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title: "16 U.S.C. § 580q"
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# 16 U.S.C. § 580q - National Tree Seed Laboratory; disposition of fees

## Text

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, fees received by the National Tree Seed Laboratory, administered by the Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture, for the provision of a tree seed testing service, shall be retained and deposited as a reimbursement to current appropriations used to cover the costs of providing such service.

(Pub. L. 99–198, title XVII, § 1772, Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1658.)