§ 559g. — Designation authority of 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: 16USC559g]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 3--FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT
SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL PROVISIONS
Sec. 559g. Designation authority of Secretary of Agriculture
(a) Purpose
It is the purpose of this section to authorize the Secretary of
Agriculture to make law enforcement operations more efficient in
connection with the administration and use of the National Forest
System.
(b) Officers of other agencies
The Secretary is authorized to designate law enforcement officers of
any other Federal agency, when the Secretary determines such designation
to be economical and in the public interest, and with the concurrence of
that agency, to exercise the powers and authorities of the Forest
Service while assisting the Forest Service in the National Forest
System, or for activities administered by the Forest Service.
(c) Acceptance by Forest Service
The Forest Service is authorized to accept law enforcement
designation from any other Federal agency or agency of a State or
political subdivision thereof for the purpose of cooperating in the
investigation and enforcement of any Federal or State law or ordinance
and regulation of any such agency, when such investigation or
enforcement is mutually beneficial to the National Forest System and the
cooperating agency or jurisdiction, upon entering into a memorandum of
understanding or cooperative agreement with such agency or jurisdiction.
(Pub. L. 99-570, title XV, Sec. 15008, as added Pub. L. 100-690, title
VI, Sec. 6254(e), Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4365.)
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 460lll-12, 698v-6 of this
title.
