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16 U.S.C. 6501: Purposes

Created in 2003 by the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-148). Not changed since. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

2 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 16 U.S.C. 1722, 16 U.S.C. 6512.

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

2003Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003created it

16 U.S.C. 6501Purposes

The section as a wholeadded

(1)to reduce wildfire risk to communities, municipal water supplies, and other…

(2)to authorize grant programs to improve the commercial value of forest biomass…

(3)to enhance efforts to protect watersheds and address threats to forest and…

(4)to promote systematic gathering of information to address the impact of insect…

(5)to improve the capacity to detect insect and disease infestations at an early…

(6)to protect, restore, and enhance forest ecosystem components—

This CongressBills that change it or would

H.R. 10917Wildfire Emergency Act of 2026introduced

past change
enacted this Congress
proposed

This Congress

H.R. 10917 Wildfire Emergency Act of 2026 · introduced · would change the section as a whole

How it got here

Unchanged since the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003, Public Law 108-148 (Dec 3, 2003).

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.