Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-110
§3851a Forest Service Participation in Aces Program
Title 16 › CHAPTER 58 — ERODIBLE LAND AND WETLAND CONSERVATION AND RESERVE PROGRAM › SUBCHAPTER V–A — OTHER CONSERVATION PROGRAMS › § 3851a
Summary
The Secretary, through the Forest Service Chief, may use conservation funds on National Forest land to hire the ACES Program for technical help with conservation work. That authority ends on October 1, 2023.
Full Legal Text
Title 16, §3851a
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(a)In general
The Secretary, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, may use funds derived from conservation-related programs executed on National Forest System land to utilize the Agriculture Conservation Experienced Services Program established pursuant to section 3851 of this title to provide technical services for conservation-related programs and authorities carried out by the Secretary on National Forest System land.
(b)Termination of effectiveness
The authority provided to the Secretary to carry out this section terminates effective October 1, 2023.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was enacted as part of the Agricultural Act of 2014, and not as part of title XII of Pub. L. 99–198 which comprises this chapter.
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–334 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added subsec. (b).
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Extension of Forest Service Participation in Aces Program Pub. L. 119–75, div. I, § 5003, Feb. 3, 2026, 140 Stat. 629, provided that: “section 8302(b) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (16 U.S.C. 3851a(b)) shall be applied by substituting ‘
October 1, 2026’ for ‘
October 1, 2023’.” Prior extensions were contained in the following prior acts: Pub. L. 118–83, div. B, title I, § 106, Sept. 26, 2024, 138 Stat. 1535. Definition of “Secretary” “Secretary” as meaning the Secretary of Agriculture, see section 9001 of Title 7, Agriculture.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 3851a
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Sep 23, 2026
Release point: 119-110