§1703 — Title 16 Conservation | U.S. Code

Summary

The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture must run Corps programs on lands they manage. They must pick sites they control that are right for Corps work. They must work with other federal agencies to find sites those agencies control and choose suitable work and education projects for Corps members. They must set pay, hours, and job rules for Corps members, except Corps members are not federal employees except for the purposes of chapter 171 of title 28 and chapter 81 of title 5. They must provide transportation, housing, food, equipment, and any other services needed. They must make rules to protect the safety, health, and welfare of Corps members. When possible, they must let permanent or semi‑permanent Corps camps be used by local schools, state junior colleges and universities, and other education groups as environmental or ecological education camps when the Corps is not using them. Unused federal buildings and surplus equipment, including military facilities and gear, must be used for the Corps when appropriate and approved by the agency that controls them. Corps members should be placed on projects as near their homes as possible to lower travel costs. The Secretaries may also hire any public agency or a private nonprofit that has existed for at least five years to run a Youth Conservation Corps project.

Title 16, §1703

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(a)In carrying out this subchapter, 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 5.11 So in original. The period probably should be a semicolon.

(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 22 So in original. Probably should be “regulations”. 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 and universities, and other education institutions for use as environmental/ecological education camps during periods of nonuse by the Corps program.

(b)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)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.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1993—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103–82, § 105(2), substituted “subchapter” for “chapter” in introductory provisions. 1974—Pub. L. 93–408 reenacted existing provisions with minor changes. 1972—Pub. L. 92–597 substantially reenacted existing provisions and inserted 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 districts, 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 non-Corps 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.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1993 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 103–82 effective Oct. 1, 1993, see section 123 of Pub. L. 103–82, set out as a note under section 1701 of this title.

§1703 Duties and Functions of Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of Agriculture