An Act to amend the Youth Conservation Corps Act of 1972 (Public Law 92-597,86 Stat. 1319) to expand and make permanent the Youth Conservation Corps, and for other purposes.
PL 93-408 (S.1871), enacted 09/03/1974

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[88 STAT. 
TITLE V—POWERS OF THE COUNCIL 
D.C. Code 47-
621 note. 
D.C. Code 1-
121 note. 
SEC. 501. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, or any rule 
of law, nothing in this Act shall be construed as limiting the authority 
of the Council of the District Columbia to enact any act, resolution, 
or regulation, after January 2, 1975, pursuant to the District of 
Columbia Self-Govemment and Governmental Reorganization Act 
with respect to any matter covered by this Act. 
Approved September 3, 1974. 
Public Law 93-408 
Septembers, 1974 
A N A C T 
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To amend the Youth Conservation Corps Act of 1972 (Public Law 92-597, 86 
Stat. 1319) to expand and malte permanent the Youth Conservation Corps, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted ty the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
vation corp"^A^t 
United States of America in Congress assembled^ That the Act of 
o
f 1970, amend- 
August 13, 1970 (84 Stat. 794) is amended to read as follows: 
ment. 
42 u s e prec. 
2711 note. 
"pOLICY AND PURPOSE 
16 u s e 1701. 
"SECTION 1. 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 Act to expand and make permanent the Youth 
Conservation Corps and thereby further the development and main-
tenance 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. 
•'YOUTH CONSERVATION CORPS 
16 u s e 1702. 
Participants. 
"SEC. 2. (a) To carry out the purposes of this Act, ther-e is established 
in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture 
a Youth Conservation Corps (hereinafter referred to as the 'Corps'). 
The Corps shall consist of young men and women who ai-e permanent 
residents of the United States, its territories, possessions, trust terri-
tories, or Commonwealth of Puerto Rico who have attained age fifteen 
but have not attained age nineteen, and whom the Secretary of the 
Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture may employ without regard 
to the civil service or classification laws, rules, or regulations, for the 
purpose of developing, preserving, or maintaining the lands and 
waters of the United States. 
tuni't"''ind^em-' 
" C'^) "^^^ Corps shall bc open to youth from all parts of the country 
pioyment, term. 
of both scxcs aud youth of all social, economic, and racial classifica-
tions with all Corps members receiving compensation consistent with 
work accomplished, and with no person being employed as a member 
of the Corps for a term in excess of ninety days during any single year. 
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SECRETARIAL DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS 
"SEC. 3. (a) In carrying out this Act, the Secretary of the Interior 
and. the Secretary of Agriculture shall— 
"(1) determine the areas under their administrative jurisdic-
tions which are appropriate for carrying out the programs using 
employees of the Corps; 
"(2) determine with other Federal agencies the areas under the 
administrative jurisdiction of these agencies which are appro-
priate for carrying out programs using members of the Corps, 
and determine and select appropriate work and education pro-
grams and projects for participation by members of the Corps; 
"(3) determine the rates of pay, hours, and other conditions 
of employment in the Corps, except that all members of the Corps 
shall not be deemed to be Federal employees other than for the 
purpose of chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, and chapter 
81 of title 5, United States Code. 
"(4) provide for such transportation, lodging, subsistence, and 
other services and equipment as they may deem necessary or 
appropriate for the needs of members of the Corps in their duties; 
"(5) promulgate regulation to insure the safety, health, and 
welfare of the Corps members; and 
"(6) provide to the extent possible, that permanent or semi-
permanent facilities used as Corps camps be made available to 
local schools, school districts. State junior colleges and univer-
sities, and other education institutions for use as environmental/ 
ecological education camps during periods of nonuse by the Corps 
program. 
Costs for operations maintenance, and staffing of Corps camp facilities 
during periods of use by non-Corps programs as well as any liability 
for personal injury or property damage stemming from such use shall 
be the responsibility of the entity or organization using the facility 
and shall not be a responsibility of the Secretaries or the Corps. 
"(b) Existing but unoccupied Federal facilities and surplus or 
unused equipment (or both), of all types including military facilities 
and equipment, shall be utilized for the purposes of the Corps, where 
appropriate and with the approval of the Federal agency involved. To 
minimize transportation costs. Corps members shall be employed on 
conservation projects as near to their places of residence as is feasible. 
"(c) The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture 
may contract with any public agency or organization or any private 
nonprofit agency or organization which has been in existence for at 
least five years for the operation of any Youth Conservation Corps 
project. 
"GRANT PROGRAM FOR STATE PROJECTS 
16 u s e 1703. 
28 u s e 2671. 
5 u s e 8101. 
Regulations. 
Facilities, 
availability to 
educational in-
stitutions. 
Unoccupied 
Federal facilities 
and surplus equip-
ment, use. 
Contract author-
ity. 
"SEC. 4. (a) The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 
Agriculture shall jointly establish a program under which grants shall 
be made to States to assist them in meeting the cost of projects for the 
employment of young men and women to develop, preserve, and main-
tain non-Federal public lands and waters within the States. For 
purposes of this section, the term 'States' includes the District of 
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands. 
Guam, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and American 
Samoa. 
16 u s e 1704. 
"States. 
Limitation. 
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"(^) (^) "^^ grant may be made under this section unless an appli-
cation therefor has been submitted to, and approved by, the Secretary 
of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture. Such application 
shall be in such form, and submitted in such manner, as the Secretaries 
shall jointly by regulation prescribe, and shall contain— 
•'(A) assurances satisfactory to the Secretaries that individuals 
employed under the project for which the application is submitted 
shall (i) have attained the age of fifteen but not attained the age 
of nineteen, (ii) be permanent residents of the United States or 
its territories, possessions, or the Trust Territory of the Pacific 
Islands, (iii) be employed without regard to the personnel laws, 
rules, and regulations applicable to full-time employees of the 
applicant, (iv) be employed for a period of not more than ninety 
days in any calendar year, and (v) be employed without regard to 
their sex or social, economic, or racial classification; and 
"(B) such other information as the Secretaries may jointly 
by regulation prescribe. 
"(2) The Secretaries may approve applications which they deter-
mine (A) to meet the requirements of paragraph (1), and (B) are for 
projects which will further the development, preservation, or main-
tenance of non-Federal public lands or waters within the jurisdiction 
of the applicant. 
"(c) (1) The amount of any grant under this section shall be deter-
mined jointly by the Secretaries, except that no grant for any project 
may exceed 80 per centum of the cost (as determined by the Secre-
taries) of such project. 
Payments. 
u ^2) Paymcuts uudcr grants under this section may be made in 
advance or by way of reimbursement and at such intervals and on 
such conditions as the Secretaries find necessary. 
"(d) Thirty per centum of the sums appropriated under section 6 
for any fiscal year shall be made available for grants under this section 
for such fiscal year. 
"SECRETARIAL REPORTS 
p/e°sMen^t^a°nd'° 
"SEC. 5. The Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of Agriculture 
Congress. 
shall aunually prepare a joint report detailing the activities carried 
16 use 1705. 
Q^^ under this Act and providing recommendations. Each report for 
a program year shall be submitted concurrently to the President and 
the Congress not later than April 1 following the close of that program 
year. 
"AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
16 use 1706. 
"SEC. 6. There are authorized to be appropriated amounts not to 
exceed $60,000,000 for each fiscal year, which amounts shall be made 
available to the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agri-
culture to carry out the purposes of this Act. Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, funds appropriated for any fiscal year to carry 
out this Act shall remain available for obligation and expenditure 
until the end of the fiscal year following the fiscal year for which 
appropriated.". 
Approved September 3, 1974.