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16 U.S.C. 1606a: Reforestation Trust Fund

Created in 1980 by Public Law 96-451. Changed by 5 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2021

    • Pub. L. 117–58, §70302(b)(1), substituted "Transfers to Trust Fund" for "Transfer of certain tariff receipts to Trust Fund; fiscal year limitation; quarterly transfers; adjustment of estimates" in subsec. heading; inserted par. heading and substituted "The Secretary" for "Subject to th… (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 117–58, §70302(b)(2), substituted "subsection (e) of section 1601" for "section 1601(d)" and made technical amendment to reference in original act which appears in text as reference to section 1601 of this title. (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) Law text · (d)

    1997

    • Pub. L. 105–83 inserted before semicolon "and other forest stand improvement activities to enhance forest health and reduce hazardous fuel loads of forest stands in the National Forest System". (Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1998) Law text · (d)

    1988

    • Pub. L. 100–418 amended par. (1) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (1) read as follows: "Subject to the limitation in paragraph (2), the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer to the Trust Fund an amount equal to the sum of the tariffs received in the Treasury after September 30… · (b)

    1985

    • Pub. L. 99–190 amended subsec. (d) generally, substituting provisions authorizing the Secretary to obligate available sums in the Trust Fund, for provisions requiring the Secretary to expend all available amounts in each of fiscal years 1983, 1984, and 1985. · (d)
    • Pub. L. 99–190 struck out subsec. (e) which related to sense of Congress with respect to disposition of unexpended funds. · (e)

    1983

    • Pub. L. 97–424, §422(b), struck out "and before October 1, 1985," after "September 30, 1979". · (b)
    • Pub. L. 97–424, §422(a), substituted provisions relating to fiscal years 1983 through 1985 for provision that directed that for each of the first 5 fiscal years beginning after Sept. 30, 1980, there was authorized after that date to be appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture, out … · (d)
    • Pub. L. 97–424, §422(a), substituted provision that it is the intent of Congress that the Secretary expend all of the funds available in the Trust Fund in each fiscal year and that any such funds which are not expended in a given fiscal year remain available for expenditure without fis… · (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.