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16 U.S.C. § 3471 — Payments for land removed from production for conservation purposes; authorization of appropriations
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**(a)** The Secretary of Agriculture may enter into contracts to provide financial assistance in the form of payments to owners and operators of cropland located in counties where the soil normally freezes to a depth of at least four inches annually who remove such land from agricultural production for a period not to exceed one year for the purpose of installing enduring conservation measures which involve excavation of the soil. The payments under such contracts shall be in such amounts as determined by the Secretary to be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this subchapter but shall not exceed an amount equal to the number of acres of cropland removed from agricultural production for such purpose multiplied by 50 per centum of the typical annual rent, as determined by the Secretary, paid for similar land in the county. Financial assistance may not be provided under this section with respect to any conservation measure without the approval of the soil and water conservation district board for the district in which the land is located, and may not, in the aggregate, be provided in any year with respect to more than one-half of 1 per centum of the cropland in any county.
**(b)** There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section, such sums to remain available until expended.
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**(a)** The Secretary of Agriculture may enter into contracts to provide financial assistance in the form of payments to owners and operators of cropland located in counties where the soil normally freezes to a depth of at least four inches annually who remove such land from agricultural production for a period not to exceed one year for the purpose of installing enduring conservation measures which involve excavation of the soil. The payments under such contracts shall be in such amounts as determined by the Secretary to be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this subchapter but shall not exceed an amount equal to the number of acres of cropland removed from agricultural production for such purpose multiplied by 50 per centum of the typical annual rent, as determined by the Secretary, paid for similar land in the county. Financial assistance may not be provided under this section with respect to any conservation measure without the approval of the soil and water conservation district board for the district in which the land is located, and may not, in the aggregate, be provided in any year with respect to more than one-half of 1 per centum of the cropland in any county.
**(b)** There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section, such sums to remain available until expended.
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**(a) Agreements with landowners for conservation treatment** In order to provide for the control and prevention of erosion and sediment damages from unreclaimed mined lands, and to promote the conservation and development of soil and water resources of unreclaimed mined lands and lands affected by mining, the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to enter into agreements of not more than ten years with landowners (including owners of water rights), residents, and tenants, and individually or collectively, determined by him to have control for the period of the agreement of lands in question therein, providing for land stabilization, erosion, and sediment control, and reclamation through conservation treatment, including measures for the conservation and development of soil, water (excluding stream channelization), woodland, wildlife, and recreation resources, and agricultural productivity of such lands. Such agreements shall be made by the Secretary with the owners, including owners of water rights, residents, or tenants (collectively or individually) of the lands in question.
**(b) Conservation and development plans** The landowner, including the owner of water rights, resident, or tenant shall furnish to the Secretary of Agriculture a conservation and development plan setting forth the proposed land uses and conservation treatment which shall be mutually agreed by the Secretary of Agriculture and the landowner, including owner of water rights, resident, or tenant to be needed on the lands for which the plan was prepared. In those instances where it is determined that the water rights or water supply of a tenant, landowner, including owner of water rights, resident, or tenant have been adversely affected by a surface or underground coal mine operation which has remo
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The Secretary of Agriculture may assist, through the use of Soil Conservation Service personnel, vehicles, communication equipment, and other equipment or materials available to the Secretary, in local search and rescue operations when requested by responsible local public authorities. Such assistance may be provided in emergencies caused by tornadoes, fires, floods, snowstorms, earthquakes, and similar disasters.
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 3458
1 So in original. Probably should be followed by ‘‘appro-
priated’’.
lated to evaluation of program established under this
subchapter and submission of report not later than
June 30, 2005.
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 repealed this sec-
tion. Pub. L. 110–234 was repealed by section 4(a) of Pub.
L. 110–246.
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 3457, Pub. L. 97–98, title XV, § 1534,
Dec. 22, 1981, 95 Stat. 1340, related to the Resource Con-
servation and Development Policy Board, prior to the
general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L.
107–171.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF REPEAL
Repeal of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by
Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enact-
ment of Pub. L. 110–234, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246,
set out as an Effective Date note under section 8701 of
Title 7, Agriculture.
§ 3458. Limitation on assistance
In carrying out this subchapter, the Secretary
shall provide technical assistance and financial
assistance with respect to not more than 450 ac-
tive designated areas.
(Pub. L. 97–98, title XV, § 1535, as added Pub. L.
107–171, title II, § 2504, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 274.)
Editorial Notes
PRIOR PROVISIONS
A prior section 3458, Pub. L. 97–98, title XV, § 1535,
Dec. 22, 1981, 95 Stat. 1340, related to program evalua-
tion, prior to the general amendment of this sub-
chapter by Pub. L. 107–171.
§ 3459. Supplemental authority of the Secretary
The authority of the Secretary under this sub-
chapter to assist councils in the development
and implementation of area plans shall be sup-
plemental to, and not in lieu of, any authority
of the Secretary under any other provision of
law.
(Pub. L.
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