§ 582. — Puerto Rico; application of forest protection laws.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC582]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 3--FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT
SUBCHAPTER II--INVESTIGATIONS, EXPERIMENTS, AND TESTS AFFECTING
REFORESTATION AND FOREST PRODUCTS
Sec. 582. Puerto Rico; application of forest protection laws
The provisions of sections 515, 564, 565,\1\ and 569 of this title
are extended to the Territory of Puerto Rico, and the Secretary of
Agriculture is authorized to cooperate with the appropriate officials of
Puerto Rico on the same terms and conditions as with the States:
Provided, That not to exceed fifty thousand acres of land may be
acquired in Puerto Rico under section 515 of this title.
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\1\ See References in Text note below.
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(Mar. 3, 1931, ch. 452, 46 Stat. 1516; May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat.
158.)
References in Text
Sections 564 and 565 of this title, referred to in text, were
repealed by Pub. L. 95-313, Sec. 13(a)(1), July 1, 1978, 92 Stat. 374.
Change of Name
``Puerto Rico'' substituted in text for ``Porto Rico'' pursuant to
act May 17, 1932, which is classified to section 731a of Title 48,
Territories and Insular Possessions.
