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16 U.S.C. § 590d — Cooperation of governmental agencies; officers and employees, appointment and compensation; expenditures for personal services and supplies
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For the purposes of this chapter, the Secretary of Agriculture may—
(1) Secure the cooperation of any governmental agency;
(2) Subject to the provisions of the civil-service laws and chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, appoint and fix compensation of such officers and employees as he may deem necessary, except for a period not to exceed eight months from April 27, 1935, the Secretary of Agriculture may make appointments and may continue employees of the organization heretofore established for the purpose of administering those provisions of the National Industrial Recovery Act which relate to the prevention of soil erosion, without regard to the civil-service laws or regulations and the Classification Act, as amended; and any persons with technical or practical knowledge may be employed and compensated under this chapter on a basis to be determined by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management; and
(3) Make expenditures for personal services and rent in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, for the purchase of law books and books of reference, for printing and binding, for the purchase, operation, and maintenance of passenger-carrying vehicles, and perform such acts, and prescribe such regulations, as he may deem proper to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
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For the purposes of this chapter, the Secretary of Agriculture may—
(1) Secure the cooperation of any governmental agency;
(2) Subject to the provisions of the civil-service laws and chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, appoint and fix compensation of such officers and employees as he may deem necessary, except for a period not to exceed eight months from April 27, 1935, the Secretary of Agriculture may make appointments and may continue employees of the organization heretofore established for the purpose of administering those provisions of the National Industrial Recovery Act which relate to the prevention of soil erosion, without regard to the civil-service laws or regulations and the Classification Act, as amended; and any persons with technical or practical knowledge may be employed and compensated under this chapter on a basis to be determined by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management; and
(3) Make expenditures for personal services and rent in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, for the purchase of law books and books of reference, for printing and binding, for the purchase, operation, and maintenance of passenger-carrying vehicles, and perform such acts, and prescribe such regulations, as he may deem proper to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
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It is recognized that the wastage of soil and moisture resources on farm, grazing, and forest lands of the Nation, resulting from soil erosion, is a menace to the national welfare and that it is declared to be the policy of Congress to provide permanently for the control and prevention of soil erosion to preserve soil, water, and related resources, promote soil and water quality, control floods, prevent impairment of reservoirs, and maintain the navigability of rivers and harbors, protect public health, public lands and relieve unemployment, and the Secretary of Agriculture, from now on, shall coordinate and direct all activities with relation to soil erosion and in order to effectuate this policy is authorized, from time to time—
(1) To conduct surveys, investigations, and research relating to the character of soil erosion and the preventive measures needed, to publish the results of any such surveys, investigations, or research, to disseminate information concerning such methods, and to conduct demonstrational projects in areas subject to erosion by wind or water;
(2) To carry out preventive measures, including, but not limited to, engineering operations, methods of cultivation, the growing of vegetation, and changes in use of land;
(3) To cooperate or enter into agreements with, or to furnish financial or other aid to, any agency, governmental or otherwise, or any person, subject to such conditions as he may deem necessary, for the purposes of this chapter; and
(4) To acquire lands, or rights or interests therein, by purchase, gift, condemnation, or otherwise, whenever necessary for the purposes of this chapter.
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(1) As soon as practicable after July 1, 1977, but not later than September 1, 1977, the President shall issue a decision as to whether a transportation system for delivery of Alaska natural gas should be approved under this chapter. If he determines such a system should be so approved, his decision shall designate such a system for approval pursuant to [section 719f of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section719f&num=0&edition=prelim) and shall be consistent with [section 719c(b)(1)(C) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section719c/b/1/C&num=0&edition=prelim) to assure delivery of Alaska natural gas to points both east and west of the Rocky Mountains in the continental United States. The President in making his decision shall take into consideration the Commission’s recommendation pursuant to [section 719c of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section719c&num=0&edition=prelim), the report under [section 719c(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section719c/c&num=0&edition=prelim), and any comments submitted under [section 719d of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section719d&num=0&edition=prelim); and his decision to designate a system for approval shall be based on his determination as to which system, if any, best serves the national interest.
(2) The President, for a period of up to 90 addi
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The Office of Personnel Management is an independent establishment in the executive branch. The Office shall have an official seal, which shall be judicially noticed, and shall have its principal office in the District of Columbia, and may have field offices in other appropriate locations.
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 590d
conservation operations conducted on lands under ju-
risdiction of Department of the Interior transferred to
Department of the Interior, to be administered under
direction and supervision of Secretary of the Interior
through such agency or agencies in Department of the
Interior as Secretary shall designate, by Reorg. Plan
No. IV of 1940, § 6, eff. June 30, 1940, 5 F.R. 2421, 54 Stat.
1234, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Or-
ganization and Employees.
Soil Conservation Service consolidated with other
agencies into Agricultural Conservation and Adjust-
ment Administration for duration of World War II, see
Ex. Ord. No. 9069, Feb. 23, 1942.
§ 590b. Lands on which preventive measures may
be taken
The acts authorized in section 590a(1) and (2)
of this title may be performed—
(a) On lands owned or controlled by the United
States or any of its agencies, with the coopera-
tion of the agency having jurisdiction thereof;
and
(b) On any other lands, upon obtaining proper
consent or the necessary rights or interests in
such lands.
(Apr. 27, 1935, ch. 85, § 2, 49 Stat. 163.)
§ 590c. Conditions under which benefits of law
extended to nongovernment controlled lands
As a condition to the extending of any benefits
under this chapter to any lands not owned or
controlled by the United States or any of its
agencies, the Secretary of Agriculture may, in-
sofar as he may deem necessary for the purposes
of this chapter, require the following:
(1) The enactment and reasonable safeguards
for the enforcement of State and local laws im-
posing suitable permanent restrictions on the
use of such lands and otherwise providing for the
prevention of soil erosion.
(2) Agreements or covenants as to the perma-
nent use o
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