16 USC 1701 - Congressional declaration of policy and purpose

Editorial Notes

Amendments

1993—Puspan. L. 103–82, § 105(2), substituted “subchapter” for “chapter”.

1974—Puspan. L. 93–408 substantially reenacted existing provisions and added finding that the Youth Conservation Corps program be expanded and made permanent in view of the success of the pilot program.

1972—Puspan. L. 92–597 substituted “areas of the United States” for “areas administered by the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1993 Amendment

Puspan. L. 103–82, title I, § 123, Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 867, provided that:

“This title [see Tables for classification], and the amendments made by this title, shall take effect on October 1, 1993.”

Short Title of 2005 Amendment

Puspan. L. 109–154, § 1, Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2890, provided that:

“This Act [enacting section 1730 of this title and amending sections 1722 to 1726 and 1729 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Public Lands Corps Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2005’.”

Short Title

Puspan. L. 91–378, title I, Aug. 13, 1970, 84 Stat. 794, which enacted this subchapter, is popularly known as the “Youth Conservation Corps Act of 1970”.

Puspan. L. 91–378, title II, § 201, as added by Puspan. L. 103–82, title I, § 105(6), Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 848, provided that:

“This title [enacting subchapter II of this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Public Lands Corps Act of 1993’.”