16 U.S.C. § 3471 — Payments for land removed from produc-

Page 2300 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 L. 110–246 repealed this sec- tion.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 L. 110–234 was repealed by section 4(a) of Pub.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. 97–98, title XV, § 1536, as added Pub. L. 107–171, title II, § 2504, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 274.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS A prior section 3459, Pub. L. 97–98, title XV, § 1536, Dec. 22, 1981, 95 Stat. 1340; Pub. L. 101–624, title XIV, § 1452(a), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3611, related to limita- tion on assistance, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 107–171. § 3460. Authorization of appropriations (a) In general There are authorized to be 1 such sums as are necessary to carry out this subchapter. (b) Loans The Secretary shall not use more than $15,000,000 of any funds made available for a fis- cal year to make loans under this subchapter. (c) Availability Funds appropriated to carry out this sub- chapter shall remain available until expended. (Pub. L. 97–98, title XV, § 1537, as added Pub. L. 107–171, title II, § 2504, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 274.) Editorial Notes PRIOR PROVISIONS Prior sections 3460 and 3461 were omitted in the gen- eral amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 107–171. Section 3460, Pub. L. 97–98, title XV, § 1537, Dec. 22, 1981, 95 Stat. 1340, related to supplemental authority of Secretary. Section 3461, Pub. L. 97–98, title XV, § 1538, Dec. 22, 1981, 95 Stat. 1341; Pub. L. 101–624, title XIV, § 1452(b), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3611; Pub. L. 104–127, title III, § 383, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1016, authorized appropria- tions for each of the fiscal years 1996 through 2002. SUBCHAPTER VI—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS § 3471. Payments for land removed from produc- tion for conservation purposes; authorization of appropriations (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 nor- mally freezes to a depth of at least four inches annually who remove such land from agricul- tural production for a period not to exceed one year for the purpose of installing enduring con- servation 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 pur- poses 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 typ- ical annual rent, as determined by the Sec- retary, paid for similar land in the county. Fi- nancial 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 dis- trict 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. (Pub. L. 97–98, title XV, § 1552, Dec. 22, 1981, 95 Stat. 1344.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT This subchapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original ‘‘this subtitle’’, meaning subtitle J (§§ 1550–1554) of title XV of Pub. L. 97–98, Dec. 22, 1981, 95 Stat. 1344, which enacted this subchapter and section 2273 of Title 7, Agriculture, and amended section 1236 of Title 30, Mineral Lands and Mining. For complete clas- sification of subtitle J to the Code, see Tables. § 3472. Conservation tillage; Congressional find- ings, etc. (a) Congress finds that—