16 USC § 582 - Puerto Rico; application of forest protection laws

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identifier: "/us/usc/t16/s582"
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title: "16 USC § 582 - Puerto Rico; application of forest protection laws"
title_number: 16
title_name: "CONSERVATION"
section_number: "582"
section_name: "Puerto Rico; application of forest protection laws"
chapter_number: 3
chapter_name: "FORESTS; FOREST SERVICE; REFORESTATION; MANAGEMENT"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "INVESTIGATIONS, EXPERIMENTS, AND TESTS AFFECTING REFORESTATION AND FOREST PRODUCTS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Mar. 3, 1931, ch. 452, 46 Stat. 1516; May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158.)"
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# 1 Puerto Rico; application of forest protection laws

See References in Text note below.

[^1]*Provided*section 515 of this title

The provisions of sections 515, 564, 565, 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: , That not to exceed fifty thousand acres of land may be acquired in Puerto Rico under .

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**Source Credit**: (Mar. 3, 1931, ch. 452, 46 Stat. 1516; May 17, 1932, ch. 190, 47 Stat. 158.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

Sections 564 and 565 of this title, referred to in text, were repealed by , , .

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Change of Name

“Puerto Rico” substituted in text for “Porto Rico” pursuant to act , which is classified to , Territories and Insular Possessions.