Ycc 16 U.s.c. §§ 1701-1706 (1982)

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chantable wood products, as determined by
the Secretary at the time of advertisement of
the timber sales contract in accordance with
appropriate appraisal and sale procedures.
(3) "Points of prospective use" means the
locations where the wood residues are sold or
otherwise put to use, as determined by the
Secretary in accordance with appropriate appraisal and sale procedures.
(4) "Person" means an individual, partnership, joint-stock company, corporation, association, trust, estate, or any other legal entity,
or any agency of Federal or State government
or of a political subdivision of a State.
(5) "Secretary" means the Secretary of Agriculture.
(6) "Wood residues" includes, but is not limited to, logging slash, down timber material,
woody plants, and standing live or dead trees
which do not meet utilization standards because of size, species, merchantable volume,
or economic selection criteria and which, in
the case of live trees, are surplus to growing
stock needs.
(Pub. L. 96-554, § 7, Dec. 19, 1980, 94 Stat.
3258.)
§ 1687. Authorization of appropriations
There is hereby authorized to be appropriated not to exceed $25,000,000 for each of the
fiscal years 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, and 1986 to
carry out the pilot projects and demonstrations
authorized by section 1682 of this title, the residue removal credits authorized by section 1683
of this title, and the other provisions of this
subehapter: Provided, That not to exceed
$2,500,000 of such amount may be appropriated
for administrative expenses to carry out this
subchapter for the period beginning October 1,
1981, and ending September 30, 1986. Such
sums shall be in addition to those provided
under other provisions of law and shall remain
available until expended.
(Pub. L. 96-554, § 8, Dec. 19, 1980, 94 Stat.
3259.)
CHAPTER 37-YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS
Sec.

1701.
1702.

1703.

1704.

Congressional declaration of policy and purpose.
Establishment.
(a) Age of participants.
(b) Equal employment opportunity and
employment; term.
Duties and functions of Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of Agriculture.
(a) Programs and projects; conditions of
employment; regulations; use of
facilities by educational institutions.
(b) Use of unoccupied Federal facilities
and equipment.
(c) Contracts for the operation of projects.
Grants to States.
(a) Projects for preservation of non-Federal public lands and waters;
"States" defined.
(b) Application requirements for grants;
approval by Secretaries.
(c) Limitation on the amount of grant.

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Sec.

1705.
1706.

(d) Appropriation percentage.
Reports to President and Congress.
Authorization of appropriations.

§ 1701. Congressional declaration of policy and purpose
The Congress finds that the Youth Conservation Corps has demonstrated a high degree of
success as a pilot program wherein American
youth, representing all segments of society,
have benefited by gainful employment in the
healthful outdoor atmosphere of the national
park system, the national forest system, other
public land and water areas of the United
States and by their employment have developed, enhanced, and maintained the natural resources of the United States, and whereas in so
doing the youth have gained an understanding
and appreciation of the Nation's environment
and heritage equal to one full academic year of
study, it is accordingly the purpose of this
chapter to expand and make permanent the
Youth Conservation Corps and thereby further
the development and maintenance of the natural resources by America's youth, and in so
doing to prepare them for the ultimate responsibility of maintaining and managing these resources for the American people.
(Pub. L. 91-378, § 1, Aug. 13, 1970, 84 Stat. 794;
Pub. L. 92-597, Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1319; Pub.
L. 93-408, Sept. 3, 1974, 88 Stat. 1066.)
AMENDMENTS

1974-Pub. L. 93-408 substantially reenacted existing
provisions and added finding that the Youth Conservation Corps program be expanded and made permanent in view of the success of the pilot program.
1972-Pub. L. 92-597 substituted "areas of the
United States" for "areas administered by the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture".
SHORT TITLE

Pub. L. 91-378, Aug. 13, 1970, 84 Stat. 794 [enacting
this chapter], is popularly known as the "Youth Conservation Corps Act of 1970".
§ 1702. Establishment
(a) Age of participants
To carry out the purposes of this chapter,
there is established in the Department of the
Interior and the Department of Agriculture a
Youth Conservation Corps (hereinafter referred to as the "Corps"). The Corps shall consist of young men and women who are permanent residents of the United States, its territories, possessions, trust territories, or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico who have attained age
fifteen but have not attained age nineteen, and
whom the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture may employ without
regard to the civil service or classification laws,
rules, or regulations, for the purpose of developing, preserving, or maintaining the lands and
waters of the United States.
(b) Equal employment opportunity and employment;
term
The Corps shall be open to youth from all
parts of the country of both sexes and youth of
all social, economic, and racial classifications

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with all Corps members receiving compensation
consistent with work accomplished, and with no
person being employed as a member of the
Corps for a term in excess of ninety days
during any single year.
(Pub. L. 91-378, § 2, Aug. 13, 1970, 84 Stat. 795;
Pub. L. 92-597, Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1319; Pub.
L. 93-408, Sept. 3, 1974, 88 Stat. 1066.)
AMENDMENTS

1974-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 93-408 extended eligibility
to permanent residents of Puerto Rico, removed the
restriction that employment be in the summer months
only, and substituted "waters of the United States"
for "waters of the United States under his Jurisdiction".
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 93-408 substituted "from all
parts of the country of both sexes and youth of all
social, economic, and racial classifications with all
Corps members receiving compensation consistent
with work accomplished, and with" for "of both sexes
and youth of all social, economic, and racial classifications, with".
1972-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 92-597 substituted "established in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture a Youth Conservation" and
"under his jurisdiction" for "hereby established in the
Department of the Interior and the Department of
Agriculture a three-year pilot program designated as
the Youth Conservation" and "under the Jurisdiction
of the appropriate Secretary" respectively, and extended eligibility to permanent residents of trust territories.
§ 1703. Duties and functions of Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of Agriculture
(a) Programs and projects; conditions of employment;
regulations; use of facilities by educational institutions
In carrying out this chapter, 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 the programs using employees of the Corps;
(2) determine with other Federal agencies
the areas under the administrative jurisdiction of these agencies which are appropriate
for carrying out programs using members of
the Corps, and determine and select appropriate work and education programs and projects for participation by members of the
Corps;
(3) determine the rates of pay, hours, and
other conditions of employment in the Corps,
except that all members of the Corps shall
not be deemed to be Federal employees other
than for the purpose of chapter 171 of title
28, and chapter 81 of title 5.
(4) 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:
(5) promulgate regulation to insure the
safety, health, and welfare of the Corps members; and
(6) provide to the extent possible, that permanent or semipermanent facilities used as
Corps camps be made available to local
schools, school districts, State junior colleges

§ 1704

and universities, and other education institutions for use as environmental/ecological education camps during periods of nonuse by the
Corps program.
Costs for operations maintenance, and staffing
of Corps camp facilities during periods of use
by non-Corps programs as well as any liability
for personal injury or property damage stemming from such use shall be the responsibility
of the entity or organization using the facility
and shall not be a responsibility of the Secretaries or the Corps.
(b) Use of unoccupied Federal facilities and equipment
Existing but unoccupied Federal facilities and
surplus or unused equipment (or both), of all
types including military facilities and equipment, 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 be
employed on conservation projects as near to
their places of residence as is feasible.
(c) Contracts for the operation of projects
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.
(Pub. L. 91-378, § 3, Aug. 13, 1970, 84 Stat. 795;
Pub. L. 92-597, Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1319; Pub.
L. 93-408, Sept. 3, 1974, 88 Stat. 1067.)
AMENDMENTS

1974-Pub. L. 93-408 reenacted existing provisions
with minor changes.
1972-Pub. L. 92-597 substantially reenacted existing
provisions and added 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 district,,, 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 nonCorps 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.
§ 1704. Grants to States
(a) Projects for preservation of non-Federal public
lands and waters; "States" defined
The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall jointly establish a program under which grants shall be made to
States to assist them in meeting the cost of
projects for the employment of young men and
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§ 1705

Federal public lands and waters within the
States. For purposes of this section, the term
"States" includes the District of Columbia, the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Trust Territory of the Pacific
Islands, and American Samoa.
(b) Application requirements for grants; approval by
Secretaries
(1) No grant may be made under this section
unless an application therefor has been submitted to, and approved by, the Secretary of the
Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture. Such
application shall be in such form, and submitted in such manner, as the Secretaries shall
jointly by regulation prescribe, and shall contain(A) assurances satisfactory to the Secretaries that individuals employed under the
project for which the application is submitted
shall (i) have attained the age of fifteen but
not attained the age of nineteen, (ii) be permanent residents of the United States or its
territories, possessions, or the Trust Territory
of the Pacific Islands, (iii) be employed without regard to the personnel laws, rules, and
regulations applicable to full-time employees
of the applicant, (iv) be employed for a period
of not more than ninety days in any calendar
year, and (v) be employed without regard to
their sex or social, economic, or racial classification; and
(B) such other information as the Secretaries may jointly by regulation prescribe.
(2) The Secretaries may approve applications
which they determine (A) to meet the requirements of paragraph (1), and (B) are for projects
which will further the development, preservation, or maintenance of non-Federal public
lands or waters within the jurisdiction of the
applicant.
c) Limitation on the amount of grant
(1) The amount of any grant under this section shall be determined jointly by the Secretaries, except that no grant for any project may
exceed 80 per centum of the cost (as determined by the Secretaries) of such project.
(2) Payments under grants under this section
may be made in advance or by way of reimbursement and at such intervals and on such
conditions as the Secretaries find necessary.
Cd) Appropriation percentage
Thirty per centum of the sums appropriated
under section 1706 of this title for any fiscal
year shall be made available for grants under
this section for such fiscal year.
(Pub. L. 91-378, § 4, Aug. 13, 1970, 84 Stat. 796:
Pub. L. 92-597, Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1320; Pub.
L. 93-408, Sept. 3, 1974, 88 Stat. 1067.)
AMENDMENTS

1974-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 93-408 substituted "Jointly
establish a program" for "Jointly establish a pilot
grant program".
1972-Pub. L. 92-579 substituted provisions relating
to pilot grant program for state projects for provisions
relating to Secretarial reports.
9 1705. Reports to President and Congress
The Secretary of the Interior and Secretary
of Agriculture shall annually prepare a joint

report detailing the activities carried out under
this chapter and providing recommendations.
Each report for a program year shall be submitted concurrently to the President and the Congress not later than April 1 following the close
of that program year.
(Pub. L. 91-378, § 5, Aug. 13, 1970, 84 Stat. 796;
Pub. L. 92-597, Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1321; Pub.
L. 93-408, Sept. 3, 1974, 88 Stat. 1068.)
AMENDMENTS

1974-Pub. L. 93-408 substituted "program year
shall be submitted concurrently to the President and
the Congress not later than April 1 following the close
of that program year" for "fiscal year shall be submitted concurrently to the President and the Congress
not later than one hundred and eighty days following
the close of that fiscal year".
1972-Pub. L. 92-579 submitted provisions relating to
Secretarial reports for provisions relating to authorization of funds.
§ 1706. Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated
amounts not to exceed $60,000,000 for each
fiscal year, which amounts shall be made available to the Secretary of the Interior and the
Secretary of Agriculture to carry out the purposes of this chapter. Notwithstanding any
other provision of law, funds appropriated for
any fiscal year to carry out this chapter shall
remain available for obligation and expenditure
until the end of the fiscal year following the
fiscal year for which appropriated.
(Pub. L. 91-378, § 6, as added Pub. L. 92-597,
Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1321, and amended Pub.
L. 93-408, Sept. 3, 1974, 88 Stat. 1068.)
AMENDMENTS

1974-Pub. L. 93-408 substituted authorization of appropriation of amount not exceeding $60,000,000 for
each fiscal year for authorization of appropriation of
amounts not exceeding $30,000,000 for fiscal year
ending June 30, 1973 and $60,000,000 for fiscal year
ending June 30, 1974.
LIMITATIONS ON AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS
FOR FISCAL YEARS 1982, 1983, AND 1984

Pub. L. 97-35, title XIV, 1 1407, Aug. 13, 1981, 95
Stat. 750, provided that: "No funds may be appropriated to carry out the Act of August 13, 1970, commonly referred to as the Youth Conservation Corps Act of
1970 [this chapter] for fiscal year 1982, 1983, or 1984".
SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS

This section is referred to in section 1704 of this
title.
CHAPTER 38-FISHERY CONSERVATION AND
MANAGEMENT
SUBCHAPTER I-GENERALLY
Sec.

Findings, purposes and policy.
(a) Findings.
(b) Purposes.
(c) Policy.
Definitions.
1802.
SUBCHAPTER II-FISHERY MANAGEMENT
AUTHORITY OF THE UNITED STATES
Fishery conservation zone.
1811.
Exclusive fishery management authority.
1812.
1801.