applicable to the work on which used at rental rates fixed by the Chief Forester based on the actual or estimated cost of operation, repair, maintenance, depreciation, and equipment management control, and cred- ited to appropriations currently available at the time adjustment is effected. The Forest Service may also rent equipment for fire-control pur- poses to State, county, private, or other non- Federal agencies cooperating with the Forest Service in fire control under the terms of writ- ten cooperative agreements, the amount col- lected for such rental to be credited to appro- priations currently available at the time pay- ment is received. (Sept. 21, 1944, ch. 412, title II, § 204, 58 Stat. 736.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was enacted as a part of the Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944. PRIOR PROVISIONS Provisions similar to those in this section were con- tained in the following Department of Agriculture Ap- propriation Acts: June 28, 1944, ch. 296, 58 Stat. 443. July 12, 1943, ch. 215, 57 Stat. 411. July 22, 1942, ch. 516, 56 Stat. 679. July 1, 1941, ch. 267, 55 Stat. 421. § 580a. Sale and distribution of supplies, equip- ment, and materials to other Government ac- tivities and to cooperating State and private agencies; reimbursement The Forest Service may sell and distribute supplies, equipment, and materials to other Government activities and to State and private agencies who cooperate with the Forest Service in fire control under terms of written coopera- tive agreements, the cost of such supplies, equipment, and materials, including the cost of supervision, transportation, warehousing, and handling, to be reimbursed to appropriations current at the time additional supplies, equip- ment, and materials are procured for warehouse stocks. (Sept. 21, 1944, ch. 412, title II, § 203, 58 Stat. 736.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was enacted as a part of the Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944. PRIOR PROVISIONS Provisions similar to those in this section were con- tained in the following Department of Agriculture Ap- propriation Acts: June 28, 1944, ch. 296, 58 Stat. 443. July 12, 1943, ch. 215, 57 Stat. 411. July 22, 1942, ch. 516, 56 Stat. 679. July 1, 1941, ch. 267, 55 Stat. 421. June 25, 1940, ch. 421, 54 Stat. 546. June 30, 1939, ch. 253, 53 Stat. 955. June 16, 1938, ch. 464, 52 Stat. 726. June 29, 1937, ch. 404, 50 Stat. 411. June 4, 1936, ch. 489, title I, 49 Stat. 1436. May 17, 1935, ch. 131, title I, 49 Stat. 261. Mar. 26, 1934, ch. 89, title I, 48 Stat. 481. Mar. 3, 1933, ch. 203, 47 Stat. 1447. July 7, 1932, ch. 443, 47 Stat. 625. § 580b. Forest Service telephone lines; correction of inductive interference Appropriations for the Forest Service shall be available hereafter for the correction of induc- tive interference on Forest Service telephone lines caused by transmission lines constructed by organizations financed by loans from the Rural Electrification Administration. (June 29, 1949, ch. 280, title I, 63 Stat. 338.) § 580c. Purchases of experimental materials, spe- cial devices, test models, etc. The provisions of section 6101 of title 41 shall not apply to purchases by the Forest Service of (1) materials to be tested or upon which experi- ments are to be made or (2) special devices, test models, or parts thereof, to be used (a) for ex- perimentation to determine their suitability for or adaptability to accomplishment of the work for which designed or (b) in the designing or de- veloping of new equipment: Provided, That not