§ 1609. National Forest System
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(a)Congressional declaration of constituent elements and purposes; lands etc., included within; return of lands to public domain Congress declares that the National Forest System consists of units of federally owned forest, range, and related lands throughout the United States and its territories, united into a nationally significant system dedicated to the long-term benefit for present and future generations, and that it is the purpose of this section to include all such areas into one integral system. The “National Forest System” shall include all national forest lands reserved or withdrawn from the public domain of the United States, all national forest lands acquired through purchase, exchange, donation, or other means, the national grasslands and land utilization projects administered under title III of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act [7 U.S.C. 1010 et seq.], and other lands, waters, or interests therein which are administered by the Forest Service or are designated for administration through the Forest Service as a part of the system. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 473 of this title, no land now or hereafter reserved or withdrawn from the public domain as national forests pursuant to section 471 1 of this title, or any act supplementary to and amendatory thereof, shall be returned to the public domain except by an act of Congress.
(b)Location of Forest Service offices The on-the-ground field offices, field supervisory offices, and regional offices of the Forest Service shall be so situated as to provide the optimum level of convenient, useful services to the public, giving priority to the maintenance and location of facilities in rural areas and towns near the national forest and Forest Service program locations in accordance with the standards in section 2204b–1(b) of title 7.
(Pub. L. 93–378, § 11, formerly § 10, Aug. 17, 1974, 88 Stat. 480, renumbered § 11 and amended Pub. L. 94–588, §§ 2, 9, Oct. 22, 1976, 90 Stat. 2949, 2957.)
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public-private-law
- Public Law 116-260Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
- Public Law 115-232John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
- Public Law 113-291Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘Buck’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015
- Public Law 117-58Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
- Public Law 115-141Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018
- Public Law 115-334Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018
- Public Law 119-21To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H
- Public Law 116-9John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act
- Public Law 118-234Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences Act
- Public Law 115-325Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2017
U.S. Code
- § 6591cStewardship end result contracting projects
- § 472aTimber sales on National Forest System lands
- § 580dUse of Forest Service structures or improvements and land by public and private agencies, etc.; terms
- § 3115aTribal forest assets protection
- § 1772Vegetation managment,11 So in original. Probably should be “management,”. facility inspection, and operation and maintenance relating to electric transmission and distribution facility rights of way
- § 1721Conveyances of public lands to States, local governments, etc.
- § 7102Definitions
- § 6502Definitions
- § 6592cEmergency actions
- § 1748aFLAME Wildfire Suppression Reserve Funds
- § 3115bTribal forest management demonstration project
- § 3001SHORT TITLE.
- § 8401Assistance to areas impacted by increased coal or uranium production
- § 460hhhDefinitions
- § 7911Definitions
- § 3007POWERS OF THE COMMISSION.
- § 8463Pay-for-performance projects
- § 3052Definitions
- § 3008POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE CHAIRMAN.
- § 5207Definitions
statutes-at-large
- Public Law 108–278To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement or contract with Indian tribes meeting certain criteria to carry out projects to protect Indian forest land
- Public Law 93–378To provide for the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, to protect, develop, and enhance the productivity and other values of certain of the Nation’s lands and resources, and for other purposes
- Public Law 94–588To amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974, and for other purposes
- Public Law 104–106To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, to reform acquisition laws and informa
- Public Law 108–148To improve the capacity of the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to conduct hazardous fuels reduction projects on National Forest System lands and Bureau of Land Management lands aimed at protecting communities, watersheds, and certain other at-risk lands from catastrophic w
- Public Law 115–141To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to include severe forms of trafficking in persons within the definition of transnational organized crime for purposes of the rewards program of the Department of State, and for other purposes
- Public Law 117–58To authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes
- Public Law 111–88Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes
- Public Law 110–234To provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes
- Public Law 115–334To provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes
- Public Law 110–246To provide for the continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes
- Public Law 116–260Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, providing coronavirus emergency response and relief, and for other purposes
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- Rules and RegulationsNotice
- NoticesProposed rule
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U.S. Code
- Land conservation and land utilization§ 1010
- Revocation, modification, or vacation of orders or proclamations establishing national forests§ 473
- Rural development policy§ 2204b
- Short title§ 1000
- Repealed. Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, § 704(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2792§ 471
- Renewable Resource Assessment§ 1601
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- Pub. L. 93–378, § 11
- 88 Stat. 480
- Pub. L. 94–588
- 90 Stat. 2949
- act July 22, 1937, ch. 517
- 50 Stat. 522
- Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, § 704(a)
- 90 Stat. 2792
- Pub. L. 94–588, § 9
- Pub. L. 104–106, div. B, title XXIX
- 110 Stat. 594
- Pub. L. 106–65, div. B, title XXVIII, § 2842
- 113 Stat. 863
- 128 Stat. 3710
- 132 Stat. 2279
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