16 U.S.C. 1721 - Public Land Corp Act

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§ 1722

TITLE 16—CONSERVATION

1321; Pub. L. 93–408, Sept. 3, 1974, 88 Stat. 1068; renumbered title I, § 105, and amended Pub. L. 103–82, title I,
§ 105(1)–(3), Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 848, directed Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture to annually
prepare joint report detailing activities carried out
under this subchapter to President and Congress.

§ 1706. Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated
amounts not to exceed $60,000,000 for each fiscal
year, which amounts shall be made available to
the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary
of Agriculture to carry out the purposes of this
subchapter. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds appropriated for any fiscal
year to carry out this subchapter shall remain
available for obligation and expenditure until
the end of the fiscal year following the fiscal
year for which appropriated.
(Pub. L. 91–378, title I, § 106, formerly § 6, as
added Pub. L. 92–597, Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1321;
amended Pub. L. 93–408, Sept. 3, 1974, 88 Stat.
1068; renumbered title I, § 106, and amended Pub.
L. 103–82, title I, § 105(1)–(3), Sept. 21, 1993, 107
Stat. 848.)
AMENDMENTS
1993—Pub. L. 103–82, § 105(2), substituted ‘‘subchapter’’
for ‘‘chapter’’ in two places.
1974—Pub. L. 93–408 substituted authorization of appropriation of amount not exceeding $60,000,000 for each
fiscal year for authorization of appropriation of
amounts not exceeding $30,000,000 for fiscal year ending
June 30, 1973 and $60,000,000 for fiscal year ending June
30, 1974.
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1993 AMENDMENT
Amendment by Pub. L. 103–82 effective Oct. 1, 1993,
see section 123 of Pub. L. 103–82, set out as a note under
section 1701 of this title.

SUBCHAPTER II—PUBLIC LANDS CORPS
§ 1721. Congressional findings and purpose
(a) Findings
The Congress finds the following:
(1) Conserving or developing natural and cultural resources and enhancing and maintaining environmentally important lands and waters through the use of the Nation’s young
men and women in a Public Lands Corps can
benefit those men and women by providing
them with education and work opportunities,
furthering their understanding and appreciation of the natural and cultural resources, and
providing a means to pay for higher education
or to repay indebtedness they have incurred to
obtain higher education while at the same
time benefiting the Nation’s economy and its
environment.
(2) Many facilities and natural resources located on eligible service lands are in disrepair
or degraded and in need of labor intensive rehabilitation, restoration, and enhancement
work which cannot be carried out by Federal
agencies at existing personnel levels.
(3) Youth conservation corps have established a good record of restoring and maintaining these kinds of facilities and resources
in a cost effective and efficient manner, especially when they have worked in partnership
arrangements with government land management agencies.

(b) Purpose
It is the purpose of this subchapter to—
(1) perform, in a cost-effective manner, appropriate conservation projects on eligible
service lands where such projects will not be
performed by existing employees;
(2) assist governments and Indian tribes in
performing research and public education
tasks associated with natural and cultural resources on eligible service lands;
(3) expose young men and women to public
service while furthering their understanding
and appreciation of the Nation’s natural and
cultural resources;
(4) expand educational opportunities by rewarding individuals who participate in national service with an increased ability to pursue higher education or job training; and
(5) stimulate interest among the Nation’s
young men and women in conservation careers
by exposing them to conservation professionals in land managing agencies.
(Pub. L. 91–378, title II, § 202, as added Pub. L.
103–82, title I, § 105(6), Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat.
848.)
EFFECTIVE DATE
Subchapter effective Oct. 1, 1993, see section 123 of
Pub. L. 103–82, set out as an Effective Date of 1993
Amendment note under section 1701 of this title.
SHORT TITLE
For short title of title II of Pub. L. 91–378, as added
by Pub. L. 103–82, title I, § 105(6), Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat.
848, as the ‘‘Public Lands Corps Act of 1993’’, see Short
Title note set out under section 1701 of this title.

§ 1722. Definitions
For purposes of this subchapter:
(1) Appropriate conservation project
The
term
‘‘appropriate
conservation
project’’ means any project for the conservation, restoration, construction or rehabilitation of natural, cultural, historic, archaeological, recreational, or scenic resources.
(2) Corps and Public Lands Corps
The terms ‘‘Corps’’ and ‘‘Public Lands
Corps’’ mean the Public Lands Corps established under section 1723 of this title.
(3) Eligible service lands
The term ‘‘eligible service lands’’ means
public lands, Indian lands, and Hawaiian home
lands.
(4) Hawaiian home lands
The term ‘‘Hawaiian home lands’’ means all
lands given the status of Hawaiian home lands
under section 204 of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920 (42 Stat. 110), or under the
corresponding provision of the Constitution of
the State of Hawaii adopted under section 4 of
the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to provide for the admission of the State of Hawaii into the
Union’’, approved March 18, 1959 (Public Law
86–3; 73 Stat. 5).
(5) Indian
The term ‘‘Indian’’ means a person who—
(A) is a member of an Indian tribe; or