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16 U.S.C. 1601: Renewable Resource Assessment

Created in 1974 by Public Law 93-378. Changed by 4 later laws. 2 bills in this Congress would change it.

7 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 16 U.S.C. 1606, 16 U.S.C. 1606a, 16 U.S.C. 1642, 16 U.S.C. 1674, 16 U.S.C. 1675.

This Congress

  • H.R. 7567 Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 · passed house · would change (e)
  • S. 1462 Fix Our Forests Act · reported by committee · would change the section as a whole

How it got here

2021

  • Pub. L. 117–58, §70302(a)(1)(A)(ii), redesignated subsec. (d) relating to Congressional policy regarding forested land in the National Forest System as (e). Former subsec. (e) redesignated (f). (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) Law text · (d), (e)
  • Pub. L. 117–58, §70302(a)(1)(A)(iii)(I), in first sentence, substituted "1607 of this title, the Secretary shall, annually during each of the 10 years beginning after November 15, 2021" for "1607 of this title, the Secretary shall annually for eight years following October 22, 1976"… (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) Law text · (e)
  • Pub. L. 117–58, §70302(a)(1)(A)(iii)(II), substituted "requirements of this subsection" for "requirements of this subsection (d)". (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) Law text · (e)
  • Pub. L. 117–58, §70302(a)(1)(A)(iii)(III), added par. (4). (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) Law text · (e)
  • Pub. L. 117–58, §70302(a)(1)(A)(i), redesignated subsec. (e) as (f). (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) Law text · (f)

2018

  • Pub. L. 115–141 inserted "(referred to in this subchapter as the 'Secretary')" after "Secretary of Agriculture" in introductory provisions. (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018) Law text · (a)

1990

  • Pub. L. 101–624 added pars. (5) and (6). · (a), (6)

1976

  • Pub. L. 94–588, §§3, 4, added subsecs. (c) to (e). · (c), (d), (e)

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.