16 USC § 576 - Reforestation; establishment of forest tree nurseries; tree planting; seed sowing and forest improvement work

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title: "16 USC § 576 - Reforestation; establishment of forest tree nurseries; tree planting; seed sowing and forest improvement work"
title_number: 16
title_name: "CONSERVATION"
section_number: "576"
section_name: "Reforestation; establishment of forest tree nurseries; tree planting; seed sowing and forest improvement work"
chapter_number: 3
chapter_name: "FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL PROVISIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(June 9, 1930, ch. 416, § 1, 46 Stat. 527.)"
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# § 576. Reforestation; establishment of forest tree nurseries; tree planting; seed sowing and forest improvement work

section 576a of this title*Provided*

The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to establish forest tree nurseries and do all other things needful in preparation for planting on national forests on the scale possible under the appropriations authorized by : , That nothing in this section shall be deemed to restrict the authority of the said Secretary under other authority of law.

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**Source Credit**: (June 9, 1930, ch. 416, § 1, 46 Stat. 527.)

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Short Title

The , , as amended, which is classified to sections 576 to 576b of this title, is popularly known as the “Knutson-Vandenberg Act”.