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Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73

§579b Working capital fund; establishment; availability; transfer; capitalization; advance payments credited

Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 3— - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 579b

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

A permanent working capital fund is set up to pay for supplies, equipment services, and other necessary expenses for Forest Service programs. It can also be used to buy or build buildings and improvements if those uses follow the limits in Forest Service appropriations. The fund is available across fiscal years, not just for one year. The Secretary of Agriculture may move assets like amounts owed, inventory, equipment, and other property into the fund without paying for them, value them fairly, and take on any related debts. The fund must get advance payments for firm orders and reimbursements from the Forest Service, other federal agencies, and other authorized sources, and charge rates about equal to the cost of the services.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §579b

Conservation — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

There is established a working capital fund which shall be available without fiscal year limitation for expenses necessary, including the purchase or construction of buildings and improvements within the limitations thereon set forth in the appropriations for the Forest Service, for furnishing supply and equipment services in support of programs of the Forest Service. The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to transfer to the fund, without reimbursement, and to capitalize in the fund at fair and reasonable values, such receivables, inventories, equipment, and other assets as he may determine, and assume the liabilities in connection with such assets: Provided, That the fund shall be credited with advance payments in connection with firm orders and reimbursements from appropriations and funds of the Forest Service, other departmental and Federal agencies, and from other sources, as authorized by law, at rates approximately equal to the cost of furnishing the facilities and service.

Legislative History

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Amendments

1962—Pub. L. 87–869 struck out the $25,000,000 limitation on amount of capitalization in Forest Service working capital fund.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 579b

Title 16 — Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73