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Title 16

Conservation

5,095 sections in 153 chapters · usc16.xml · release point 119-108

Ch. 1 National Parks, Military Parks, Monuments, and Seashores§§ 1–460iiii
Ch. 1A Historic Sites, Buildings, Objects, and Antiquities§§ 461–470x–6
Ch. 1B Archaeological Resources Protection§§ 470aa–470mm
Ch. 1C Paleontological Resources Preservation§§ 470aaa–470aaa–11
Ch. 2 National Forests§§ 471–546b–1
Ch. 3 Forests; Forest Service; Reforestation; Management§§ 551–583k–5
Ch. 3A Unemployment Relief Through Performance of Useful Public Work§§ 584 to 584q–588 to 590
Ch. 3B Soil Conservation§§ 590a–590q–3
Ch. 3C Water Conservation§§ 590r to 590x–4–590z–11
Ch. 4 Protection of Timber, and Depredations§§ 591, 592–620j
Ch. 5 Protection of Fur Seals and Other Fur-Bearing Animals§§ 631–659
Ch. 5A Protection and Conservation of Wildlife§§ 661–668kk to 668ss
Ch. 5B Wildlife Restoration§§ 669–669l
Ch. 5C Conservation Programs on Government Lands§§ 670–670o
Ch. 6 Game and Bird Preserves; Protection§§ 671–698w
Ch. 7 Protection of Migratory Game and Insectivorous Birds§§ 701–719c
Ch. 8 Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge§§ 721–731
Ch. 9 Fish and Wildlife Service§§ 741–754e
Ch. 9A Preservation of Fishery Resources§§ 755–760h to 760l
Ch. 9B National Fish Hatchery System Enhancement§§ 760aa–760aa–4
Ch. 10 Northern Pacific Halibut Fishing§§ 761 to 769–773k
Ch. 10A Sockeye or Pink Salmon Fishing§ 776 to 776f
Ch. 10B Fish Restoration and Management Projects§§ 777–777n
Ch. 10C Fish Research and Experimentation Program§§ 778–778d to 778h
Ch. 10D State Commercial Fisheries Research and Development Projects§ 779 to 779f
Ch. 11 Regulation of Landing, Curing, and Sale of Sponges Taken from Gulf of Mexico and Straits of Florida§§ 781–785
Ch. 12 Federal Regulation and Development of Power§§ 791–828c
Ch. 12A Tennessee Valley Authority§§ 831–831ee
Ch. 12B Bonneville Project§§ 832–832m
Ch. 12C Fort Peck Project§§ 833–833q
Ch. 12D Columbia Basin Project§§ 835–835m
Ch. 12E Niagara Power Project§§ 836–836a
Ch. 12F Pacific Northwest Consumer Power Preference; Reciprocal Priority in Other Regions§§ 837–837h
Ch. 12G Pacific Northwest Federal Transmission System§§ 838–838n
Ch. 12H Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation§§ 839–839h
Ch. 13 Regulation of Transportation in Interstate or Foreign Commerce of Black Bass and Other Fish§ 851 to 856
Ch. 14 Regulation of Whaling§§ 901 to 915–916l
Ch. 14A Whale Conservation and Protection§§ 917–917d
Ch. 15 Predatory Sea Lampreys in the Great Lakes§ 921 to 923
Ch. 15A Great Lakes Fisheries§§ 931–939c
Ch. 15B Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration§§ 941–941h
Ch. 15C Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Tissue Bank§§ 943–943c
Ch. 16 Tuna Conventions§§ 951–962
Ch. 16A Atlantic Tunas Convention§§ 971–971k
Ch. 16B Eastern Pacific Tuna Fishing§ 972 to 972h
Ch. 16C South Pacific Tuna Fishing§§ 973–973r
Ch. 17 Northwest Atlantic Fisheries§ 981 to 991
Ch. 18 Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention§§ 1001–1012a
Ch. 18A Cooperative Watershed Management Program§§ 1015–1015b
Ch. 19 North Pacific Fisheries§§ 1021 to 1023–1032 to 1035
Ch. 20 National Fisheries Center and Aquarium§§ 1051–1058
Ch. 21 Prohibition of Foreign Fishing Vessels in the Territorial Waters of the United States§ 1081 to 1086
Ch. 21A Fisheries Zone Contiguous to Territorial Sea of the United States§ 1091 to 1094
Ch. 21B Prohibition of Certain Foreign Fishing Vessels in United States Fisheries§ 1100 to 1100a–3
Ch. 21C Offshore Shrimp Fisheries§ 1100b to 1100b–10
Ch. 22 International Parks§§ 1101–1113
Ch. 23 National Wilderness Preservation System§§ 1131–1136
Ch. 24 Conservation and Protection of North Pacific Fur Seals§§ 1151–1181 to 1187
Ch. 25 Jellyfish or Sea Nettles, Other Such Pests, and Seaweed in Coastal Waters: Control or Elimination§§ 1201–1205
Ch. 25A Crown of Thorns Starfish§§ 1211–1213
Ch. 25B Reefs for Marine Life Conservation§§ 1220–1220d
Ch. 26 Estuarine Areas§§ 1221–1226
Ch. 27 National Trails System§§ 1241–1251
Ch. 27A National Recreational Trails Fund§§ 1261–1262
Ch. 28 Wild and Scenic Rivers§§ 1271–1287
Ch. 29 Water Bank Program for Wetlands Preservation§§ 1301–1311
Ch. 30 Wild Horses and Burros: Protection, Management, and Control§§ 1331–1340
Ch. 31 Marine Mammal Protection§§ 1361–1423h
Ch. 32 Marine Sanctuaries§§ 1431–1445c–1
Ch. 32A Regional Marine Research Programs§§ 1447–1447f
Ch. 33 Coastal Zone Management§§ 1451–1468
Ch. 34 Rural Environmental Conservation Program§§ 1501 to 1508–1510
Ch. 35 Endangered Species§§ 1531–1544
Ch. 36 Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning§§ 1600–1687
Ch. 37 Youth Conservation Corps and Public Lands Corps§§ 1701–1730
Ch. 38 Fishery Conservation and Management§§ 1801–1891d
Ch. 39 Mining Activity Within National Park System Areas§§ 1901–1912
Ch. 40 Soil and Water Resources Conservation§§ 2001–2009
Ch. 41 Cooperative Forestry Assistance§§ 2101–2114
Ch. 42 Emergency Conservation Program§§ 2201–2206
Ch. 43 Public Transportation Programs for National Park System Areas§§ 2301–2306
Ch. 44 Antarctic Conservation§§ 2401–2413
Ch. 44A Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention§§ 2431–2444
Ch. 44B Antarctic Mineral Resources Protection§§ 2461–2466
Ch. 45 Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Program§§ 2501–2514
Ch. 46 Public Utility Regulatory Policies§§ 2601–2645
Ch. 47 Small Hydroelectric Power Projects§§ 2701–2708
Ch. 48 National Aquaculture Policy, Planning, and Development§§ 2801–2810
Ch. 49 Fish and Wildlife Conservation§§ 2901–2912
Ch. 50 Chesapeake Bay Research Coordination§ 3001 to 3007
Ch. 51 Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation§§ 3101–3233
Ch. 52 Salmon and Steelhead Conservation and Enhancement§§ 3301–3345
Ch. 53 Control of Illegally Taken Fish and Wildlife§§ 3371–3378
Ch. 54 Resource Conservation§§ 3401–3474
Ch. 55 Coastal Barrier Resources§§ 3501–3510
Ch. 56 North Atlantic Salmon Fishing§§ 3601–3608
Ch. 56A Pacific Salmon Fishing§§ 3631–3645
Ch. 57 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation§§ 3701–3710
Ch. 57A Partnerships for Wildlife§§ 3741–3744
Ch. 57B Partners for Fish and Wildlife§§ 3771–3774
Ch. 58 Erodible Land and Wetland Conservation and Reserve Program§§ 3801–3871f
Ch. 59 Wetlands Resources§§ 3901–3932
Ch. 59A Wetlands§§ 3951–3957
Ch. 60 Fish and Seafood Promotion§§ 4001–4017
Ch. 61 Interjurisdictional Fisheries§§ 4101–4107
Ch. 62 African Elephant Conservation§§ 4201–4246
Ch. 62A Asian Elephant Conservation§§ 4261–4266
Ch. 63 Federal Cave Resources Protection§§ 4301–4310
Ch. 64 North American Wetlands Conservation§§ 4401–4414
Ch. 65 International Forestry Cooperation§§ 4501–4505
Ch. 66 Take Pride in America Program§§ 4601–4608
Ch. 67 Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control§§ 4701–4751
Ch. 68 Pacific Yew Conservation and Management§§ 4801 to 4805–4807
Ch. 69 Wild Exotic Bird Conservation§§ 4901–4916
Ch. 70 North Pacific Anadromous Stocks Convention§§ 5001–5012
Ch. 71 Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management§§ 5101–5108
Ch. 71A Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation§§ 5151–5158
Ch. 72 Recreational Hunting Safety§§ 5201–5207
Ch. 73 Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation§§ 5301–5306
Ch. 74 National Maritime Heritage§§ 5401–5409
Ch. 75 High Seas Fishing Compliance§§ 5501–5509
Ch. 76 Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention§§ 5601–5612
Ch. 77 Yukon River Salmon§§ 5701–5727
Ch. 78 National Natural Resources Conservation Foundation§ 5801 to 5809
Ch. 79 National Park Service Management§§ 5901–6011
Ch. 80 Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation§§ 6101–6109
Ch. 81 User Fees Under Forest System Recreation Residence Program§§ 6201 to 6213–6214
Ch. 81A National Forest Organizational Camp Fee Improvement§§ 6231–6236
Ch. 82 Great Ape Conservation§§ 6301–6305
Ch. 83 Coral Reef Conservation§§ 6401–6415
Ch. 83A Coral Reef Conservation, Management, and Assistance§§ 6451–6481
Ch. 84 Healthy Forest Restoration§§ 6501–6592d
Ch. 85 Marine Turtle Conservation§§ 6601–6607
Ch. 86 Southwest Forest Health and Wildfire Prevention§§ 6701–6707
Ch. 87 Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement§§ 6801–6814
Ch. 87A Modernizing Access to Public Land§§ 6851–6857
Ch. 87B Modernizing Access to Public Waters§§ 6871–6876
Ch. 88 Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention§§ 6901–6910
Ch. 89 Pacific Whiting§§ 7001–7010
Ch. 90 Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination§§ 7101–7153
Ch. 91 National Landscape Conservation System§§ 7201–7203
Ch. 92 Forest Landscape Restoration§§ 7301–7304
Ch. 93 Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing§§ 7401–7409
Ch. 94 National Oceans and Coastal Security§§ 7501–7507
Ch. 95 Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking§§ 7601–7644
Ch. 96 North Pacific Fisheries Convention§§ 7701–7710
Ch. 97 Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fishery Resources in the South Pacific§§ 7801–7810
Ch. 98 Sportsmen’s Access to Federal Land§§ 7901–7933
Ch. 99 Maritime Security and Fisheries Enforcement§§ 8001–8041
Ch. 100 Nutria Eradication and Control§§ 8101–8102
Ch. 101 National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships§§ 8201–8213
Ch. 102 Coastal Habitat Conservation§§ 8301–8305
Ch. 103 Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences§§ 8401–8574