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PUBLIC LAW 91-378-AUG. 13, 1970 Y O U T H CONSERVATION

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CORPS

SEC. 2, (a) To carry out the purposes of this Act, there is hereby established in the Department of the Interior and the Department of Agriculture a three-year pilot program designated as the Youth Conservation Corps (hereinafter referred to as the "Corps''). The Corps Participants, shall consist of young men and women who are permanent residents of the United States, its territories, or possessions, 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 during the ^gn"™^*" ^'"P^"^" summer months without regard to the civil service or classification laws, rules, or regulations, for the purpose of developing, preserving, or maintaining lands and waters of the United States under the jurisdiction of the appropriate Secretary. (b) The Corps shall be open to youth of both sexes and youth of all nif^^nd°^^°'f" social, economic, and racial classifications, with no person being mentnerm?^ "^" employed as a member of the Corps for a term in excess of ninety days during any single year. SECRETARIAL DUTIES

SEC. 8. (a) The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture shall: (1) determine the areas under their administrative jurisdictions which are appropriate for carrying out programs using employees of the Corps; (2) determine the rates of pay, hours, and other conditions of employment in the Corps: Provided, That members of the Corps shall not be deemed to be Federal employees, other than for the purposes of chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, and chapter 81 of title 6, United States Code; (3) 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. 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 tive years for the operation of any Youth Conservation Corps ))rje('t. "Whenever economically feasible, existing but unoccupied Federal facilities, inclnding military facilities, shall be utilized for the purposes of the Corps where appropriate and with \\m approval of the Federal agency involved. To minimize transportation costs Corps menil)ers shall be eniployed on conservation))roje('ts as near to their places of residence as is feasible; (4) promulgate regulations to insure the safety, health, and welfare of the Corps members; (o) prepare a report, indicating the most feasible and efficient method for initiating a cost-sharing youth conservation program with State natural resource, conservation, or outdoor recreation agencies, which report shall be submitted to the President not later than one year following eiuu'tment of this Act for transmittal to the Congress for review and appropriate action, (b) The provision of title II of the Revenue and Expenditure Control Act of 10B8 (82 Stat. 251, 270) shall not apply to appointments made to the C(>rps, to temporary supervisory personnel, or to temporary prgram support staiT.

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