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16 U.S.C. § 3839aa–9 — Repealed. Pub. L. 113–79, title II, § 2706(a), Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 769
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### Statutory Notes
Section, Pub. L. 99–198, title XII, § 1240I, as added Pub. L. 107–171, title II, § 2301, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 257; amended Pub. L. 110–234, title II, § 2510, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1064; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title II, § 2510, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 1792, related to agricultural water enhancement program.
#### Repeal; Transitional Provisions
Pub. L. 113–79, title II, § 2706, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 769, provided that: “(a) Repeal.—Except as provided in subsection (b), section 1240I of the Food Security Act of 1985 ([16 U.S.C. 3839aa–9](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section3839aa-9&num=0&edition=prelim)) is repealed. “(b) Transitional Provisions.—“(1) Effect on existing contracts and agreements.—The amendment made by this section [repealing [section 3839aa–9 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section3839aa-9&num=0&edition=prelim)] shall not affect the validity or terms of any contract or agreement entered into by the Secretary of Agriculture under section 1240I of the Food Security Act of 1985 ([former] [16 U.S.C. 3839aa–9](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section3839aa-9&num=0&edition=prelim)) before the date of enactment of the Agricultural Act of 2014 [Feb. 7, 2014], or any payments required to be made in connection with the contract or agreement. “(2) Funding.—“(A) Use of prior year funds.—Notwithstanding the repeal of section 1240I of the Food Security Act of 1985 ([former] [16 U.S.C. 3839aa–9](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section3839aa-9&num=0&edition=prelim)), any funds made available from the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out the agricultural water enhanceme
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### Statutory Notes
Section, Pub. L. 99–198, title XII, § 1240I, as added Pub. L. 107–171, title II, § 2301, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 257; amended Pub. L. 110–234, title II, § 2510, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1064; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title II, § 2510, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 1792, related to agricultural water enhancement program.
#### Repeal; Transitional Provisions
Pub. L. 113–79, title II, § 2706, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 769, provided that: “(a) Repeal.—Except as provided in subsection (b), section 1240I of the Food Security Act of 1985 ([16 U.S.C. 3839aa–9](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section3839aa-9&num=0&edition=prelim)) is repealed. “(b) Transitional Provisions.—“(1) Effect on existing contracts and agreements.—The amendment made by this section [repealing [section 3839aa–9 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section3839aa-9&num=0&edition=prelim)] shall not affect the validity or terms of any contract or agreement entered into by the Secretary of Agriculture under section 1240I of the Food Security Act of 1985 ([former] [16 U.S.C. 3839aa–9](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section3839aa-9&num=0&edition=prelim)) before the date of enactment of the Agricultural Act of 2014 [Feb. 7, 2014], or any payments required to be made in connection with the contract or agreement. “(2) Funding.—“(A) Use of prior year funds.—Notwithstanding the repeal of section 1240I of the Food Security Act of 1985 ([former] [16 U.S.C. 3839aa–9](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section3839aa-9&num=0&edition=prelim)), any funds made available from the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out the agricultural water enhancement program under that section for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 shall be made available to carry out contracts and agreements referred to in paragraph (1) that were entered into prior to the date of enactment of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (including the provision of technical assistance). “(B) Other.—On exhaustion of funds made available under subparagraph (A), the Secretary [of Agriculture] may use funds made available to carry out the regional conservation partnership program under subtitle I of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 [[16 U.S.C. 3871](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section3871&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.], as added by section 2401, to continue to carry out contracts and agreements referred to in paragraph (1) using the provisions of law and regulation applicable to such contracts and agreements as in existence on the day before the date of enactment of the Agricultural Act of 2014.”
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**(a) Establishment** The Secretary shall establish a regional conservation partnership program to implement eligible activities on eligible land through—
(1) partnership agreements, including partnership agreements funded through alternative funding arrangements or grant agreements under [section 3871c(d) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section3871c/d&num=0&edition=prelim), with eligible partners; and
(2) program contracts with producers.
**(b) Purposes** The purposes of the program are as follows:
(1) To carry out eligible activities to accomplish purposes and functions similar to those of the following programs, as in effect on the day before February 7, 2014:
(A) The agricultural water enhancement program established under section 3839aa–9 11 See References in Text note below. of this title.
(B) The Chesapeake Bay watershed program established under section 3839bb–4 1 of this title.
(C) The cooperative conservation partnership initiative established under section 3843 1 of this title.
(D) The Great Lakes basin program for soil erosion and sediment control established under section 3839bb–3 1 of this title.
(2) To further the conservation, protection, restoration, and sustainable use of soil, water (including sources of drinking water and groundwater), wildlife, agricultural land, and related natural resources on eligible land on a regional or watershed scale.
(3) To encourage eligible partners to cooperate with producers in—
(A) meeting or avoiding the need for national, State, and local natural resource regulatory requirements related to production on eligible land, including through alignment of partnership projects with other national, State, and local agencies and programs addressing simila
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The purposes of the environmental quality incentives program established by this subpart are to promote agricultural production, forest management, and environmental quality as compatible goals, and to optimize environmental benefits, by—
(1) assisting producers in complying with local, State, and national regulatory requirements concerning—
(A) soil, water, and air quality;
(B) wildlife habitat; and
(C) surface and ground water conservation;
(2) avoiding, to the maximum extent practicable, the need for resource and regulatory programs by assisting producers in protecting soil, water, air, and related natural resources and meeting environmental quality criteria established by Federal, State, tribal, and local agencies;
(3) providing flexible assistance to producers to install and maintain conservation practices that sustain food and fiber production while—
(A) enhancing soil, water, and related natural resources, including grazing land, forestland, wetland, and wildlife;
(B) developing and improving wildlife habitat; and
(C) conserving energy; and
(4) assisting producers to make beneficial, cost-effective changes to production systems, including addressing identified, new, or expected resource concerns related to organic production, grazing management, fuels management, forest management, nutrient management associated with crops and livestock, pest management, irrigation management, adapting to, and mitigating against, increasing weather volatility, drought resiliency measures, or other practices on agricultural and forested land.
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 3839aa
Section 3839b, Pub. L. 99–198, title XII, § 1239B, as
added Pub. L. 101–624, title XIV, § 1440, Nov. 28, 1990, 104
Stat. 3598, related to duties of Secretary.
Section 3839c, Pub. L. 99–198, title XII, § 1239C, as
added Pub. L. 101–624, title XIV, § 1440, Nov. 28, 1990, 104
Stat. 3599, related to payments.
Section 3839d, Pub. L. 99–198, title XII, § 1239D, as
added Pub. L. 101–624, title XIV, § 1440, Nov. 28, 1990, 104
Stat. 3600, related to changes in ownership; modifica-
tion of easement.
PART IV—ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INCENTIVES
PROGRAM
AND
CONSERVATION
STEWARDSHIP
PROGRAM
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Pub. L. 115–334, title II, § 2301(a)(1), Dec. 20, 2018, 132
Stat. 4551, substituted ‘‘Environmental Quality Incen-
tives Program and Conservation Stewardship Program’’
for ‘‘Environmental Quality Incentives Program’’ in
part heading.
Chapter 4 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Secu-
rity Act of 1985, comprising this part, was originally
added to Pub. L. 99–198 by Pub. L. 104–127, title III, § 334,
Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 996. Chapter 4 is shown herein,
however, as having been added by Pub. L. 107–171, title
II, § 2301, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 253, because of the ex-
tensive revision of the chapter’s provisions by Pub. L.
107–171. Such revision did not contain a chapter head-
ing, which was subsequently added by Pub. L. 110–234,
title II, § 2501(b), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1058, and Pub.
L. 110–246, § 4(a), title II, § 2501(b), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat.
1664, 1786. Pub. L. 110–234 was repealed by section 4(a) of
Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enact-
ment of Pub. L. 110–234.
SUBPART A—ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INCENTIVES
PROGRAM
§ 3839aa. Purposes
The purposes of the environmental qua
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 3871
1 See References in Text note below.
title H (§§ 2701–2713) of title II of the Act amended sec-
tions 3801, 3811, and 3842 of this title, repealed sections
3830, 3831a, 3837 to 3837f, 3838h to 3838j, 3838n to 3838q,
3839 to 3839d, 3839aa–9, 3839bb–1, 3839bb–3, and 3839bb–4 of
this title, and enacted provisions set out as notes under
sections 3801, 3831a, 3837, 3838h, 3838n, 3839aa–9, 3839bb–1,
3839bb–4, and 3843 of this title. For complete classifica-
tion of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set
out under section 9001 of Title 7, Agriculture, and Ta-
bles.
AMENDMENTS
2018—Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 115–334, § 2605(1), sub-
stituted ‘‘permitted’’ for ‘‘proposed’’.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 115–334, § 2605(2), added subsec. (c)
and struck out former subsec. (c) which allowed the
Secretary to subordinate, exchange, modify, or termi-
nate interests in land subject to certain determination,
consultation, and notice requirements.
Subsec. (d)(1). Pub. L. 115–334, § 2605(3)(A), substituted
‘‘enrolled in an easement under section 3865c(b) of this
title’’ for ‘‘transferred into the program’’.
Subsec. (d)(3). Pub. L. 115–334, § 2605(3)(B), added par.
(3).
SUBCHAPTER VIII—REGIONAL
CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM
§ 3871. Establishment and purposes
(a) Establishment
The Secretary shall establish a regional con-
servation partnership program to implement eli-
gible activities on eligible land through—
(1) partnership agreements, including part-
nership agreements funded through alter-
native funding arrangements or grant agree-
ments under section 3871c(d) of this title, with
eligible partners; and
(2) program contracts with producers.
(b) Purposes
The purposes of the program are as follows:
(1) To carry out eligible
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