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16 U.S.C. 2103c: Forest Legacy Program

Created in 1990 by Public Law 95-313. Changed by 3 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

2 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 16 U.S.C. 2101a, 16 U.S.C. 2113.

How it got hereLaws that created or changed it, newest first

2003Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004

1996Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996

1991Pub. L. 102-237

1990Pub. L. 95-313added it

16 U.S.C. 2103cForest Legacy Program

(a)Establishment and purpose

(b)State and regional forest legacy programs

(c)Interests in land

(d)Implementation

(e)Eligibility

(f)Application

(g)State consent

(h)Forest management activities

(i)Duties of owners

(j)Compensation and cost sharing

(k)Easements

(l)Optional State grantschanged

(m)Appropriation

This CongressBills that change it or would

S. 5526Agricultural Act of 2026reported by committee

past change
enacted this Congress
proposed

This Congress

S. 5526 Agricultural Act of 2026 · reported by committee · would change (l)

How it got here

2003

Pub. L. 108–108 added par. (3). (Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2004) Law text · (l)

1996

Pub. L. 104–127 added subsec. (l) and redesignated former subsec. (l) as (m). (Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996) Law text · (l), (m)

1991

Pub. L. 102–237, §1018(a)(2)(A), substituted "November 28, 1991" for "1 year after November 28, 1990". · (d)
Pub. L. 102–237, §1018(a)(2)(B), substituted "Not later than November 28, 1991, and in consultation with State Forest Stewardship Coordinating Committees established under section 2113(b)" for "Within 1 year from November 28, 1990, and in consultation with State Forest Stewardship Advi… · (e)
Pub. L. 102–237, §1018(a)(2)(C), substituted "subsection (e)" for "subsection (d)". · (f)

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.