Title 48 — Territories and Insular PossessionsRelease 119-73not60
§1421o Federal Assistance for Fire Control, Watershed Protection, and Reforestation
Title 48 › Chapter 8A— GUAM › Subchapter I— GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 1421o
Summary
Allows the Secretary of Agriculture to give money and technical help to Guam for fire control, watershed protection, and reforestation. The work must be planned with Guam in a written agreement, follow laws used in the continental United States, and may use Department staff and other partners.
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Title 48, §1421o
Territories and Insular Possessions — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to provide financial and technical assistance to Guam for improving fire control, watershed protection and reforestation, consistent with existing laws, administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, which are applicable to the continental United States. The program authorized by this section shall be developed in cooperation with the territorial government of Guam and shall be covered by a memorandum of understanding agreed to by the territorial government and the Department. The Secretary may also utilize the agencies, facilities, and employees of the Department, and may cooperate with other public agencies and with private organizations and individuals in Guam and elsewhere.
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Codification Section was not enacted as part of the Organic Act of Guam which comprises this chapter.
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48 U.S.C. § 1421o
Title 48 — Territories and Insular Possessions
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60