§ 1703. — Duties and functions of Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of Agriculture.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC1703]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 37--YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS AND PUBLIC LANDS CORPS
SUBCHAPTER I--YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS
Sec. 1703. Duties and functions of Secretary of the Interior and
Secretary of Agriculture
(a) Programs and projects; conditions of employment; regulations; use of
facilities by educational institutions
In carrying out this subchapter, the Secretary of the Interior and
the Secretary of Agriculture shall--
(1) determine the areas under their administrative jurisdictions
which are appropriate for carrying out the programs using employees
of the Corps;
(2) determine with other Federal agencies the areas under the
administrative jurisdiction of these agencies which are appropriate
for carrying out programs using members of the Corps, and determine
and select appropriate work and education programs and projects for
participation by members of the Corps;
(3) determine the rates of pay, hours, and other conditions of
employment in the Corps, except that all members of the Corps shall
not be deemed to be Federal employees other than for the purpose of
chapter 171 of title 28, and chapter 81 of title 5.
(4) provide for such transportation, lodging, subsistence, and
other services and equipment as they may deem necessary or
appropriate for the needs of members of the Corps in their duties:
(5) promulgate regulation to insure the safety, health, and
welfare of the Corps members; and
(6) provide to the extent possible, that permanent or
semipermanent facilities used as Corps camps be made available to
local schools, school districts, State junior colleges and
universities, and other education institutions for use as
environmental/ecological education camps during periods of nonuse by
the Corps program.
Costs for operations maintenance, and staffing of Corps camp facilities
during periods of use by non-Corps programs as well as any liability for
personal injury or property damage stemming from such use shall be the
responsibility of the entity or organization using the facility and
shall not be a responsibility of the Secretaries or the Corps.
(b) Use of unoccupied Federal facilities and equipment
Existing but unoccupied Federal facilities and surplus or unused
equipment (or both), of all types including military facilities and
equipment, shall be utilized for the purposes of the Corps, where
appropriate and with the approval of the Federal agency involved. To
minimize transportation costs, Corps members shall be employed on
conservation projects as near to their places of residence as is
feasible.
(c) Contracts for the operation of projects
The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture may
contract with any public agency or organization or any private nonprofit
agency or organization which has been in existence for at least five
years for the operation of any Youth Conservation Corps project.
(Pub. L. 91-378, title I, Sec. 103, formerly Sec. 3, Aug. 13, 1970, 84
Stat. 795; Pub. L. 92-597, Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1319; Pub. L. 93-408,
Sept. 3, 1974, 88 Stat. 1067; renumbered title I, Sec. 103, and amended
Pub. L. 103-82, title I, Sec. 105(1)-(3), Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat.
848.)
Amendments
1993--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 103-82, Sec. 105(2), substituted
``subchapter'' for ``chapter'' in introductory provisions.
1974--Pub. L. 93-408 reenacted existing provisions with minor
changes.
1972--Pub. L. 92-597 substantially reenacted existing provisions and
inserted provisions requiring the Secretary of the Interior and the
Secretary of Agriculture to determine and select appropriate work and
education programs and projects for participation by members of the
Corps and to provide that permanent or semipermanent facilities used as
Corps camps be made available to local schools, school districts, and
such other institutions for use as environmental education camps during
periods of nonuse by the Corps program, that the costs of operation,
maintenance, and staffing of Corps camp facilities during periods of use
by non-Corps programs and liabilities arising from such use shall be the
responsibility of the organization using the facility and, struck out
provisions requiring preparation and submission to the President of a
report not later than Aug. 13, 1971, for transmittal to the Congress for
review and appropriate action, and that the provisions of Title II of
the Revenue and Expenditure Control Act of 1968 shall not apply to
appointments made to the Corps, to temporary supervisory personnel, or
to temporary program support staff.
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.
