WHAT THE LAW DOINCongress, in plain words

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16 U.S.C. 1701: Congressional declaration of policy and purpose

Created in 1970 by Public Law 91-378. Changed by 3 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

1 other section of the Code cite this one, including 42 U.S.C. 12651d.

This Congress

  • H.R. 10061 Wildfire Response and Readiness Act · introduced · would change III

How it got here

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 Conservation 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".

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.