16 U.S.C. § 590p — Repealed. Pub. L. 104–127, title III,

Page 1119 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 590q mining the proper allocation of funds as between the various commodities and making reference to programs of soil-building practices, soil-conserving and water- conserving practices, and agricultural-related pollution prevention and abatement practices. 1972—Pub. L. 92–419 made provisions of last paragraph respecting distribution of funds applicable to programs of agriculture-related pollution prevention and abate- ment practices. 1954—Act Aug. 28, 1954, inserted last par. 1938—Act Feb. 16, 1938, inserted par. beginning ‘‘The funds available’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1977 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 95–113 effective Oct. 1, 1977, see section 1901 of Pub. L. 95–113, set out as a note under section 1307 of Title 7, Agriculture. EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1938 AMENDMENT Act Feb. 16, 1938, ch. 30, title I, § 105, 52 Stat. 36, as amended by section 1 of act Apr. 7, 1938, provided that the amendment made by that act, amending this sec- tion, ‘‘shall first be effective with respect to farming operations carried out in the calendar year 1938. Not- withstanding such amendments, payments with respect to farming operations carried out in the calendar year 1938 and based upon any soil-depleting crop for which special acreage allotments are established shall be made at not less than 90 per centum of the rates an- nounced by the Secretary prior to the enactment of this act. Nothing contained herein shall require recon- stituting, for 1938, any county or other local committee which has been constituted prior to February 1, 1938.’’ Executive Documents TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Functions respecting lands under jurisdiction of De- partment of the Interior, see Transfer of Functions note set out under section 590a of this title. § 590p. Repealed. Pub. L. 104–127, title III, § 336(b)(1), Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1006 Section, act Apr. 27, 1935, ch. 85, § 16, as added Feb. 29, 1936, ch. 104, § 1, 49 Stat. 1151; amended Aug. 7, 1956, ch. 1030, § 1, 70 Stat. 1115; Sept. 14, 1960, Pub. L. 86–793, § 1, 74 Stat. 1030; Mar. 22, 1961, Pub. L. 87–5, § 2, 75 Stat. 6; Aug. 8, 1961, Pub. L. 87–128, title I, § 132, title IV, § 401, 75 Stat. 302, 319; Mar. 30, 1962, Pub. L. 87–425, § 2, 76 Stat. 50; May 15, 1962, Pub. L. 87–451, § 4, 76 Stat. 70; Sept. 27, 1962, Pub. L. 87–703, title I, § 101(4), (5), title III, § 302, 76 Stat. 606, 607, 612; May 20, 1963, Pub. L. 88–26, § 3, 77 Stat. 45; Nov. 3, 1965, Pub. L. 89–321, title III, § 302, title VI, § 602(g), 79 Stat. 1190, 1208; Oct. 11, 1968, Pub. L. 90–559, § 1(1), 82 Stat. 996; Nov. 18, 1969, Pub. L. 91–118, §§ 1–3, 83 Stat. 194, 195; Nov. 30, 1970, Pub. L. 91–524, title VIII, § 801, 84 Stat. 1379; June 6, 1980, Pub. L. 96–263, § 1, 94 Stat. 438; Nov. 28, 1990, Pub. L. 101–624, title XIV, § 1455, 104 Stat. 3614; Nov. 2, 1994, Pub. L. 103–437, § 6(s), 108 Stat. 4587, related to limitation on obligations incurred for purpose of carrying out certain sections and Great Plains conservation program. § 590p–1. Limitation on wetlands drainage assist- ance to aid wildlife preservation; termi- nation of limitation; redetermination of need for assistance upon change of ownership of lands The Secretary of Agriculture shall not enter into an agreement in the States of North Da- kota, South Dakota, and Minnesota to provide financial or technical assistance for wetland drainage on a farm under authority of this chap- ter, if the Secretary of the Interior has made a finding that wildlife preservation will be materi- ally harmed on that farm by such drainage and that preservation of such land in its undrained status will materially contribute to wildlife preservation and such finding, identifying spe- cifically the farm and the land on that farm with respect to which the finding was made, has been filed with the Secretary of Agriculture within ninety days after the filing of the appli- cation for drainage assistance: Provided, That the limitation against furnishing such financial or technical assistance shall terminate (1) at such time as the Secretary of the Interior noti- fies the Secretary of Agriculture that such limi- tation should not be applicable, (2) one year after the date on which the adverse finding of the Secretary of the Interior was filed unless during that time an offer has been made by the Secretary of the Interior or a State government agency to lease or to purchase the wetland area from the owner thereof as a waterfowl resource, or (3) five years after the date on which such ad- verse finding was filed if such an offer to lease or to purchase such wetland area has not been accepted by the owner thereof: Provided further, That upon any change in the ownership of the land with respect to which such adverse finding was filed, the eligibility of such land for such fi- nancial or technical assistance shall be redeter- mined in accordance with the provisions of this section. (Apr. 27, 1935, ch. 85, § 16A, as added Pub. L. 87–732, Oct. 2, 1962, 76 Stat. 696.) § 590q. Coverage; ‘‘State’’ defined; short title (a) This chapter shall apply to the States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands, and, as used in this chapter, the term ‘‘State’’ includes Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands. (b) This chapter may be cited as the ‘‘Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act’’. (Apr. 27, 1935, ch. 85, § 17, as added Feb. 29, 1936, ch. 104, § 1, 49 Stat. 1151; amended July 26, 1947, ch. 339, § 2, 61 Stat. 494; Pub. L. 86–70, § 13(b), June 25, 1959, 73 Stat. 143; Pub. L. 86–624. § 8(b), July 12, 1960, 74 Stat. 412; Pub. L. 98–454, title VI, § 601(d), Oct. 5, 1984, 98 Stat. 1736.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1984—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–454 inserted reference to Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Is- lands in two places. 1960—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 86–624 substituted ‘‘States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico’’ for ‘‘States, the Territory of Hawaii, and the possessions of Puerto Rico’’, and struck out ‘‘Hawaii’’ from definition of ‘‘State’’. 1959—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 86–70 substituted ‘‘the States, the Territory of Hawaii,’’ for ‘‘the United States, the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii’’, and struck out ‘‘Alaska,’’ after ‘‘the term ‘State’ includes’’. 1947—Subsec. (a). Act July 26, 1947, included the Vir- gin Islands. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries REPEALS Section 3 of act July 26, 1947, repealed all laws in con- flict therewith.