Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§554a Employees to Be Appointed Without Regard to Political Affiliations
Title 16 › CHAPTER 3 — FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT › SUBCHAPTER I — GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 554a
Summary
Secretary of Agriculture must appoint forest staff based on fitness, not politics.
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Title 16, §554a
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Forest inspectors, superintendents, supervisors, surveyors, rangers, and fire patrol are to be hereafter appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture wholly with reference to their fitness and without regard for their political affiliations.
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Transfer of Functions
Act Feb. 1, 1905, transferred certain functions with regard to the administration of public forests from Secretary of the Interior to Secretary of Agriculture.
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16 U.S.C. § 554a
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102