16 USC § 554e - Employment of workers for emergencies

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title: "16 USC § 554e - Employment of workers for emergencies"
title_number: 16
title_name: "CONSERVATION"
section_number: "554e"
section_name: "Employment of workers for emergencies"
chapter_number: 3
chapter_name: "FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(e) [title II], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–231, 2681–273.)"
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# § 554e. Employment of workers for emergencies

October 21, 1998

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, on and after , the Forest Service is authorized to employ or otherwise contract with persons at regular rates of pay, as determined by the Service, to perform work occasioned by emergencies such as fires, storms, floods, earthquakes or any other unavoidable cause without regard to Sundays, Federal holidays, and the regular workweek.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, § 101(e) [title II], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–231, 2681–273.)

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