Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§580c Purchases of Experimental Materials, Special Devices, Test Models, Etc.
Title 16 › CHAPTER 3 — FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT › SUBCHAPTER I — GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 580c
Summary
The Forest Service can buy materials for testing and special test devices or parts used to try out or develop equipment without following that procurement rule. Spending under this authority is capped at $50,000 per fiscal year and no more than $10,000 on any single item or purchase.
Full Legal Text
Title 16, §580c
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The provisions of section 6101 of title 41 shall not apply to purchases by the Forest Service of (1) materials to be tested or upon which experiments are to be made or (2) special devices, test models, or parts thereof, to be used (a) for experimentation to determine their suitability for or adaptability to accomplishment of the work for which designed or (b) in the designing or developing of new equipment: Provided, That not to exceed $50,000 may be expended in any one fiscal year pursuant to this authority and not to exceed $10,000 on any one item or purchase.
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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.
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16 U.S.C. § 580c
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102