§ 1703. Duties and functions of Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of Agriculture

Footnotes

1. 1 So in original. The period probably should be a semicolon.
2. 2 So in original. Probably should be “regulations”.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1970

   Pub. L. 91–378 title I § 103 · 84 Stat. 794

   Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 1703

   Pub. L. 91–378, title I, § 103, formerly § 3, Aug. 13, 1970, 84 Stat. 795

   Target inherited from the preceding amendment note.

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 91–378, title I, § 103, formerly § 3, Aug. 13, 1970, 84 Stat. 795

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Sec. 3. secretarial duties (a) The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall: (1) determine the areas under their administrative jurisdictions which are appropriate for carrying out programs using employees of the Corps; (2) determine the rates of pay, hours, and other conditions of employment in the Corps: Provided, That members of the Corps shall not be deemed to be Federal employees, other than for the purposes of chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, and chapter 62 Stat. 982; 80 Stat. 306. 28 USC 2671–2680. 80 Stat. 531; 82 Stat. 98. 5 USC 8101–8193. 81 of title 5, United States Code; (3) provide for such transportation, lodging, subsistence, and other services and equipment as they may deem necessary or appropriate for the needs of members of the Corps in their duties. The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture may contract with any public agency or organization or any private nonprofit agency or organization which has been in existence for at least five years for the operation of any Youth Conservation Corps project. Whenever economically feasible, existing but unoccupied Federal facilities, including military facilities, shall be utilized for the purposes of the Corps where appropriate and with the approval of the Federal agency involved. To minimize transportation costs Corps members shall tie employed on conservation projects as near to their places of residence as is feasible; (4) promulgate regulations to insure the safety, health, and Regulations. welfare of the Corps members; (5) prepare a report, indicating the most feasible and efficient Report to President for transmittal to Congress. method for initiating a cost-sharing youth conservation program with State natural resource, conservation, or outdoor recreation agencies, which report shall be submitted to the President not later than one year following enactment of this Act for transmittal to the Congress for review and appropriate action. (b) The provision of title 11 of the Revenue and Expenditure Control Act of 1968 (82 Stat. 251, 270) shall not apply to appointments 83 Stat. 83. 5 USC 3101 note. made to the Corps, to temporary supervisory personnel, or to temporary program support staff.

2. 1972

   Pub. L. 92–597 · 86 Stat. 1319

   1. Inserted · 16 U.S.C. § 1703

      Pub. L. 92–597 substantially reenacted existing provisions and inserted provisions requiring the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to determine and select appropriate work and education programs and projects for participation by members of the Corps and to provide that permanent or semipermanent facilities used as Corps camps be made available to local schools, school districts, and such other institutions for use as environmental education camps during periods of nonuse by the Corps program, that the costs of operation, maintenance, and staffing of Corps camp facilities during periods of use by non-Corps programs and liabilities arising from such use shall be the responsibility of the organization using the facility and

   2. Struck · 16 U.S.C. § 1703

      Pub. L. 92–597 substantially reenacted existing provisions and struck out provisions requiring preparation and submission to the President of a report not later than Aug. 13, 1971, for transmittal to the Congress for review and appropriate action, and that the provisions of Title II of the Revenue and Expenditure Control Act of 1968 shall not apply to appointments made to the Corps, to temporary supervisory personnel, or to temporary program support staff

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 92–597 substantially reenacted existing provisions and inserted provisions requiring the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to determine and select appropriate work and education programs and projects for participation by members of the Corps and to provide that permanent or semipermanent facilities used as Corps camps be made available to local schools, school districts, and such other institutions for use as environmental education camps during periods of nonuse by the Corps program, that the costs of operation, maintenance, and staffing of Corps camp facilities during periods of use by non-Corps programs and liabilities arising from such use shall be the responsibility of the organization using the facility and, struck out provisions requiring preparation and submission to the President of a report not later than Aug. 13, 1971, for transmittal to the Congress for review and appropriate action, and that the provisions of Title II of the Revenue and Expenditure Control Act of 1968 shall not apply to appointments made to the Corps, to temporary supervisory personnel, or to temporary program support staff.

3. 1974

   Pub. L. 93–408 · [88 Stat. 1066]

   Changed · 16 U.S.C. § 1703

   Pub. L. 93–408 reenacted existing provisions with minor changes

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 93–408 reenacted existing provisions with minor changes.

4. 1993

   National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993

   Pub. L. 103–82 § 105(2) · 107 Stat. 785

   Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 1703(a)

   Pub. L. 103–82, § 105(2), substituted “subchapter” for “chapter” in introductory provisions

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–82, § 105(2), substituted “subchapter” for “chapter” in introductory provisions.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) by striking “Act” each place it appears and inserting “title”;

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 103–82 effective Oct. 1, 1993, see section 123 of Pub. L. 103–82, set out as a note under section 1701 of this title.

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