Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73

§579c–1 Forest Service interest bearing account

Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 3— - FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 579c–1

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Treasury must invest money paid in under the related law, including funds from past forfeitures, judgments, compromises, or settlements, in U.S. interest-bearing securities unless the money is needed for current withdrawals. Interest earned can be used the same way as the original money to pay government costs, and any leftover after paying for the work that produced the funds can pay for other work under that law. This applies for fiscal year 2023 and each succeeding fiscal year.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §579c–1

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(a)Any monies covered into the Treasury under section 579c of this title, including all monies that were previously collected by the United States in a forfeiture, judgment, compromise, or settlement, shall be invested by the Secretary of the Treasury in interest bearing obligations of the United States to the extent the amounts are not, in the judgment of the Secretary of the Treasury, required to meet current withdrawals.

(b)Any interest earned under subsection (a) shall be available in the same manner as the monies covered into the Treasury under section 579c of this title to cover the costs to the United States specified in section 579c of this title.

(c)Any portion of the monies received or earned under subsection (a) in excess of the amount expended in performing the work necessitated by the action which led to their receipt may be used to cover the other work specified in section 579c of this title.

(d)This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2023 and each succeeding fiscal year.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 579c–1

Title 16 — Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73