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§572a Deposits from timber purchasers to defray cost of scaling services

Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 3— - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 572a

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Forest Service may accept timber buyers' payments into a Treasury trust to pay for requested measuring and refunds.

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Title 16, §572a

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The Forest Service may accept money from timber purchasers for deposit into the Treasury in the trust account, “Forest Service cooperative fund”, which moneys are made available for scaling services requested by purchasers in addition to those required by the Forest Service, and for refunds of amounts deposited in excess of the cost of such work.

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Codification Section was enacted as a part of the Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944.

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16 U.S.C. § 572a

Title 16Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73