16 USC § 1701 - Congressional declaration of policy and purpose

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identifier: "/us/usc/t16/s1701"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "16 USC § 1701 - Congressional declaration of policy and purpose"
title_number: 16
title_name: "CONSERVATION"
section_number: "1701"
section_name: "Congressional declaration of policy and purpose"
chapter_number: 37
chapter_name: "YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS AND PUBLIC LANDS CORPS"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 91–378, title I, § 101, formerly § 1, Aug. 13, 1970, 84 Stat. 794; Pub. L. 92–597, Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1319; Pub. L. 93–408, Sept. 3, 1974, 88 Stat. 1066; renumbered title I, § 101, and amended Pub. L. 103–82, title I, § 105(1)–(3), Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 848.)"
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# § 1701. Congressional declaration of policy and purpose

The Congress finds that the Youth Conservation Corps has demonstrated a high degree of success as a pilot program wherein American youth, representing all segments of society, have benefited by gainful employment in the healthful outdoor atmosphere of the national park system, the national forest system, other public land and water areas of the United States and by their employment have developed, enhanced, and maintained the natural resources of the United States, and whereas in so doing the youth have gained an understanding and appreciation of the Nation’s environment and heritage equal to one full academic year of study, it is accordingly the purpose of this subchapter to expand and make permanent the Youth Conservation Corps and thereby further the development and maintenance of the natural resources by America’s youth, and in so doing to prepare them for the ultimate responsibility of maintaining and managing these resources for the American people.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 91–378, title I, § 101, formerly § 1, Aug. 13, 1970, 84 Stat. 794; Pub. L. 92–597, Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1319; Pub. L. 93–408, Sept. 3, 1974, 88 Stat. 1066; renumbered title I, § 101, and amended Pub. L. 103–82, title I, § 105(1)–(3), Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 848.)

## Editorial Notes

### Amendments

1993—, substituted “subchapter” for “chapter”.

1974— substantially reenacted existing provisions and added finding that the Youth Conservation Corps program be expanded and made permanent in view of the success of the pilot program.

1972— substituted “areas of the United States” for “areas administered by the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture”.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1993 Amendment

> “This title [see Tables for classification], and the amendments made by this title, shall take effect on
> 
> .”

, , , provided that:

### Short Title of 2005 Amendment

> “This Act [enacting
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> and amending sections 1722 to 1726 and 1729 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Public Lands Corps Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2005’.”

, , , provided that:

### Short Title

, , , which enacted this subchapter, is popularly known as the “Youth Conservation Corps Act of 1970”.

> “This title [enacting subchapter II of this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Public Lands Corps Act of 1993’.”

, as added by , , , provided that: