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 Antiquities16 U.S.C. ch. 1b—Archaeological Resources Protection16 U.S.C. ch. 2—National Forests16 U.S.C. ch. 3—Forests; Forest Service; Reforestation; Management16 U.S.C. ch. 3a—Unemployment Relief Through Performance of Useful Public Work16 U.S.C. ch. 3b—Soil Conservation16 U.S.C. ch. 3c—Water Conservation16 U.S.C. ch. 4—Protection of Timber, and Depredations16 U.S.C. ch. 5—Protection of Fur Seals and Other Fur-Bearing Animals16 U.S.C. ch. 5a—Protection and Conservation of Wildlife16 U.S.C. ch. 5b—Wildlife Restoration16 U.S.C. ch. 5c—Conservation Programs on Government Lands16 U.S.C. ch. 6—Game and Bird Preserves; Protection16 U.S.C. ch. 7—Protection of Migratory Game and Insectivorous Birds16 U.S.C. ch. 8—Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge16 U.S.C. ch. 9—Fish and Wildlife Service16 U.S.C. ch. 9a—Preservation of Fishery Resources16 U.S.C. ch. 10—Northern Pacific Halibut Fishing16 U.S.C. ch. 10a—Sockeye or Pink Salmon Fishing16 U.S.C. ch. 10b—Fish Restoration and Management Projects16 U.S.C. ch. 10c—Fish Research and Experimentation Program16 U.S.C. ch. 10d—State Commercial Fisheries Research and Development Projects16 U.S.C. ch. 11—Regulation of Landing, Curing, and Sale of Sponges Taken From Gulf of Mexico and Straits of Florida16 U.S.C. ch. 12—Federal Regulation and Development of Power16 U.S.C. ch. 12a—Tennessee Valley Authority16 U.S.C. ch. 12b—Bonneville Project16 U.S.C. ch. 12c—Fort Peck Project16 U.S.C. ch. 12d—Columbia Basin Project16 U.S.C. ch. 12e—Niagara Power Project16 U.S.C. ch. 12f—Pacific Northwest Consumer Power Preference; Reciprocal Priority in Other Regions16 U.S.C. ch. 12g—Pacific Northwest Federal Transmission System16 U.S.C. ch. 12h—Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation16 U.S.C. ch. 13—Regulation of Transportation in Interstate or Foreign Commerce of Black Bass and Other Fish16 U.S.C. ch. 14—Regulation of Whaling16 U.S.C. ch. 14a—Whale Conservation and Protection16 U.S.C. ch. 15—Predatory Sea Lampreys in the Great Lakes16 U.S.C. ch. 15a—Great Lakes Fisheries16 U.S.C. ch. 15b—Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration16 U.S.C. ch. 15c—Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Tissue Bank16 U.S.C. ch. 16—Tuna Conventions16 U.S.C. ch. 16a—Atlantic Tunas Convention16 U.S.C. ch. 16b—Eastern Pacific Tuna Fishing16 U.S.C. ch. 16c—South Pacific Tuna Fishing16 U.S.C. ch. 17—Northwest Atlantic Fisheries16 U.S.C. ch. 18—Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention16 U.S.C. ch. 19—North Pacific Fisheries16 U.S.C. ch. 20—National Fisheries Center and Aquarium16 U.S.C. ch. 21—Prohibition of Foreign Fishing Vessels in the – Territorial Waters of the United States16 U.S.C. ch. 21a—Fisheries Zone Contiguous to Territorial Sea of the United States16 U.S.C. ch. 21b—Prohibition of Certain Foreign Fishing Vessels in United States Fisheries16 U.S.C. ch. 21c—Offshore Shrimp Fisheries16 U.S.C. ch. 22—International Parks16 U.S.C. ch. 23—National Wilderness Preservation System16 U.S.C. ch. 24—Conservation and Protection of North Pacific Fur Seals16 U.S.C. ch. 25—Jellyfish or Sea nettles, Other Such Pests, and Seaweed in Coastal Waters: Control or Elimination16 U.S.C. ch. 25a—Crown of Thorns Starfish16 U.S.C. ch. 25b—Reefs for Marine Life Conservation16 U.S.C. ch. 26—Estuarine Areas16 U.S.C. ch. 27—National Trails System16 U.S.C. ch. 27a—National Recreational Trails Fund16 U.S.C. ch. 28—Wild and Scenic Rivers16 U.S.C. ch. 29—Water Bank Program for Wetlands Preservation16 U.S.C. ch. 30—Wild Horses and Burros: Protection, Management, and Control16 U.S.C. ch. 31—Marine Mammal Protection16 U.S.C. ch. 32—Marine Sanctuaries16 U.S.C. ch. 32a—Regional Marine Research Programs16 U.S.C. ch. 33—Coastal Zone Management16 U.S.C. ch. 34—Rural Environmental Conservation Program16 U.S.C. ch. 35—Endangered Species16 U.S.C. ch. 36—Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning16 U.S.C. ch. 37—Youth Conservation Corps and Public Lands Corps16 U.S.C. ch. 38—Fishery Conservation And Management16 U.S.C. ch. 39—Mining Activity Within National Park System Areas16 U.S.C. ch. 40—Soil and Water Resources Conservation16 U.S.C. ch. 41—Cooperative Forestry Assistance16 U.S.C. ch. 42—Emergency Conservation Program16 U.S.C. ch. 43—Public Transportation Programs for National Park System Areas16 U.S.C. ch. 44—Antarctic Conservation16 U.S.C. ch. 44a—Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention16 U.S.C. ch. 44b—Antarctic Mineral Resources Protection16 U.S.C. ch. 45—Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Program16 U.S.C. ch. 46—Public Utility Regulatory Policies16 U.S.C. ch. 47—Small Hydroelectric Power Projects16 U.S.C. ch. 48—National Aquaculture Policy, Planning, and Development16 U.S.C. ch. 49—Fish and Wildlife Conservation16 U.S.C. ch. 50—Chesapeake Bay Research Coordination16 U.S.C. ch. 51—Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation16 U.S.C. ch. 52—Salmon and Steelhead Conservation and Enhancement16 U.S.C. ch. 53—Control of Illegally Taken Fish And Wildlife16 U.S.C. ch. 54—Resource Conservation16 U.S.C. ch. 55—Coastal Barrier Resources16 U.S.C. ch. 56—North Atlantic Salmon Fishing16 U.S.C. ch. 56a—Pacific Salmon Fishing16 U.S.C. ch. 57—National Fish and Wildlife Foundation16 U.S.C. ch. 57a—Partnerships For Wildlife16 U.S.C. ch. 58—Erodible Land and Wetland Conservation and Reserve Program16 U.S.C. ch. 59—Wetlands Resources16 U.S.C. ch. 59a—Wetlands16 U.S.C. ch. 60—Fish and Seafood Promotion16 U.S.C. ch. 61—Interjurisdictional Fisheries16 U.S.C. ch. 62—African Elephant Conservation16 U.S.C. ch. 62a—Asian Elephant Conservation16 U.S.C. ch. 63—Federal Cave Resources Protection16 U.S.C. ch. 64—North American Wetlands Conservation16 U.S.C. ch. 65—International Forestry Cooperation16 U.S.C. ch. 66—Take Pride in America Program16 U.S.C. ch. 67—Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control16 U.S.C. ch. 68—Pacific Yew Conservation and Management16 U.S.C. ch. 69—Wild Exotic Bird Conservation16 U.S.C. ch. 70—North Pacific Anadromous Stocks Convention16 U.S.C. ch. 71—Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management16 U.S.C. ch. 71a—Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation16 U.S.C. ch. 72—Recreational Hunting Safety16 U.S.C. ch. 73—Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation16 U.S.C. ch. 74—National Maritime Heritage16 U.S.C. ch. 75—High Seas Fishing Compliance16 U.S.C. ch. 76—Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention16 U.S.C. ch. 77—Yukon River Salmon16 U.S.C. ch. 78—National Natural Resources Conservation Foundation16 U.S.C. ch. 79—National Park Service Management16 U.S.C. ch. 80—Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation16 U.S.C. ch. 81—User Fees Under Forest System Recreation Residence Program16 U.S.C. ch. 81a—National Forest Organizational Camp Fee Improvement16 U.S.C. ch. 82—Great Ape Conservation16 U.S.C. ch. 83—Coral Reef Conservation16 U.S.C. ch. 84—Healthy Forest Restoration16 U.S.C. ch. 85—Marine Turtle Conservation16 U.S.C. ch. 86—Southwest Forest Health and Wildfire Prevention16 U.S.C. ch. 87—Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement