Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§594 Protection of Timber Owned by United States From Fire, Disease, or Insect Ravages
Title 16 › CHAPTER 4 — PROTECTION OF TIMBER, AND DEPREDATIONS › § 594
Summary
The Secretary of the Interior can protect U.S.-owned timber on public lands, national parks, national monuments, Indian reservations, and other Interior-managed lands from fire, disease, beetles, and other insects. The Secretary can act alone or work with other federal agencies, states, or timber owners, and funds can be provided for these activities.
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Title 16, §594
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The Secretary of the Interior is authorized to protect and preserve, from fire, disease, or the ravages of beetles, or other insects, timber owned by the United States upon the public lands, national parks, national monuments, Indian reservations, or other lands under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior owned by the United States, either directly or in cooperation with other departments of the Federal Government, with States, or with owners of timber; and appropriations are authorized to be made for such purposes.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 594
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102