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type: "LegalText"
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title: "16 U.S.C. § 7142"
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description: "Use"
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corpus: "united_states_code"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 16
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title_name: "CONSERVATION"
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chapter_number: "90"
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chapter_name: "SECURE RURAL SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY SELF-DETERMINATION"
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section: "7142"
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citation: "16 U.S.C. § 7142"
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status: "current"
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release_point: "119-100"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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source: "official"
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---
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# 16 U.S.C. § 7142 - Use
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## Text
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(a) Authorized uses A participating county, including any applicable agencies of the participating county, shall use county funds, in accordance with this subchapter, only—
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(1) to carry out activities under the Firewise Communities program to provide to homeowners in fire-sensitive ecosystems education on, and assistance with implementing, techniques in home siting, home construction, and home landscaping that can increase the protection of people and property from wildfires;
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(2) to reimburse the participating county for search and rescue and other emergency services, including firefighting and law enforcement patrols, that are—
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(A) performed on Federal land after the date on which the use was approved under subsection (b); and
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(B) paid for by the participating county;
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(3) to cover training costs and equipment purchases directly related to the emergency services described in paragraph (2);
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(4) to develop and carry out community wildfire protection plans in coordination with the appropriate Secretary concerned; and
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(5) to provide or expand access to—
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(A) broadband telecommunications services at local schools; or
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(B) the technology and connectivity necessary for students to use a digital learning tool at or outside of a local school campus.
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(b) Proposals A participating county shall use county funds for a use described in subsection (a) only after a 45-day public comment period, at the beginning of which the participating county shall—
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(1) publish in any publications of local record a proposal that describes the proposed use of the county funds; and
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(2) submit the proposal to any resource advisory committee established under section 7125 of this title for the participating county.
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(Pub. L. 106–393, title III, § 302, as added Pub. L. 110–343, div. C, title VI, § 601(a), Oct. 3, 2008, 122 Stat. 3909; amended Pub. L. 112–141, div. F, title I, § 100101(a)(9), July 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 906; Pub. L. 115–141, div. O, title IV, § 402, Mar. 23, 2018, 132 Stat. 1079; Pub. L. 117–58, div. D, title XII, § 41202(e), Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 1134.)
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## Notes
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Editorial Notes
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Prior ProvisionsA prior section 302 of Pub. L. 106–393 was set out in a note under section 500 of this title prior to repeal by Pub. L. 110–343, div. C, title VI, § 601(a), Oct. 3, 2008, 122 Stat. 3893.
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Amendments2021—Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 117–58 added par. (5). 2018—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 115–141, § 402(1), inserted “and law enforcement patrols” after “including firefighting” in introductory provisions and struck out “and” at end of subpar. (B). Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 115–141, § 402(4), added par. (3). Former par. (3) redesignated (4). Pub. L. 115–141, § 402(2), inserted “and carry out” after “develop”. Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 115–141, § 402(3), redesignated par. (3) as (4). 2012—Subsec. (a)(2)(A). Pub. L. 112–141 inserted “and” at end.
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
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Wage Rate RequirementsFor provisions relating to rates of wages to be paid to laborers and mechanics on projects for construction, alteration, or repair work funded under div. D or an amendment by div. D of Pub. L. 117–58, including authority of Secretary of Labor, see section 18851 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.
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