---
type: "LegalText"
title: "16 U.S.C. § 5801 to 5809"
description: "Repealed. Pub. L. 115–334, title II, § 2813, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4602"
jurisdiction: "us"
corpus: "united_states_code"
kind: "code_section"
title_number: 16
title_name: "CONSERVATION"
chapter_number: "78"
chapter_name: "NATIONAL NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION FOUNDATION"
section: "5801 to 5809"
citation: "16 U.S.C. § 5801 to 5809"
status: "current"
release_point: "119-100"
release_date: "2026-06-26"
source: "official"
source_url: "https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc16@119-100.zip"
source_identifier: "/us/usc/t16/s5801...5809"
source_file: "data/legal/raw/us/code/title-16/usc16.xml"
source_hash: "2074f9dad04ea42af404777dfe0fc6d3de825f8f8bce2cf85bfdb342b7e561f8"
raw_snapshot_hash: "7be8950da5a93cac7c98e4576ce00340f2aba5e8e46d29915382c203c421d503"
text_hash: "0c72b3944a6b0d7d344cf9552592ecb9cb34026cf77bb40312356afbd9ece668"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-04"
confidence: "official"
tags: ["legal", "us-code"]
---

# 16 U.S.C. § 5801 to 5809 - Repealed. Pub. L. 115–334, title II, § 2813, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4602

## Notes

Section 5801, Pub. L. 104–127, title III, § 352, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1010, defined terms in this chapter.

Section 5802, Pub. L. 104–127, title III, § 353, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1010, established National Natural Resources Conservation Foundation as a charitable and nonprofit corporation to promote innovative solutions to the problems associated with the conservation of natural resources on private lands.

Section 5803, Pub. L. 104–127, title III, § 354, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1011, directed administration of the Foundation by a Board of Trustees and set forth provisions relating to its composition and operation.

Section 5804, Pub. L. 104–127, title III, § 355, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1012, related to appointment and hiring of officers and employees by the Board.

Section 5805, Pub. L. 104–127, title III, § 356, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1013; Pub. L. 107–171, title II, § 2506, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 274, related to corporate powers and obligations of the Foundation.

Section 5806, Pub. L. 104–127, title III, § 357, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1014, authorized provision of administrative services and support by the Department of Agriculture.

Section 5807, Pub. L. 104–127, title III, § 358, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1014; Pub. L. 105–225, § 6(b), Aug. 12, 1998, 112 Stat. 1499, directed auditing of Foundation accounts by the Attorney General.

Section 5808, Pub. L. 104–127, title III, § 359, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1014, related to release of the United States from liability for any debt, default, act, or omission of the Foundation.

Section 5809, Pub. L. 104–127, title III, § 360, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1014, authorized appropriations.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Short TitlePub. L. 104–127, title III, § 351, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1010, which provided that subtitle F (§§ 351–360) of title III of Pub. L. 104–127 could be cited as the “National Natural Resources Conservation Foundation Act”, was repealed by Pub. L. 115–334, title II, § 2813, Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4602.