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16 U.S.C. 6502: Definitions

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.

1 other section of the Code cite this one, including 16 U.S.C. 6511.

This Congress

  • S. 1462 Fix Our Forests Act · reported by committee · would change (2), (3)

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.