The Antarctic Conservation Act , enacted in 1978 by the 95th United States Congress ( Pub. L. 95–541 ), and amended by Pub. L. 104–227 (text) (PDF) , is a United States federal law that addresses the issue of environmental conservation on the continent of Antarctica . The Departments of the Treasury , Interior and Commerce are responsible for the Act's enforcement.
22-613: The Act can be found in 16 U.S.C. §§ 2401 – 2413 . Until the 1960s, few rules existed regarding activities in Antarctica. Fishing, whaling and sealing were uncontrolled, and various species were threatened with extinction. Tourists and research stations littered and polluted. In 1961 the Antarctic Treaty was established to protect the continent, and establishes major restrictions and responsibilities on visitors and uses. As part of its responsibilities as
44-1019: A Uniform Federal Procurement System, p 114 ^ 42 Stat. 521 ^ The Principal Laws Relating to Forest Service Activities, January 1974, p 85 ; Harry Iron (comp), The Principal Laws relating to the Establishment and Administration of the National Forests and to other Forest Service Activities, May 1951, p 31 . ^ 1925 Cumulative Supplement to the U.S. Compiled Statutes Compact Edition , West Publishing Co, 1925, p 354. Barnes' Federal Code, 1923 Supplement , title "The Department of Agriculture", p 32. United States Code Service, Lawyers Edition, 16 USCS, sections 461-828c, 1978 , Lawyers Co-Operative Publishing Company, p 178. ^ United States Code, 1988 Edition, Volume 6, p 750 ^ Darrell Hevenor Smith, The Forest Service, The Brookings Institution, 1930, p 180 ^ Otis H Gates (comp), Laws Applicable to
66-671: A signatory to the Antarctic Treaty, the United States passed the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 to establish rules for all U.S. citizens, U.S. corporations, and certain persons who participate in U.S. government expeditions visiting or operating in Antarctica, as well as U.S. citizens who handle certain Antarctic animals and plants, and other persons handling Antarctic animals and plants while in
88-833: The Great Lakes 16 U.S.C. ch. 15A — Great Lakes Fisheries 16 U.S.C. ch. 15B — Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration 16 U.S.C. ch. 15C — Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Tissue Bank 16 U.S.C. ch. 16 — Tuna Conventions 16 U.S.C. ch. 16A — Atlantic Tunas Convention 16 U.S.C. ch. 16B — Eastern Pacific Tuna Fishing 16 U.S.C. ch. 16C — South Pacific Tuna Fishing 16 U.S.C. ch. 17 — Northwest Atlantic Fisheries 16 U.S.C. ch. 18 — Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention 16 U.S.C. ch. 19 — North Pacific Fisheries 16 U.S.C. ch. 20 — National Fisheries Center and Aquarium 16 U.S.C. ch. 21 —Prohibition of Foreign Fishing Vessels in
110-571: The Commissioner of the General Land Office, 1895, pp 4, 5 , 313 & 315 External links [ edit ] U.S. Code Title 16 , via United States Government Printing Office U.S. Code Title 16 , via Cornell University v t e United States Code 1: General Provisions 2: The Congress 3: The President 4: Flag and Seal, Seat of Government, and
132-778: The Department of the Interior Passed by the Sixty-second Congress, Third Session, p 392 ^ McKinney (ed), Federal Statutes Annotated, Supplement 1914, Edward Thompson Company, 1914, 347 ^ Mallory (ed), United States Compiled Statutes: Annotated: 1916, West, 1916, vol 5 , p 5981; Complied Statutes of the United States 1913, vol 2 , s 4995 ^ Barnes' Federal Code, Virginia Law Book Company, 1919, s 4325 [1] ^ Barnett (ed), United States Statutes Annotated, TH Flood & Company, 1919, vol 7 , p 970 ^ Highlights in
154-1134: The District of Columbia, 1921, title "Public No 367", p 18 . For 41 Stat. 710, see Fed Stat Ann - 1920 Supp, p 262 . ^ United States Code, 2006 Edition, vol 9, pp 1048 , 1055 & 1056. ^ United States Code, 2000 Edition, vol 27, p 880 . "Public Trust in Land Law" (1980) 14 U.C. Davis Law Review 295. United States Code Service, Lawyers Edition, 1936, vol 5 , p 510. The Public Trust Doctrine in Natural Resources Law and Management: Conference Proceedings , 1981, p 193. ^ Code of Federal Regulations, Revised to 1 October 2003, vol 43, s 5510.0-3(a) at p 889 . United States Code Annotated 2010, Popular Name Table, I to Z , p 254. ^ 23 American and English Annotated Cases 621 ^ Sometimes incorrectly cited as sections 1614 and 1615 ^ 12 Fed Stat Ann (2nd Ed), p 38 ^ United States Code, 2000 Ed, vol 27, title 50, p 747 ^ Laws Relating to
176-830: The Forest Pest Control Act, the Federal Timber Contract Payment Modification Act, the Forest Resources Conservation and Shortage Relief Act of 1990, the Forest Resources Conservation and Shortage Relief Amendment Act of 1993, and the Forest Resources Conservation and Shortage Relief Act of 1997. Sections 604 to 606 codify the Act of 3 June 1878, ch. 150, 20 Stat. 88, popularly called the Mineral Land Free Timber Act, or
198-665: The History of Forest and Related Natural Resource Conservation. Conservation Bulletin 41. United States Department of the Interior. Revised 1962. p 13 ^ 37 Stat 1015 ^ Senate, 62nd Congress, 2d Session, Report No 1039 . ^ Senate, 18 January 1913, p 1718 ^ 44 Stat 890 ^ United States Code Annotated 2010, West Publishing Company, 2010, title "Popular Name A to I" , p 314 ^ 76 Stat 587 at 588 ^ 16 U.S. Code § 614, 615 . Cornell University. ^ Report of
220-657: The Law Revision Counsel . Retrieved November 24, 2015 . ^ The Code of the Laws of the United States of America . . ., 1926, p 426 ^ United States Code, 2006 Edition, vol 9, Title 16, sections 1-785, p 986 ^ Revision of Title 16, U.S. Code, 1954, p 528 ^ Fed Stat Ann - 1922 Supp, title "Agriculture", p 4 (Edward Thompson, 1923) ^ Union List of Legislative Histories, Law Librarians' Society of Washington, D.C., 1950 , p 11 ^ Proposal for
242-679: The Nonsale Disposals Act of 1878, and also called the Timber Cutting Act. Sections 614 and 615 of this chapter formerly codified the Act of 4 March 1913, ch. 165, 37 Stat. 1015, commonly called the Burnt Timber Act . This Act "authorized the Secretary of the Interior to sell from the public lands timber which had been killed or damaged by fire". The Bill for this Act was H.R. 24266. This Act
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#1732772543521264-1047: The States 5: Government Organization and Employees 6: Domestic Security (formerly titled Surety Bonds) 7: Agriculture 8: Aliens and Nationality 9: Arbitration 10: Armed Forces 11: Bankruptcy 12: Banks and Banking 13: Census 14: Coast Guard 15: Commerce and Trade 16: Conservation 17: Copyrights 18: Crimes and Criminal Procedure 19: Customs Duties 20: Education 21: Food and Drugs 22: Foreign Relations and Intercourse 23: Highways 24: Hospitals and Asylums 25: Indians 26: Internal Revenue Code 27: Intoxicating Liquors 28: Judiciary and Judicial Procedure 29: Labor 30: Mineral Lands and Mining 31: Money and Finance 32: National Guard 33: Navigable Waters 34: Crime Control and Law Enforcement (formerly titled Navy) 35: Patents 36: Patriotic and National Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations 37: Pay and Allowances of
286-505: The U.S. The act makes it: “(…) unlawful, unless authorized by permit, to: This United States federal legislation article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Antarctica -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Title 16 of the United States Code From Misplaced Pages, the 💕 U.S. federal statutes on conservation Title 16 of
308-812: The Uniformed Services 38: Veterans' Benefits 39: Postal Service 40: Public Buildings, Properties, and Public Works 41: Public Contracts 42: The Public Health and Welfare 43: Public Lands 44: Public Printing and Documents 45: Railroads 46: Shipping 47: Telecommunications 48: Territories and Insular Possessions 49: Transportation 50: War and National Defense 51: National and Commercial Space Programs 52: Voting and Elections 54: National Parks Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Title_16_of_the_United_States_Code&oldid=1242524332 " Categories : United States federal environmental legislation Titles of
330-1331: The Uniformed Services Title 38 - Veterans' Benefits Title 39 - Postal Service Title 40 - Public Buildings, Properties, and Works Title 41 - Public Contracts Title 42 - The Public Health and Welfare Title 43 - Public Lands Title 44 - Public Printing and Documents Title 45 - Railroads Title 46 - Shipping Title 47 - Telecommunications Title 48 - Territories and Insular Possessions Title 49 - Transportation Title 50 - War and National Defense Title 51 - National and Commercial Space Programs Title 52 - Voting and Elections Title 53 - [Reserved] Title 54 - National Park Service and Related Programs [REDACTED] United States portal v t e 16 U.S.C. ch. 1 — National Parks , Military Parks , Monuments , and Seashores (the " National Park Service Organic Act ") 16 U.S.C. ch. 1A — Historic Sites, Buildings, Objects, and Antiquities 16 U.S.C. ch. 1B — Archaeological Resources Protection 16 U.S.C. ch. 2 — National Forests 16 U.S.C. ch. 3 — Forests ; Forest Service ; Reforestation ; Management Section 556 codifies
352-1819: The United States Code outlines the role of conservation in the United States Code . This article is part of a series on the United States Code [REDACTED] United States Code Title 1 - General Provisions Title 2 - The Congress Title 3 - The President Title 4 - Flag and Seal, Seat of Government, and the States Title 5 - Government Organization and Employees Title 6 - Domestic Security Title 7 - Agriculture Title 8 - Aliens and Nationality Title 9 - Arbitration Title 10 - Armed Forces Title 11 - Bankruptcy Title 12 - Banks and Banking Title 13 - Census Title 14 - Coast Guard Title 15 - Commerce and Trade Title 16 - Conservation Title 17 - Copyrights Title 18 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure Title 19 - Customs Duties Title 20 - Education Title 21 - Food and Drugs Title 22 - Foreign Relations and Intercourse Title 23 - Highways Title 24 - Hospitals and Asylums Title 25 - Indians Title 26 - Internal Revenue Code Title 27 - Intoxicating Liquors Title 28 - Judiciary and Judicial Procedure Title 29 - Labor Title 30 - Mineral Lands and Mining Title 31 - Money and Finance Title 32 - National Guard Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters Title 34 - Crime Control and Law Enforcement Title 35 - Patents Title 36 - Patriotic Societies and Observances Title 37 - Pay and Allowances of
374-651: The United States Department of Agriculture 1923, Government Printing Office, 1924, p 306 ^ America's highways, 1776-1976, p 546 . Desert Valleys' Cotton Conference, 1981 , p 26 ^ Gifford Pinchot, Report of the Forester for 1908, p 38 . Development of the United States Cotton Standards , p 25 ^ For Pub. 367, H.R. 15812, see Acts of Congress Affecting the District of Columbia, Commissioners of
396-746: The corresponding similar provisions in the fourteen previous Agriculture Appropriation Acts, beginning with the provisos at 35 Stat. 259 in the Act of 23 May 1908, 35 Stat. 251, sometimes called the Agriculture Appropriation Act of 1909 or the Agricultural Appropriation Act of 1909. 16 U.S.C. ch. 3A —Unemployment Relief Through Performance of Useful Public Work 16 U.S.C. ch. 3B — Soil Conservation 16 U.S.C. ch. 3C — Water Conservation 16 U.S.C. ch. 4 — Protection of Timber, and Depredations This chapter codifies
418-600: The second and third provisos to the paragraph of the Act of 11 May 1922, ch. 185, H.R. 10730, sometimes called the Agriculture Department Appropriation Act of 1923 or the Agriculture Appropriation Act 1923, that starts on page 520 and finishes on page 521. The two provisos are cited as, and are at, 42 Stat. 521. The section relates to "Traveling Expenses - Publication Activities"; and, in particular, to
440-565: The use for transportation or traveling expenses, or for the preparation or publication of newspaper or magazine articles, of appropriations for the Forest Service. This provision was amended by section 8 of the Act of 20 June 1958, Public Law 85–464 , 72 Stat. 218. The said two provisos in the Agriculture Department Appropriation Act of 1923 replaced (with the addition of the word "hereafter")
462-5992: The – Territorial Waters of the United States 16 U.S.C. ch. 21A — Fisheries Zone Contiguous to Territorial Sea of the United States 16 U.S.C. ch. 21B —Prohibition of Certain Foreign Fishing Vessels in United States Fisheries 16 U.S.C. ch. 21C — Offshore Shrimp Fisheries 16 U.S.C. ch. 22 — International Parks 16 U.S.C. ch. 23 — National Wilderness Preservation System 16 U.S.C. ch. 24 — Conservation and Protection of North Pacific Fur Seals 16 U.S.C. ch. 25 — Jellyfish or Sea nettles , Other Such Pests, and Seaweed in Coastal Waters: Control or Elimination 16 U.S.C. ch. 25A — Crown of Thorns Starfish 16 U.S.C. ch. 25B — Reefs for Marine Life Conservation 16 U.S.C. ch. 26 — Estuarine Areas 16 U.S.C. ch. 27 — National Trails System 16 U.S.C. ch. 27A — National Recreational Trails Fund 16 U.S.C. ch. 28 — Wild and Scenic Rivers 16 U.S.C. ch. 29 — Water Bank Program for Wetlands Preservation 16 U.S.C. ch. 30 — Wild Horses and Burros: Protection, Management, and Control 16 U.S.C. ch. 31 — Marine Mammal Protection 16 U.S.C. ch. 32 — Marine Sanctuaries 16 U.S.C. ch. 32A — Regional Marine Research Programs 16 U.S.C. ch. 33 — Coastal Zone Management 16 U.S.C. ch. 34 —Rural Environmental Conservation Program 16 U.S.C. ch. 35 — Endangered Species 16 U.S.C. ch. 36 — Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning 16 U.S.C. ch. 37 — Youth Conservation Corps and Public Lands Corps 16 U.S.C. ch. 38 —Fishery Conservation And Management 16 U.S.C. ch. 39 — Mining Activity Within National Park System Areas 16 U.S.C. ch. 40 —Soil and Water Resources Conservation 16 U.S.C. ch. 41 — Cooperative Forestry Assistance 16 U.S.C. ch. 42 — Emergency Conservation Program 16 U.S.C. ch. 43 —Public Transportation Programs for National Park System Areas 16 U.S.C. ch. 44 — Antarctic Conservation 16 U.S.C. ch. 44A — Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention 16 U.S.C. ch. 44B — Antarctic Mineral Resources Protection 16 U.S.C. ch. 45 — Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Program 16 U.S.C. ch. 46 — Public Utility Regulatory Policies 16 U.S.C. ch. 47 — Small Hydroelectric Power Projects 16 U.S.C. ch. 48 — National Aquaculture Policy, Planning, and Development 16 U.S.C. ch. 49 — Fish and Wildlife Conservation 16 U.S.C. ch. 50 — Chesapeake Bay Research Coordination 16 U.S.C. ch. 51 — Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation 16 U.S.C. ch. 52 — Salmon and Steelhead Conservation and Enhancement 16 U.S.C. ch. 53 —Control of Illegally Taken Fish And Wildlife 16 U.S.C. ch. 54 —Resource Conservation 16 U.S.C. ch. 55 — Coastal Barrier Resources 16 U.S.C. ch. 56 — North Atlantic Salmon Fishing 16 U.S.C. ch. 56A — Pacific Salmon Fishing 16 U.S.C. ch. 57 — National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 16 U.S.C. ch. 57A — Partnerships For Wildlife 16 U.S.C. ch. 58 — Erodible Land and Wetland Conservation and Reserve Program 16 U.S.C. ch. 59 —Wetlands Resources 16 U.S.C. ch. 59A — Wetlands 16 U.S.C. ch. 60 — Fish and Seafood Promotion 16 U.S.C. ch. 61 — Interjurisdictional Fisheries 16 U.S.C. ch. 62 — African Elephant Conservation 16 U.S.C. ch. 62A — Asian Elephant Conservation 16 U.S.C. ch. 63 — Federal Cave Resources Protection 16 U.S.C. ch. 64 — North American Wetlands Conservation 16 U.S.C. ch. 65 — International Forestry Cooperation 16 U.S.C. ch. 66 — Take Pride in America Program 16 U.S.C. ch. 67 — Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control 16 U.S.C. ch. 68 — Pacific Yew Conservation and Management 16 U.S.C. ch. 69 — Wild Exotic Bird Conservation 16 U.S.C. ch. 70 — North Pacific Anadromous Stocks Convention 16 U.S.C. ch. 71 — Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management 16 U.S.C. ch. 71A — Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation 16 U.S.C. ch. 72 — Recreational Hunting Safety 16 U.S.C. ch. 73 — Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation 16 U.S.C. ch. 74 — National Maritime Heritage 16 U.S.C. ch. 75 — High Seas Fishing Compliance 16 U.S.C. ch. 76 — Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention 16 U.S.C. ch. 77 — Yukon River Salmon 16 U.S.C. ch. 78 — National Natural Resources Conservation Foundation 16 U.S.C. ch. 79 — National Park Service Management 16 U.S.C. ch. 80 — Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation 16 U.S.C. ch. 81 —User Fees Under Forest System Recreation Residence Program 16 U.S.C. ch. 81A — National Forest Organizational Camp Fee Improvement 16 U.S.C. ch. 82 — Great Ape Conservation 16 U.S.C. ch. 83 — Coral Reef Conservation 16 U.S.C. ch. 84 — Healthy Forest Restoration 16 U.S.C. ch. 85 — Marine Turtle Conservation 16 U.S.C. ch. 86 — Southwest Forest Health and Wildfire Prevention 16 U.S.C. ch. 87 — Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement References [ edit ] ^ "United States Code" . Office of
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#1732772543521484-2535: Was amended by the Act of 3 July 1926, ch. 779, 44 Stat. 890. The Burnt Timber Act is no longer in force, having been repealed on 25 September 1962 by section 2 of Public Law 87–689 , subject to the saving in that section. There was previously a Burnt Timber Act of 19 January 1895 (28 Stat. 634). 16 U.S.C. ch. 5 —Protection of Fur Seals and Other Fur-Bearing Animals 16 U.S.C. ch. 5A —Protection and Conservation of Wildlife 16 U.S.C. ch. 5B — Wildlife Restoration 16 U.S.C. ch. 5C —Conservation Programs on Government Lands 16 U.S.C. ch. 6 — Game and Bird Preserves ; Protection 16 U.S.C. ch. 7 —Protection of Migratory Game and Insectivorous Birds 16 U.S.C. ch. 8 — Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge 16 U.S.C. ch. 9 — Fish and Wildlife Service 16 U.S.C. ch. 9A —Preservation of Fishery Resources 16 U.S.C. ch. 10 — Northern Pacific Halibut Fishing 16 U.S.C. ch. 10A — Sockeye or Pink Salmon Fishing 16 U.S.C. ch. 10B — Fish Restoration and Management Projects 16 U.S.C. ch. 10C — Fish Research and Experimentation Program 16 U.S.C. ch. 10D — State Commercial Fisheries Research and Development Projects 16 U.S.C. ch. 11 —Regulation of Landing, Curing, and Sale of Sponges Taken From Gulf of Mexico and Straits of Florida 16 U.S.C. ch. 12 —Federal Regulation and Development of Power 16 U.S.C. ch. 12A — Tennessee Valley Authority 16 U.S.C. ch. 12B — Bonneville Project 16 U.S.C. ch. 12C — Fort Peck Project 16 U.S.C. ch. 12D — Columbia Basin Project 16 U.S.C. ch. 12E — Niagara Power Project 16 U.S.C. ch. 12F — Pacific Northwest Consumer Power Preference ; Reciprocal Priority in Other Regions 16 U.S.C. ch. 12G — Pacific Northwest Federal Transmission System 16 U.S.C. ch. 12H — Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation 16 U.S.C. ch. 13 —Regulation of Transportation in Interstate or Foreign Commerce of Black Bass and Other Fish 16 U.S.C. ch. 14 —Regulation of Whaling 16 U.S.C. ch. 14A —Whale Conservation and Protection 16 U.S.C. ch. 15 —Predatory Sea Lampreys in
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