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16 U.S.C. 6591a: Designation of treatment areas

Created in 2014 by the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-148). Changed by 1 later law. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

4 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 16 U.S.C. 2109a, 16 U.S.C. 6591b, 16 U.S.C. 6591d, 16 U.S.C. 6591e.

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

2018Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018

2014Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003added it

16 U.S.C. 6591aDesignation of treatment areas

(a)Definition of declining forest health

(b)Designation of treatment areas

(c)Requirements

(d)Treatment of areaschanged

(e)Tree retention

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 (d)

How it got here

2018

Pub. L. 115–334, §8407(b)(1), substituted "subsection (b)—" and subpars. (A) and (B) for "subsection (b) to reduce the risk or extent of, or increase the resilience to, insect or disease infestation in the areas." (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (d)
Pub. L. 115–334, §8407(b)(2), substituted "2023" for "2018". (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (d)
Pub. L. 115–334, §8408, struck out subsec. (f). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $200,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2024." (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (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.