§ 1724. — Conservation centers.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC1724]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 37--YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS AND PUBLIC LANDS CORPS
SUBCHAPTER II--PUBLIC LANDS CORPS
Sec. 1724. Conservation centers
(a) Establishment and use
The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture are
each authorized to provide such quarters, board, medical care,
transportation, and other services, facilities, supplies, and equipment
as such Secretary deems necessary in connection with the Public Lands
Corps and appropriate conservation projects carried out under this
subchapter and to establish and use conservation centers owned and
operated by such Secretary for purposes of the Corps and such projects.
The Secretaries shall establish basic standards of health, nutrition,
sanitation, and safety for all conservation centers established under
this section and shall assure that such standards are enforced. Where
necessary or appropriate, the Secretaries may enter into contracts and
other appropriate arrangements with State and local government agencies
and private organizations for the management of such conservation
centers.
(b) Logistical support
The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture may
make arrangements with the Secretary of Defense to have logistical
support provided by the Armed Forces to the Corps and any conservation
center established under this section, where feasible. Logistical
support may include the provision of temporary tent shelters where
needed, transportation, and residential supervision.
(c) Use of military installations
The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture may
make arrangements with the Secretary of Defense to identify military
installations and other facilities of the Department of Defense and, in
consultation with the adjutant generals of the State National Guards,
National Guard facilities that may be used, in whole or in part, by the
Corps for training or housing Corps participants.
(Pub. L. 91-378, title II, Sec. 205, as added Pub. L. 103-82, title I,
Sec. 105(6), Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 851.)
