16 U.S.C. § 1701 — Congressional declaration of policy and

Page 1979 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 1701 Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective Oct. 1, 1981, see section 9 of Pub. L. 96–554, set out as a note under section 1681 of this title. § 1686. Definitions For purposes of this subchapter, the term: (1) ‘‘Anticipated cost of removal’’ means the projected cost of removal of wood residues from timber sales areas to points of prospec- tive use, as determined by the Secretary at the time of advertisement of the timber sales contract in accordance with appropriate ap- praisal and sale procedures. (2) ‘‘Anticipated value’’ means the projected value of wood residues as fuel or other mer- chantable wood products, as determined by the Secretary at the time of advertisement of the timber sales contract in accordance with appropriate appraisal and sale procedures. (3) ‘‘Points of prospective use’’ means the lo- cations where the wood residues are sold or otherwise put to use, as determined by the Secretary in accordance with appropriate ap- praisal and sale procedures. (4) ‘‘Person’’ means an individual, partner- ship, joint-stock company, corporation, asso- ciation, trust, estate, or any other legal enti- ty, or any agency of Federal or State govern- ment or of a political subdivision of a State. (5) ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Agri- culture. (6) ‘‘Wood residues’’ includes, but is not lim- ited to, logging slash, down timber material, woody plants, and standing live or dead trees which do not meet utilization standards be- cause of size, species, merchantable volume, or economic selection criteria and which, in the case of live trees, are surplus to growing stock needs. (Pub. L. 96–554, § 7, Dec. 19, 1980, 94 Stat. 3258.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective Oct. 1, 1981, see section 9 of Pub. L. 96–554, set out as a note under section 1681 of this title. § 1687. Authorization of appropriations There is hereby authorized to be appropriated not to exceed $25,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, and 1986 to carry out the pilot projects and demonstrations author- ized by section 1682 of this title, the residue re- moval credits authorized by section 1683 of this title, and the other provisions of this sub- chapter: Provided, That not to exceed $2,500,000 of such amount may be appropriated for admin- istrative expenses to carry out this subchapter for the period beginning October 1, 1981, and end- ing September 30, 1986. Such sums shall be in ad- dition to those provided under other provisions of law and shall remain available until ex- pended. (Pub. L. 96–554, § 8, Dec. 19, 1980, 94 Stat. 3259.) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE Section effective Oct. 1, 1981, see section 9 of Pub. L. 96–554, set out as a note under section 1681 of this title. CHAPTER 37—YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS AND PUBLIC LANDS CORPS SUBCHAPTER I—YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS Sec. 1701. Congressional declaration of policy and pur- pose. 1702. Establishment. 1703. Duties and functions of Secretary of the Inte- rior and Secretary of Agriculture. 1704. Grants to States. 1705. Repealed. 1706. Authorization of appropriations. SUBCHAPTER II—PUBLIC LANDS CORPS 1721. Congressional findings and purpose. 1722. Definitions. 1723. Public Lands Corps program. 1724. Conservation centers and program support. 1725. Resource assistants. 1725a. Direct hire authority. 1725b. Forest Service hire authority. 1726. Compensation and terms of service. 1727. National service educational awards. 1727a. Reporting and data collection. 1727b. Indian Youth Service Corps. 1728. Nondisplacement. 1729. Funding. 1730. Authorization of appropriations. SUBCHAPTER I—YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS § 1701. Congressional declaration of policy and purpose The Congress finds that the Youth Conserva- tion Corps has demonstrated a high degree of success as a pilot program wherein American youth, representing all segments of society, have benefited by gainful employment in the healthful outdoor atmosphere of the national park system, the national forest system, other public land and water areas of the United States and by their employment have developed, en- hanced, and maintained the natural resources of the United States, and whereas in so doing the youth have gained an understanding and appre- ciation of the Nation’s environment and herit- age equal to one full academic year of study, it is accordingly the purpose of this subchapter to expand and make permanent the Youth Con- servation Corps and thereby further the develop- ment and maintenance of the natural resources by America’s youth, and in so doing to prepare them for the ultimate responsibility of main- taining and managing these resources for the American people. (Pub. L. 91–378, title I, § 101, formerly § 1, Aug. 13, 1970, 84 Stat. 794; Pub. L. 92–597, Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1319; Pub. L. 93–408, Sept. 3, 1974, 88 Stat. 1066; renumbered title I, § 101, and amended Pub. L. 103–82, title I, § 105(1)–(3), Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 848.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1993—Pub. L. 103–82, § 105(2), substituted ‘‘subchapter’’ for ‘‘chapter’’. 1974—Pub. L. 93–408 substantially reenacted existing provisions and added finding that the Youth Conserva- tion Corps program be expanded and made permanent in view of the success of the pilot program. 1972—Pub. L. 92–597 substituted ‘‘areas of the United States’’ for ‘‘areas administered by the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture’’. Page 1980 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 1702 1 So in original. The period probably should be a semicolon. 2 So in original. Probably should be ‘‘regulations’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1993 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 103–82, title I, § 123, Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 867, provided that: ‘‘This title [see Tables for classifica- tion], and the amendments made by this title, shall take effect on October 1, 1993.’’ SHORT TITLE OF 2005 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 109–154, § 1, Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2890, pro- vided that: ‘‘This Act [enacting section 1730 of this title and amending sections 1722 to 1726 and 1729 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Public Lands Corps Healthy For- ests Restoration Act of 2005’.’’ SHORT TITLE Pub. L. 91–378, title I, Aug. 13, 1970, 84 Stat. 794, which enacted this subchapter, is popularly known as the ‘‘Youth Conservation Corps Act of 1970’’. Pub. L. 91–378, title II, § 201, as added by Pub. L. 103–82, title I, § 105(6), Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 848, pro- vided that: ‘‘This title [enacting subchapter II of this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Public Lands Corps Act of 1993’.’’ § 1702. Establishment (a) Age of participants To carry out the purposes of this subchapter, there is established in the Department of the In- terior and the Department of Agriculture a Youth Conservation Corps (hereinafter in this subchapter referred to as the ‘‘Corps’’). The Corps shall consist of young men and women who are permanent residents of the United States, its territories, possessions, trust terri- tories, or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico who have attained age fifteen but have not attained age nineteen, and whom the Secretary of the In- terior or the Secretary of Agriculture may em- ploy without regard to the civil service or clas- sification laws, rules, or regulations, for the purpose of developing, preserving, or maintain- ing the lands and waters of the United States. (b) Equal employment opportunity and employ- ment; term The Corps shall be open to youth from all parts of the country of both sexes and youth of all social, economic, and racial classifications with all Corps members receiving compensation consistent with work accomplished, and with no person being employed as a member of the Corps for a term in excess of ninety days during any single year. (Pub. L. 91–378, title I, § 102, formerly § 2, Aug. 13, 1970, 84 Stat. 795; Pub. L. 92–597, Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1319; Pub. L. 93–408, Sept. 3, 1974, 88 Stat. 1066; renumbered title I, § 102, and amended Pub. L. 103–82, title I, § 105(1)–(4), Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 848.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1993—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–82, § 105(2), (4), sub- stituted ‘‘subchapter’’ for ‘‘chapter’’ and inserted ‘‘in this subchapter’’ after ‘‘(hereinafter’’. 1974—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 93–408 extended eligibility to permanent residents of Puerto Rico, removed the re- striction that employment be in the summer months only, and substituted ‘‘waters of the United States’’ for ‘‘waters of the United States under his jurisdiction’’. Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 93–408 substituted ‘‘from all parts of the country of both sexes and youth of all social, economic, and racial classifications with all Corps members receiving compensation consistent with work accomplished, and with’’ for ‘‘of both sexes and youth of all social, economic, and racial classifications, with’’. 1972—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 92–597 substituted ‘‘estab- lished in the Department of the Interior and the De- partment of Agriculture a Youth Conservation’’ and ‘‘under his jurisdiction’’ for ‘‘hereby established in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Ag- riculture a three-year pilot program designated as the Youth Conservation’’ and ‘‘under the jurisdiction of the appropriate Secretary’’ respectively, and extended eli- gibility to permanent residents of trust territories. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1993 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 103–82 effective Oct. 1, 1993, see section 123 of Pub. L. 103–82, set out as a note under section 1701 of this title. § 1703. Duties and functions of Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of Agriculture (a) Programs and projects; conditions of employ- ment; regulations; use of facilities by edu- cational institutions In carrying out this subchapter, the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall— (1) determine the areas under their adminis- trative jurisdictions which are appropriate for carrying out the programs using employees of the Corps; (2) determine with other Federal agencies the areas under the administrative jurisdic- tion of these agencies which are appropriate for carrying out programs using members of the Corps, and determine and select appro- priate work and education programs and projects for participation by members of the Corps; (3) determine the rates of pay, hours, and other conditions of employment in the Corps, except that all members of the Corps shall not be deemed to be Federal employees other than for the purpose of chapter 171 of title 28, and chapter 81 of title 5.1 (4) provide for such transportation, lodging, subsistence, and other services and equipment as they may deem necessary or appropriate for the needs of members of the Corps in their du- ties; (5) promulgate regulation 2 to insure the safety, health, and welfare of the Corps mem- bers; and (6) provide to the extent possible, that per- manent or semipermanent facilities used as Corps camps be made available to local schools, school districts, State junior colleges and universities, and other education institu- tions for use as environmental/ecological edu- cation camps during periods of nonuse by the Corps program. Costs for operations maintenance, and staffing of Corps camp facilities during periods of use by non-Corps programs as well as any liability for personal injury or property damage stemming from such use shall be the responsibility of the