Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73not60
§572a Deposits From Timber Purchasers to Defray Cost of Scaling Services
Title 16 › Chapter 3— FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT › Subchapter I— GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 572a
Summary
The Forest Service can take payments from timber buyers into a "Forest Service cooperative fund" to pay for extra scaling services buyers ask for and to refund any overpayments.
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Title 16, §572a
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The Forest Service may accept money from timber purchasers for deposit into the Treasury in the trust account, “Forest Service cooperative fund”, which moneys are made available for scaling services requested by purchasers in addition to those required by the Forest Service, and for refunds of amounts deposited in excess of the cost of such work.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was enacted as a part of the Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 572a
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60