§579f — Title 16 Conservation | U.S. Code

Summary

Creates a new Treasury account called the Forest Service Nonrecurring Expenses Fund. Unused balances from expired discretionary accounts and from discretionary no‑year accounts that are at least four years old can be moved into the Fund if the Chief of the Forest Service says they are no longer needed. Money in the Fund is available until spent and can be used along with other funds for things like information technology, administrative costs (for example utilities and leases), facility upkeep or construction, and road maintenance, but the Office of Management and Budget must approve uses. Before any Fund money is committed, the Forest Service must give written notice to and get prior approval from the House and Senate Appropriations Committees under the Act’s reprogramming rules.

Title 16, §579f

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There is hereby established in the Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the “Forest Service Nonrecurring Expenses Fund” (the Fund): Provided, That unobligated balances of expired discretionary funds, and discretionary no-year funds at least four years old and deemed by the Chief of the Forest Service no longer needed for their intended purpose, appropriated for this or any succeeding fiscal year from the general fund of the Treasury to the Forest Service by this or any other Act may be transferred into the Fund: Provided further, That amounts deposited in the Fund shall be available until expended, and in addition to such other funds as may be available, for information technology; administrative expenses such as, but not limited to, utility and lease payments; facilities infrastructure maintenance, improvements, and construction; and roads infrastructure maintenance, subject to approval by the Office of Management and Budget: Provided further, That amounts in the Fund may not be obligated without written notification to and the prior approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate in conformance with the reprogramming guidelines described in this Act.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

“This Act”, referred to in text, means div. E of Pub. L. 118–42, Mar. 9, 2024, 138 Stat. 220, see Definitions note set out below. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Definitions For definition of “this Act” as used in this section, see section 3 of Pub. L. 118–42, set out as a note under section 1 of Title 1, General Provisions.

§579f Forest Service Nonrecurring Expenses Fund