Title 16 of the United States Code outlines the role of conservation in the United States Code.
16 U.S.C. ch. 1—National Parks, Military Parks, Monuments, and Seashores (the "National Park Service Organic Act")
16 U.S.C. ch. 1a—Historic Sites, Buildings, Objects, and Antiquities
16 U.S.C. ch. 1b—Archaeological Resources Protection
16 U.S.C. ch. 2—National Forests
16 U.S.C. ch. 3—Forests; Forest Service; Reforestation; Management
16 U.S.C. ch. 3a—Unemployment Relief Through Performance of Useful Public Work
16 U.S.C. ch. 3b—Soil Conservation
16 U.S.C. ch. 3c—Water Conservation
16 U.S.C. ch. 4—Protection of Timber, and Depredations
16 U.S.C. ch. 5—Protection of Fur Seals and Other Fur-Bearing Animals
16 U.S.C. ch. 5a—Protection and Conservation of Wildlife
16 U.S.C. ch. 5b—Wildlife Restoration
16 U.S.C. ch. 5c—Conservation Programs on Government Lands
16 U.S.C. ch. 6—Game and Bird Preserves; Protection
16 U.S.C. ch. 7—Protection of Migratory Game and Insectivorous Birds
16 U.S.C. ch. 8—Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge
16 U.S.C. ch. 9—Fish and Wildlife Service
16 U.S.C. ch. 9a—Preservation of Fishery Resources
16 U.S.C. ch. 10—Northern Pacific Halibut Fishing
16 U.S.C. ch. 10a—Sockeye or Pink Salmon Fishing
16 U.S.C. ch. 10b—Fish Restoration and Management Projects
16 U.S.C. ch. 10c—Fish Research and Experimentation Program
16 U.S.C. ch. 10d—State Commercial Fisheries Research and Development Projects
16 U.S.C. ch. 11—Regulation of Landing, Curing, and Sale of Sponges Taken From Gulf of Mexico and Straits of Florida
16 U.S.C. ch. 12—Federal Regulation and Development of Power
16 U.S.C. ch. 12a—Tennessee Valley Authority
16 U.S.C. ch. 12b—Bonneville Project
16 U.S.C. ch. 12c—Fort Peck Project
16 U.S.C. ch. 12d—Columbia Basin Project
16 U.S.C. ch. 12e—Niagara Power Project
16 U.S.C. ch. 12f—Pacific Northwest Consumer Power Preference; Reciprocal Priority in Other Regions
16 U.S.C. ch. 12g—Pacific Northwest Federal Transmission System
16 U.S.C. ch. 12h—Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation
16 U.S.C. ch. 13—Regulation of Transportation in Interstate or Foreign Commerce of Black Bass and Other Fish
16 U.S.C. ch. 14—Regulation of Whaling
16 U.S.C. ch. 14a—Whale Conservation and Protection
16 U.S.C. ch. 15—Predatory Sea Lampreys in the Great Lakes
16 U.S.C. ch. 15a—Great Lakes Fisheries
16 U.S.C. ch. 15b—Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration
16 U.S.C. ch. 15c—Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Tissue Bank
16 U.S.C. ch. 16—Tuna Conventions
16 U.S.C. ch. 16a—Atlantic Tunas Convention
16 U.S.C. ch. 16b—Eastern Pacific Tuna Fishing
16 U.S.C. ch. 16c—South Pacific Tuna Fishing
16 U.S.C. ch. 17—Northwest Atlantic Fisheries
16 U.S.C. ch. 18—Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention
16 U.S.C. ch. 19—North Pacific Fisheries
16 U.S.C. ch. 20—National Fisheries Center and Aquarium
16 U.S.C. ch. 21—Prohibition of Foreign Fishing Vessels in the – Territorial Waters of the United States
16 U.S.C. ch. 21a—Fisheries Zone Contiguous to Territorial Sea of the United States
16 U.S.C. ch. 21b—Prohibition of Certain Foreign Fishing Vessels in United States Fisheries
16 U.S.C. ch. 21c—Offshore Shrimp Fisheries
16 U.S.C. ch. 22—International Parks
16 U.S.C. ch. 23—National Wilderness Preservation System
16 U.S.C. ch. 24—Conservation and Protection of North Pacific Fur Seals
16 U.S.C. ch. 25—Jellyfish or Sea nettles, Other Such Pests, and Seaweed in Coastal Waters: Control or Elimination
16 U.S.C. ch. 25a—Crown of Thorns Starfish
16 U.S.C. ch. 25b—Reefs for Marine Life Conservation
16 U.S.C. ch. 26—Estuarine Areas
16 U.S.C. ch. 27—National Trails System
16 U.S.C. ch. 27a—National Recreational Trails Fund
16 U.S.C. ch. 28—Wild and Scenic Rivers
16 U.S.C. ch. 29—Water Bank Program for Wetlands Preservation
16 U.S.C. ch. 30—Wild Horses and Burros: Protection, Management, and Control
16 U.S.C. ch. 31—Marine Mammal Protection
16 U.S.C. ch. 32—Marine Sanctuaries
16 U.S.C. ch. 32a—Regional Marine Research Programs
16 U.S.C. ch. 33—Coastal Zone Management
16 U.S.C. ch. 34—Rural Environmental Conservation Program
16 U.S.C. ch. 35—Endangered Species
16 U.S.C. ch. 36—Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning
16 U.S.C. ch. 37—Youth Conservation Corps and Public Lands Corps
16 U.S.C. ch. 38—Fishery Conservation And Management
16 U.S.C. ch. 39—Mining Activity Within National Park System Areas
16 U.S.C. ch. 40—Soil and Water Resources Conservation
16 U.S.C. ch. 41—Cooperative Forestry Assistance
16 U.S.C. ch. 42—Emergency Conservation Program
16 U.S.C. ch. 43—Public Transportation Programs for National Park System Areas
16 U.S.C. ch. 44—Antarctic Conservation
16 U.S.C. ch. 44a—Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention
16 U.S.C. ch. 44b—Antarctic Mineral Resources Protection
16 U.S.C. ch. 45—Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Program
16 U.S.C. ch. 46—Public Utility Regulatory Policies
16 U.S.C. ch. 47—Small Hydroelectric Power Projects
16 U.S.C. ch. 48—National Aquaculture Policy, Planning, and Development
16 U.S.C. ch. 49—Fish and Wildlife Conservation
16 U.S.C. ch. 50—Chesapeake Bay Research Coordination
16 U.S.C. ch. 51—Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation
16 U.S.C. ch. 52—Salmon and Steelhead Conservation and Enhancement
16 U.S.C. ch. 53—Control of Illegally Taken Fish And Wildlife
16 U.S.C. ch. 54—Resource Conservation
16 U.S.C. ch. 55—Coastal Barrier Resources
16 U.S.C. ch. 56—North Atlantic Salmon Fishing
16 U.S.C. ch. 56a—Pacific Salmon Fishing
16 U.S.C. ch. 57—National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
16 U.S.C. ch. 57a—Partnerships For Wildlife
16 U.S.C. ch. 58—Erodible Land and Wetland Conservation and Reserve Program
16 U.S.C. ch. 59—Wetlands Resources
16 U.S.C. ch. 59a—Wetlands
16 U.S.C. ch. 60—Fish and Seafood Promotion
16 U.S.C. ch. 61—Interjurisdictional Fisheries
16 U.S.C. ch. 62—African Elephant Conservation
16 U.S.C. ch. 62a—Asian Elephant Conservation
16 U.S.C. ch. 63—Federal Cave Resources Protection
16 U.S.C. ch. 64—North American Wetlands Conservation
16 U.S.C. ch. 65—International Forestry Cooperation
16 U.S.C. ch. 66—Take Pride in America Program
16 U.S.C. ch. 67—Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control
16 U.S.C. ch. 68—Pacific Yew Conservation and Management
16 U.S.C. ch. 69—Wild Exotic Bird Conservation
16 U.S.C. ch. 70—North Pacific Anadromous Stocks Convention
16 U.S.C. ch. 71—Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management
16 U.S.C. ch. 71a—Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation
16 U.S.C. ch. 72—Recreational Hunting Safety
16 U.S.C. ch. 73—Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation
16 U.S.C. ch. 74—National Maritime Heritage
16 U.S.C. ch. 75—High Seas Fishing Compliance
16 U.S.C. ch. 76—Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention
16 U.S.C. ch. 77—Yukon River Salmon
16 U.S.C. ch. 78—National Natural Resources Conservation Foundation
16 U.S.C. ch. 79—National Park Service Management
16 U.S.C. ch. 80—Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation
16 U.S.C. ch. 81—User Fees Under Forest System Recreation Residence Program
16 U.S.C. ch. 81a—National Forest Organizational Camp Fee Improvement
16 U.S.C. ch. 82—Great Ape Conservation
16 U.S.C. ch. 83—Coral Reef Conservation
16 U.S.C. ch. 84—Healthy Forest Restoration
16 U.S.C. ch. 85—Marine Turtle Conservation
16 U.S.C. ch. 86—Southwest Forest Health and Wildfire Prevention
16 U.S.C. ch. 87—Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement
