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§ 1723. Public Lands Corps program
(a) Establishment of Public Lands Corps
(1) In general
(2) No effect on other agencies
(b) Participants
(c) Qualified youth or conservation corps
(1) In general
(2) Preference
(A) In general
(B) Priority projects
(d) Projects to be carried out
(1) In general
(2) Projects on Indian lands
(3) Disaster prevention or relief projects
(e) Preference for certain projects
In selecting appropriate conservation projects to be carried out under this subchapter, the Secretary shall give preference to those projects which—
(1) will provide long-term benefits to the public;
(2) will instill in the enrollee involved a work ethic and a sense of public service;
(3) will be labor intensive;
(4) can be planned and initiated promptly; and
(5) will provide academic, experiential, or environmental education opportunities.
(f) Consistency
(g) Effect
(Pub. L. 91–378, title II, § 204, as added Pub. L. 103–82, title I, § 105(6), Sept. 21, 1993, 107 Stat. 850; amended Pub. L. 109–154, § 2(b), (c), (g)(1), Dec. 30, 2005, 119 Stat. 2891, 2893; Pub. L. 114–289, title III, § 302(2), Dec. 16, 2016, 130 Stat. 1487; Pub. L. 116–9, title IX, § 9003(b), Mar. 12, 2019, 133 Stat. 833.)