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§2106b Use of Money Collected From States for Fire Suppression Assistance

Title 16 › Chapter 41— COOPERATIVE FORESTRY ASSISTANCE › § 2106b

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Starting October 21, 1998, money States pay for Forest Service firefighting on non‑Federal land not near National Forest System lands must repay the federal appropriation. That money stays available until spent and can be used as the Secretary directs under 16 U.S.C. 2101 note, 2101–2110, 1606, and 2111.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §2106b

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Any money collected from the States for fire suppression assistance rendered by the Forest Service on non-Federal lands not in the vicinity of National Forest System lands shall on and after October 21, 1998, be used to reimburse the applicable appropriation and shall remain available until expended as the Secretary may direct in conducting activities authorized by 16 U.S.C. 2101 note, 2101–2110, 1606, and 2111.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section was enacted as part of the Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999, and also as part of the Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1999, and not as part of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 which comprises this chapter.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Similar ProvisionsProvisions similar to this section were contained in the following prior appropriation acts: Pub. L. 105–83, title II, Nov. 14, 1997, 111 Stat. 1577. Pub. L. 104–208, div. A, title I, § 101(d) [title II], Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 3009–181, 3009–208. Pub. L. 104–134, title I, § 101(c) [title II], Apr. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 1321–156, 1321–185; renumbered title I, Pub. L. 104–140, § 1(a), May 2, 1996, 110 Stat. 1327. Pub. L. 103–332, title II, Sept. 30, 1994, 108 Stat. 2524. Pub. L. 103–138, title II, Nov. 11, 1993, 107 Stat. 1403. Pub. L. 102–381, title II, Oct. 5, 1992, 106 Stat. 1402. Pub. L. 102–154, title II, Nov. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1018. Pub. L. 101–512, title II, Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1943. Pub. L. 101–121, title II, Oct. 23, 1989, 103 Stat. 727. Pub. L. 100–446, title II, Sept. 27, 1988, 102 Stat. 1810.

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Citation

16 U.S.C. § 2106b

Title 16Conservation

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Apr 5, 2026

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