Title 16— CONSERVATION

Release point 119-26not21 · current through 07/16/2025

Current through Public Law 119-26 (07/16/2025), except 119-21.

Chapters

CHAPTER 1— NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES
CHAPTER 1A— HISTORIC SITES, BUILDINGS, OBJECTS, AND ANTIQUITIES
CHAPTER 1B— ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES PROTECTION
CHAPTER 1C— PALEONTOLOGICAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION
CHAPTER 2— NATIONAL FORESTS
CHAPTER 3— FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 3A— UNEMPLOYMENT RELIEF THROUGH PERFORMANCE OF USEFUL PUBLIC WORK
CHAPTER 3B— SOIL CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 3C— WATER CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 4— PROTECTION OF TIMBER, AND DEPREDATIONS
CHAPTER 5— PROTECTION OF FUR SEALS AND OTHER FUR-BEARING ANIMALS
CHAPTER 5A— PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION OF WILDLIFE
CHAPTER 5B— WILDLIFE RESTORATION
CHAPTER 5C— CONSERVATION PROGRAMS ON GOVERNMENT LANDS
CHAPTER 6— GAME AND BIRD PRESERVES; PROTECTION
CHAPTER 7— PROTECTION OF MIGRATORY GAME AND INSECTIVOROUS BIRDS
CHAPTER 8— UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER NATIONAL WILDLIFE AND FISH REFUGE
CHAPTER 9— FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
CHAPTER 9A— PRESERVATION OF FISHERY RESOURCES
CHAPTER 9B— NATIONAL FISH HATCHERY SYSTEM ENHANCEMENT
CHAPTER 10— NORTHERN PACIFIC HALIBUT FISHING
CHAPTER 10A— SOCKEYE OR PINK SALMON FISHING
CHAPTER 10B— FISH RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT PROJECTS
CHAPTER 10C— FISH RESEARCH AND EXPERIMENTATION PROGRAM
CHAPTER 10D— STATE COMMERCIAL FISHERIES RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
CHAPTER 11— REGULATION OF LANDING, CURING, AND SALE OF SPONGES TAKEN FROM GULF OF MEXICO AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA
CHAPTER 12— FEDERAL REGULATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF POWER
CHAPTER 12A— TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
CHAPTER 12B— BONNEVILLE PROJECT
CHAPTER 12C— FORT PECK PROJECT
CHAPTER 12D— COLUMBIA BASIN PROJECT
CHAPTER 12E— NIAGARA POWER PROJECT
CHAPTER 12F— PACIFIC NORTHWEST CONSUMER POWER PREFERENCE; RECIPROCAL PRIORITY IN OTHER REGIONS
CHAPTER 12G— PACIFIC NORTHWEST FEDERAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM
CHAPTER 12H— PACIFIC NORTHWEST ELECTRIC POWER PLANNING AND CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 13— REGULATION OF TRANSPORTATION IN INTERSTATE OR FOREIGN COMMERCE OF BLACK BASS AND OTHER FISH
CHAPTER 14— REGULATION OF WHALING
CHAPTER 14A— WHALE CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION
CHAPTER 15— PREDATORY SEA LAMPREYS IN THE GREAT LAKES
CHAPTER 15A— GREAT LAKES FISHERIES
CHAPTER 15B— GREAT LAKES FISH AND WILDLIFE RESTORATION
CHAPTER 15C— GREAT LAKES FISH AND WILDLIFE TISSUE BANK
CHAPTER 16— TUNA CONVENTIONS
CHAPTER 16A— ATLANTIC TUNAS CONVENTION
CHAPTER 16B— EASTERN PACIFIC TUNA FISHING
CHAPTER 16C— SOUTH PACIFIC TUNA FISHING
CHAPTER 17— NORTHWEST ATLANTIC FISHERIES
CHAPTER 18— WATERSHED PROTECTION AND FLOOD PREVENTION
CHAPTER 18A— COOPERATIVE WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
CHAPTER 19— NORTH PACIFIC FISHERIES
CHAPTER 20— NATIONAL FISHERIES CENTER AND AQUARIUM
CHAPTER 21— PROHIBITION OF FOREIGN FISHING VESSELS IN THE TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES
CHAPTER 21A— FISHERIES ZONE CONTIGUOUS TO TERRITORIAL SEA OF THE UNITED STATES
CHAPTER 21B— PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN FOREIGN FISHING VESSELS IN UNITED STATES FISHERIES
CHAPTER 21C— OFFSHORE SHRIMP FISHERIES
CHAPTER 22— INTERNATIONAL PARKS
CHAPTER 23— NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION SYSTEM
CHAPTER 24— CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF NORTH PACIFIC FUR SEALS
CHAPTER 25— JELLYFISH OR SEA NETTLES, OTHER SUCH PESTS, AND SEAWEED IN COASTAL WATERS: CONTROL OR ELIMINATION
CHAPTER 25A— CROWN OF THORNS STARFISH
CHAPTER 25B— REEFS FOR MARINE LIFE CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 26— ESTUARINE AREAS
CHAPTER 27— NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM
CHAPTER 27A— NATIONAL RECREATIONAL TRAILS FUND
CHAPTER 28— WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS
CHAPTER 29— WATER BANK PROGRAM FOR WETLANDS PRESERVATION
CHAPTER 30— WILD HORSES AND BURROS: PROTECTION, MANAGEMENT, AND CONTROL
CHAPTER 31— MARINE MAMMAL PROTECTION
CHAPTER 32— MARINE SANCTUARIES
CHAPTER 32A— REGIONAL MARINE RESEARCH PROGRAMS
CHAPTER 33— COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 34— RURAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION PROGRAM
CHAPTER 35— ENDANGERED SPECIES
CHAPTER 36— FOREST AND RANGELAND RENEWABLE RESOURCES PLANNING
CHAPTER 37— YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS AND PUBLIC LANDS CORPS
CHAPTER 38— FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 39— MINING ACTIVITY WITHIN NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM AREAS
CHAPTER 40— SOIL AND WATER RESOURCES CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 41— COOPERATIVE FORESTRY ASSISTANCE
CHAPTER 42— EMERGENCY CONSERVATION PROGRAM
CHAPTER 43— PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS FOR NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM AREAS
CHAPTER 44— ANTARCTIC CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 44A— ANTARCTIC MARINE LIVING RESOURCES CONVENTION
CHAPTER 44B— ANTARCTIC MINERAL RESOURCES PROTECTION
CHAPTER 45— URBAN PARK AND RECREATION RECOVERY PROGRAM
CHAPTER 46— PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY POLICIES
CHAPTER 47— SMALL HYDROELECTRIC POWER PROJECTS
CHAPTER 48— NATIONAL AQUACULTURE POLICY, PLANNING, AND DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER 49— FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 50— CHESAPEAKE BAY RESEARCH COORDINATION
CHAPTER 51— ALASKA NATIONAL INTEREST LANDS CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 52— SALMON AND STEELHEAD CONSERVATION AND ENHANCEMENT
CHAPTER 53— CONTROL OF ILLEGALLY TAKEN FISH AND WILDLIFE
CHAPTER 54— RESOURCE CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 55— COASTAL BARRIER RESOURCES
CHAPTER 56— NORTH ATLANTIC SALMON FISHING
CHAPTER 56A— PACIFIC SALMON FISHING
CHAPTER 57— NATIONAL FISH AND WILDLIFE FOUNDATION
CHAPTER 57A— PARTNERSHIPS FOR WILDLIFE
CHAPTER 57B— PARTNERS FOR FISH AND WILDLIFE
CHAPTER 58— ERODIBLE LAND AND WETLAND CONSERVATION AND RESERVE PROGRAM
CHAPTER 59— WETLANDS RESOURCES
CHAPTER 59A— WETLANDS
CHAPTER 60— FISH AND SEAFOOD PROMOTION
CHAPTER 61— INTERJURISDICTIONAL FISHERIES
CHAPTER 62— AFRICAN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 62A— ASIAN ELEPHANT CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 63— FEDERAL CAVE RESOURCES PROTECTION
CHAPTER 64— NORTH AMERICAN WETLANDS CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 65— INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY COOPERATION
CHAPTER 66— TAKE PRIDE IN AMERICA PROGRAM
CHAPTER 67— AQUATIC NUISANCE PREVENTION AND CONTROL
CHAPTER 68— PACIFIC YEW CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 69— WILD EXOTIC BIRD CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 70— NORTH PACIFIC ANADROMOUS STOCKS CONVENTION
CHAPTER 71— ATLANTIC COASTAL FISHERIES COOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 71A— ATLANTIC STRIPED BASS CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 72— RECREATIONAL HUNTING SAFETY
CHAPTER 73— RHINOCEROS AND TIGER CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 74— NATIONAL MARITIME HERITAGE
CHAPTER 75— HIGH SEAS FISHING COMPLIANCE
CHAPTER 76— NORTHWEST ATLANTIC FISHERIES CONVENTION
CHAPTER 77— YUKON RIVER SALMON
CHAPTER 78— NATIONAL NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION FOUNDATION
CHAPTER 79— NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 80— NEOTROPICAL MIGRATORY BIRD CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 81— USER FEES UNDER FOREST SYSTEM RECREATION RESIDENCE PROGRAM
CHAPTER 81A— NATIONAL FOREST ORGANIZATIONAL CAMP FEE IMPROVEMENT
CHAPTER 82— GREAT APE CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 83— CORAL REEF CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 83A— CORAL REEF CONSERVATION, MANAGEMENT, AND ASSISTANCE
CHAPTER 84— HEALTHY FOREST RESTORATION
CHAPTER 85— MARINE TURTLE CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 86— SOUTHWEST FOREST HEALTH AND WILDFIRE PREVENTION
CHAPTER 87— FEDERAL LANDS RECREATION ENHANCEMENT
CHAPTER 87A— MODERNIZING ACCESS TO PUBLIC LAND
CHAPTER 88— WESTERN AND CENTRAL PACIFIC FISHERIES CONVENTION
CHAPTER 89— PACIFIC WHITING
CHAPTER 90— SECURE RURAL SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY SELF-DETERMINATION
CHAPTER 91— NATIONAL LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION SYSTEM
CHAPTER 92— FOREST LANDSCAPE RESTORATION
CHAPTER 93— AGREEMENT ON PORT STATE MEASURES TO PREVENT, DETER AND ELIMINATE ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED AND UNREGULATED FISHING
CHAPTER 94— NATIONAL OCEANS AND COASTAL SECURITY
CHAPTER 95— ELIMINATE, NEUTRALIZE, AND DISRUPT WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING
CHAPTER 96— NORTH PACIFIC FISHERIES CONVENTION
CHAPTER 97— CONVENTION ON THE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF HIGH SEAS FISHERY RESOURCES IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC
CHAPTER 98— SPORTSMEN’S ACCESS TO FEDERAL LAND
CHAPTER 99— MARITIME SECURITY AND FISHERIES ENFORCEMENT
CHAPTER 100— NUTRIA ERADICATION AND CONTROL
CHAPTER 101— NATIONAL FISH HABITAT CONSERVATION THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS
CHAPTER 102— COASTAL HABITAT CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 103— EXPANDING PUBLIC LANDS OUTDOOR RECREATION EXPERIENCES