§ 1723. Public Lands Corps program

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. 1993

   Pub. L. 91–378 title II § 204 · 84 Stat. 794

   Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 1723

   Pub. L. 91–378, title II, § 204, as added Pub. L. 103–82, title I, § 105(6), Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 850

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 91–378, title II, § 204, as added Pub. L. 103–82, title I, § 105(6), Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 850

2. 2005

   Public Lands Corps Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2005

   Pub. L. 109–154 § 2(g)(1)(A) · 119 Stat. 2890

   1. Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 1723(b)

      Pub. L. 109–154, § 2(g)(1)(A), substituted “Corps by the Secretary” for “Corps by the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture” in two places

   2. Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 1723(b)

      Pub. L. 109–154, § 2(g)(1)(A), substituted “Secretary may” for “Secretaries may” in two places

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 109–154, § 2(g)(1)(A), substituted “Corps by the Secretary” for “Corps by the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture” and “Secretary may” for “Secretaries may” in two places.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (A) in subsection (b)— (i) in the first sentence, by striking “Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture” and inserting “Secretary”; (ii) in the third sentence, by striking “Secretaries” and inserting “Secretary”; and (iii) in the fourth sentence, by striking “Secretaries” and inserting “Secretary”; and

3. 2005

   Public Lands Corps Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2005

   Pub. L. 109–154 § 2(b) · 119 Stat. 2890

   1. Amended · 16 U.S.C. § 1723(c)

      Pub. L. 109–154, § 2(b), designated existing provisions as par. (1)

   2. Inserted · 16 U.S.C. § 1723(c)

      Pub. L. 109–154, § 2(b), inserted heading

   3. Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 1723(c)

      Pub. L. 109–154, § 2(b), substituted “The Secretary is” for “The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture are”

   4. Added · 16 U.S.C. § 1723(c)

      Pub. L. 109–154, § 2(b), added par. (2)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 109–154, § 2(b), designated existing provisions as par. (1), inserted heading, substituted “The Secretary is” for “The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture are”, and added par. (2).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (b) Qualified Youth or Conservation Corps.— Section 204(c) of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1723(c)) is amended— (1) by striking “The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture are” and inserting the following: “(1) In general.— The Secretary is” ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: “(2) Preference.— “(A) In general.— For purposes of entering into contracts and cooperative agreements under paragraph (1), the Secretary may give preference to qualified youth or conservation corps located in a specific area that have a substantial portion of members who are economically, physically, or educationally disadvantaged to carry out projects within the area. “(B) Priority projects.— In carrying out priority projects in a specific area, the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, give preference to qualified youth or conservation corps located in that specific area that have a substantial portion of members who are economically, physically, or educationally disadvantaged.” .

4. 2005

   Public Lands Corps Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2005

   Pub. L. 109–154 § 2(c) · 119 Stat. 2890

   1. Amended · 16 U.S.C. § 1723(d)

      Pub. L. 109–154, § 2(c), designated first sentence as par. (1)

   2. Inserted · 16 U.S.C. § 1723(d)

      Pub. L. 109–154, § 2(c), inserted heading

   3. Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 1723(d)

      Pub. L. 109–154, § 2(c), substituted “The Secretary may” for “The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture may each”

   4. Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 1723(d)

      Pub. L. 109–154, § 2(c), substituted “the Secretary” for “such Secretary”

   5. Amended · 16 U.S.C. § 1723(d)

      Pub. L. 109–154, § 2(c), designated second sentence as par. (2)

   6. Added · 16 U.S.C. § 1723(d)

      Pub. L. 109–154, § 2(c), added par. (3)

   7. Struck · 16 U.S.C. § 1723(d)

      Pub. L. 109–154, § 2(c), struck out former third sentence which read “The Secretaries may also authorize appropriate conservation projects and other appropriate projects to be carried out on Federal, State, local, or private lands as part of disaster prevention or relief efforts in response to an emergency or major disaster declared by the President under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.).”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 109–154, § 2(c), designated first sentence as par. (1), inserted heading, and substituted “The Secretary may” for “The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture may each” and “the Secretary” for “such Secretary”, designated second sentence as par. (2) and inserted heading, added par. (3), and struck out former third sentence which read “The Secretaries may also authorize appropriate conservation projects and other appropriate projects to be carried out on Federal, State, local, or private lands as part of disaster prevention or relief efforts in response to an emergency or major disaster declared by the President under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.).”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (c) Conservation Projects.— Section 204(d) of the Public Lands Corps Act of 1993 (16 U.S.C. 1723(d)) is amended— (1) in the first sentence— (A) by striking “The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture may each” and inserting the following: “(1) In general.— The Secretary may” ; and (B) by striking “such Secretary” and inserting “the Secretary”; (2) in the second sentence, by striking “Appropriate conservation” and inserting the following: “(2) Projects on indian lands.— Appropriate conservation” ; and (3) by striking the third sentence and inserting the following: “(3) Disaster prevention or relief projects.— The Secretary may authorize appropriate conservation projects and other appropriate projects to be carried out on Federal, State, local, or private land as part of a Federal disaster prevention or relief effort.” .

5. 2005

   Public Lands Corps Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2005

   Pub. L. 109–154 § 2(g)(1)(B) · 119 Stat. 2890

   Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 1723(e)

   Pub. L. 109–154, § 2(g)(1)(B), substituted “Secretary” for “Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture” in introductory provisions

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 109–154, § 2(g)(1)(B), substituted “Secretary” for “Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture” in introductory provisions.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (B) in subsection (e), by striking “Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture” and inserting “Secretary”;

6. 2016

   National Park Service Centennial Act

   Pub. L. 114–289 title III § 302(2) · 130 Stat. 1482

   Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 1723(b)

   Pub. L. 114–289 substituted “30” for “25”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 114–289 substituted “30” for “25”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) in section 204(b) (16 U.S.C. 1723(b)), by striking “25” and inserting “30”; and

7. 2019

   John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act

   Pub. L. 116–9 § 9003(b)(1) · 133 Stat. 580

   1. Added · 16 U.S.C. § 1723(a)

      Pub. L. 116–9, § 9003(b)(1), added subsec. (a)

   2. Struck · 16 U.S.C. § 1723(a)

      Pub. L. 116–9, § 9003(b)(1), struck out former subsec. (a). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “There is hereby established in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture a Public Lands Corps.”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 116–9, § 9003(b)(1), added subsec. (a) and struck out former subsec. (a). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “There is hereby established in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture a Public Lands Corps.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following: “(a) Establishment of Public Lands Corps.— “(1) In general.— There is established in the Department of the Interior, the Department of Agriculture, and the Department of Commerce a corps, to be known as the ‘Public Lands Corps’. “(2) No effect on other agencies.— Nothing in this subsection precludes the establishment of a public lands corps by the head of a Federal department or agency other than a department described in paragraph (1), in accordance with this Act.” ;

8. 2019

   John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act

   Pub. L. 116–9 § 9003(b)(2) · 133 Stat. 580

   1. Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 1723(b)

      Pub. L. 116–9, § 9003(b)(2), substituted “individuals between the ages of 16 and 30, inclusive, and veterans age 35 or younger” for “individuals between the ages of 16 and 30, inclusive,”

   2. Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 1723(b)

      Pub. L. 116–9, § 9003(b)(2), substituted “paragraphs (1), (2), (4), and (5) of section 12591(a) of title 42” for “section 12591(b) of title 42”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 116–9, § 9003(b)(2), substituted “individuals between the ages of 16 and 30, inclusive, and veterans age 35 or younger” for “individuals between the ages of 16 and 30, inclusive,” and “paragraphs (1), (2), (4), and (5) of section 12591(a) of title 42” for “section 12591(b) of title 42”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) in subsection (b)— (A) in the first sentence, by striking “individuals between the ages of 16 and 30, inclusive,” and inserting “individuals between the ages of 16 and 30, inclusive, and veterans age 35 or younger”; and (B) in the second sentence, by striking “section 137(b) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990” and inserting “paragraphs (1), (2), (4), and (5) of section 137(a) of the National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12591(a))”; and

9. 2019

   John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act

   Pub. L. 116–9 § 9003(b)(3) · 133 Stat. 580

   Added · 16 U.S.C. § 1723(g)

   Pub. L. 116–9, § 9003(b)(3), added subsec. (g)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 116–9, § 9003(b)(3), added subsec. (g).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (3) by adding at the end the following: “(g) Effect.— Nothing in this section authorizes the use of the Public Lands Corps for projects on or impacting real property owned by, operated by, or within the custody, control, or administrative jurisdiction of the Administrator of General Services without the express permission of the Administrator of General Services.” .

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