7 U.S.C. § 1010a — Soil, water, and related resource data

Page 574 TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE § 1010 SUBCHAPTER III—LAND CONSERVATION AND LAND UTILIZATION § 1010. Land conservation and land utilization The Secretary is authorized and directed to develop a program of land conservation and land utilization, in order thereby to correct mal- adjustments in land use, and thus assist in con- trolling soil erosion, reforestation, preserving natural resources, protecting fish and wildlife, developing and protecting recreational facili- ties, mitigating floods, preventing impairment of dams and reservoirs, developing energy re- sources, conserving surface and subsurface mois- ture, protecting the watersheds of navigable streams, and protecting the public lands, health, safety, and welfare, but not to build industrial parks or establish private industrial or commer- cial enterprises. (July 22, 1937, ch. 517, title III, § 31, 50 Stat. 525; Pub. L. 87–703, title I, § 102(a), Sept. 27, 1962, 76 Stat. 607; Pub. L. 89–796, § 1(a), Nov. 8, 1966, 80 Stat. 1478; Pub. L. 97–98, title XV, § 1513, Dec. 22, 1981, 95 Stat. 1333.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1981—Pub. L. 97–98 inserted development of energy re- sources to the enumeration of aims for which the Sec- retary may develop programs of land conservation and land utilization. 1966—Pub. L. 89–796 inserted ‘‘developing and pro- tecting recreational facilities,’’ after ‘‘protecting fish and wildlife,’’. 1962—Pub. L. 87–703 struck out ‘‘including the retire- ment of lands which are submarginal or not primarily suitable for cultivation,’’ after ‘‘land utilization’’, pro- vided for assistance in protecting fish and wildlife and prohibited the building of industrial parks or establish- ment of private industrial or commercial enterprises. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1981 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 97–98 effective Dec. 22, 1981, see section 1801 of Pub. L. 97–98, set out as an Effective Date note under section 4301 of this title. REPEAL; SAVINGS PROVISION Section repealed by Pub. L. 94–579, title VII, § 706(a), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2793, effective on and after Oct. 21, 1976, insofar as applicable to the issuance of rights-of- way over, upon, under, and through the public lands and lands in the National Forest System. Such repeal not to be construed as terminating any valid lease, per- mit, patent, etc., existing on Oct. 21, 1976, see section 701 of Pub. L. 94–579, set out as a note under section 1701 of Title 43, Public Lands. EXISTING RIGHTS-OF-WAY Provisions of section 706(a) of Pub. L. 94–579, except as pertaining to rights-of-way, not to be construed as affecting the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture under this section, see note set out under section 1701 of Title 43, Public Lands. Executive Documents TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS Enforcement functions of Secretary or other official in Department of Agriculture, insofar as they involve lands and programs under jurisdiction of that Depart- ment, related to compliance with this subchapter with respect to pre-construction, construction, and initial operation of transportation system for Canadian and Alaskan natural gas transferred to Federal Inspector, Office of Federal Inspector for the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation System, until first anniversary of date of initial operation of Alaska Natural Gas Transpor- tation System, see Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1979, §§ 102(f), 203(a), 44 F.R. 33663, 33666, 93 Stat. 1373, 1376, effective July 1, 1979, set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Govern- ment Organization and Employees. Office of Federal In- spector for the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Sys- tem abolished, and functions and authority vested in Inspector transferred to Secretary of Energy by section 3012(b) of Pub. L. 102–486, set out as an Abolition of Of- fice of Federal Inspector note under section 719e of Title 15, Commerce and Trade. Functions and authority vested in Secretary of Energy subsequently transferred to Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Trans- portation Projects by section 720d(f) of Title 15. § 1010a. Soil, water, and related resource data In recognition of the increasing need for soil, water, and related source data for land con- servation, use, and development, for guidance of community development for a balanced rural- urban growth, for identification of prime agri- culture producing areas that should be pro- tected, and for use in protecting the quality of the environment, the Secretary of Agriculture is directed to carry out a land inventory and moni- toring program to include, but not be limited to, studies and surveys of erosion and sediment damages, flood plain identification and utiliza- tion, land use changes and trends, and degrada- tion of the environment resulting from improper use of soil, water, and related resources. (Pub. L. 92–419, title III, § 302, Aug. 30, 1972, 86 Stat. 670; Pub. L. 96–470, title I, § 102(c), Oct. 19, 1980, 94 Stat. 2237.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was not enacted as part of the Bankhead- Jones Farm Tenant Act which constitutes a major part of this chapter. AMENDMENTS 1980—Pub. L. 96–470 struck out provision that the Sec- retary issue at not less than five-year intervals a land inventory report reflecting soil, water, and related re- source conditions. § 1011. Powers of Secretary of Agriculture To effectuate the program provided for in sec- tion 1010 of this title, the Secretary is author- ized— (a) Repealed. Pub. L. 87–703, title I, § 102(b), Sept. 27, 1962, 76 Stat. 607. (b) To protect, improve, develop, and admin- ister any property so acquired and to construct such structures thereon as may be necessary to adapt it to its most beneficial use. (c) To sell, exchange, lease, or otherwise dis- pose of, with or without a consideration, any property so acquired, under such terms and con- ditions as he deems will best accomplish the purposes of this subchapter, but any sale, ex- change, or grant shall be made only to public authorities and agencies and only on condition that the property is used for public purposes: Provided, however, That an exchange may be made with private owners and with subdivisions