Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§504 Purchases of Tree Seeds, Cones, Forage Plant Seed, and Nursery Stock for National Forests
Title 16 › CHAPTER 2 — NATIONAL FORESTS › SUBCHAPTER I — ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION › § 504
Summary
The Forest Service may skip some federal buying rules for tree/forage seed (including cones) up to $10,000 and for nursery stock up to $500 if the Agriculture Secretary approves.
Full Legal Text
Title 16, §504
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The provisions of section 6101 of title 41 shall not apply to any purchase by the Forest Service of forest-tree seed or cones or of forage plant seed when the amount involved does not exceed $10,000, nor to any purchase of forest-tree nursery stock when the amount involved does not exceed $500, whenever, in the discretion of the Secretary of Agriculture, such method is in the public interest.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification In text, “section 6101 of title 41” substituted for “section 3709, Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5),” on authority of Pub. L. 111–350, § 6(c), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3854, which Act enacted Title 41, Public Contracts.
Amendments
1950—Act Apr. 24, 1950, increased open market purchase limitation from $500 to $10,000 on forest-tree seed or cones or forage plant seed.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
16 U.S.C. § 504
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102