Title 48, Territories and Insular PossessionsRelease 119-102
§1421o Federal Assistance for Fire Control, Watershed Protection, and Reforestation
Title 48 › CHAPTER 8A — GUAM › SUBCHAPTER I — GENERAL PROVISIONS › § 1421o
Summary
Secretary of Agriculture can fund and plan fire control, watershed protection, and reforestation in Guam under the same USDA programs used in the continental U.S. Guam must agree in a written memorandum, and the Secretary may use USDA staff.
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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
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102