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16 U.S.C. § 1301 — Congressional declaration of policy; authority of Secretary
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The Congress finds that it is in the public interest to preserve, restore, and improve the wetlands of the Nation, and thereby to conserve surface waters, to preserve and improve habitat for migratory waterfowl and other wildlife resources, to reduce runoff, soil and wind erosion, and contribute to flood control, to contribute to improved water quality and reduce stream sedimentation, to contribute to improved subsurface moisture, to reduce acres of new land coming into production and to retire lands now in agricultural production, to enhance the natural beauty of the landscape, and to promote comprehensive and total water management planning. The Secretary of Agriculture (hereinafter in this chapter referred to as the “Secretary”) is authorized and directed to formulate and carry out a continuous program to prevent the serious loss of wetlands, and to preserve, restore, and improve such lands, which program shall begin on July 1, 1971.
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The Congress finds that it is in the public interest to preserve, restore, and improve the wetlands of the Nation, and thereby to conserve surface waters, to preserve and improve habitat for migratory waterfowl and other wildlife resources, to reduce runoff, soil and wind erosion, and contribute to flood control, to contribute to improved water quality and reduce stream sedimentation, to contribute to improved subsurface moisture, to reduce acres of new land coming into production and to retire lands now in agricultural production, to enhance the natural beauty of the landscape, and to promote comprehensive and total water management planning. The Secretary of Agriculture (hereinafter in this chapter referred to as the “Secretary”) is authorized and directed to formulate and carry out a continuous program to prevent the serious loss of wetlands, and to preserve, restore, and improve such lands, which program shall begin on July 1, 1971.
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Any agreement may be renewed or extended at the end of the agreement period for an additional period of ten years by mutual agreement of the Secretary and the owner or operator, subject to any rate redetermination by the Secretary. If during the agreement period the owner or operator sells or otherwise divests himself of the ownership or right of occupancy of such land, the new owner or operator may continue such agreement under the same terms or conditions, or enter into a new agreement in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, including the provisions for renewal and adjustment of payment rates, or he may choose not to participate in such program.
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**(a) General rule** Gross income does not include the excludable portion of payments received under—
(1) The rural clean water program authorized by section 208(j) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ([33 U.S.C. 1288(j)](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title33-section1288/j&num=0&edition=prelim)).
(2) The rural abandoned mine program authorized by section 406 of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 ([30 U.S.C. 1236](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title30-section1236&num=0&edition=prelim)).
(3) The water bank program authorized by the Water Bank Act ([16 U.S.C. 1301](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1301&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.).
(4) The emergency conservation measures program authorized by title IV of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978.
(5) The agricultural conservation program authorized by the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act ([16 U.S.C. 590a](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section590a&num=0&edition=prelim)).
(6) The resource conservation and development program authorized by the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act and by the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act ([7 U.S.C. 1010](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1010&num=0&edition=prelim); [16 U.S.C. 590a](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section590a&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.).
(7) Any small watershed program administered by the Secretary of Agriculture which is determined by the Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate to be substantially similar to the type of programs described in paragraphs (1) through (8).
(8) Any program of a State, posses
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**(a) Establishment** The Secretary is authorized to establish and maintain within the Department a Natural Resources Conservation Service.
**(b) Functions** If the Secretary establishes the Natural Resources Conservation Service under subsection (a), the Secretary is authorized to assign to the Service jurisdiction over the following:
(1) The Water Bank Act ([16 U.S.C. 1301](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section1301&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.).
(2) Title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 ([16 U.S.C. 3801](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section3801&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.), except subchapter B of chapter 1 of subtitle D of such title [[16 U.S.C. 3831](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section3831&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.].
(3) Salinity control measures under [section 1592(c) of title 43](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title43-section1592/c&num=0&edition=prelim).
(4) The Farms for the Future Act of 1990 ([7 U.S.C. 4201](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section4201&num=0&edition=prelim) note; Public Law 101–624).
(5) Such other functions as the Secretary considers appropriate, except functions under subchapter B of chapter 1 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 ([16 U.S.C. 3831](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title16-section3831&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.).
**(c) Special concurrence requirements for certain functions** In carrying out the programs specified in paragraphs (1) and (3) of subsection (b), the Secretary shall—
(1) acting on the recommendations of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, with the concurre
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 1302
been appropriated, the following amounts for
land acquisition for each of the rivers (described
in section 1274(a) of this title):
Clearwater, Middle Fork, Idaho, $2,909,800;
Eleven Point, Missouri, $10,407,000;
Feather Middle Fork, California, $3,935,700;
Rio Grande, New Mexico, $253,000;
Rogue, Oregon, $15,147,000;
St.
Croix,
Minnesota
and
Wisconsin,
$21,769,000;
Salmon Middle Fork, Idaho, $1,837,000;
Wolf, Wisconsin, $142,150.
(Pub. L. 90–542, § 17, formerly § 16, Oct. 2, 1968, 82
Stat. 918; Pub. L. 93–279, § 1(d), May 10, 1974, 88
Stat. 123; Pub. L. 94–273, § 2(11), Apr. 21, 1976, 90
Stat. 375; Pub. L. 95–625, title VII, §§ 751–754,
763(c), Nov. 10, 1978, 92 Stat. 3532, 3533; renum-
bered Pub. L. 96–487, title VI, § 606(a), Dec. 2,
1980, 94 Stat. 2416.)
Editorial Notes
AMENDMENTS
1978—Pub. L. 95–625, §§ 751–754, 763(c), increased appro-
priations authorization for the following rivers, sub-
stituting for:
Eleven Point, $10,407,000 for $4,906,500;
Rogue, $15,147,000 for $12,447,200;
Saint Croix, $21,769,000 for $11,768,550; and
Salmon, $1,837,000 for $1,237,100; and
struck out subsec. (a) designation and subsec. (b) which
provided for expiration of authority to make author-
ized appropriations on Sept. 30, 1979.
1976—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 94–273 substituted ‘‘Sep-
tember’’ for ‘‘June’’.
1974—Pub. L. 93–279 added subsecs. (a) and (b). Former
unlettered provisions authorizing appropriation of
amounts up to $17,000,000 for the acquisition of lands
and interests in land were struck out.
CHAPTER 29—WATER BANK PROGRAM FOR
WETLANDS PRESERVATION
Sec.
1301.
Congressional declaration of policy; author-
ity of Secretary.
1302.
Conservation agreements to effectuate water
bank program; duration and ren
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