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Page 1107 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 590g Aug. 8, 1968, Pub. L. 90–463, title I, 82 Stat. 642. Oct. 24, 1967, Pub. L. 90–113, title I, 81 Stat. 323. Sept. 7, 1966, Pub. L. 89–556, title I, 80 Stat. 692. Nov. 2, 1965, Pub. L. 89–316, title I, 79 Stat. 1168. Sept. 2, 1964, Pub. L. 88–573, title I, 78 Stat. 865. Dec. 30, 1963, Pub. L. 88–250, title I, 77 Stat. 823. Oct. 24, 1962, Pub. L. 87–879, title I, 76 Stat. 1206. July 26, 1961, Pub. L. 87–112, title I, 75 Stat. 229. June 29, 1960, Pub. L. 86–532, title I, 74 Stat. 234. July 8, 1959, Pub. L. 86–80, title I, 73 Stat. 169. June 13, 1958, Pub. L. 85–459, title I, 72 Stat. 190. Aug. 2, 1957, Pub. L. 85–118, title I, 71 Stat. 335. June 4, 1956, ch. 355, title I, 70 Stat. 231. May 23, 1955, ch. 43, title I, 69 Stat. 54. June 29, 1954, ch. 409, title I, 68 Stat. 310. July 28, 1953, ch. 251, title I, 67 Stat. 215. July 5, 1952, ch. 574, title I, 66 Stat. 345. Aug. 31, 1951, ch. 374, title I, 65 Stat. 236. Sept. 6, 1950, ch. 896, Ch. VI, title I, 64 Stat. 668. June 29, 1949, ch. 280, title I, 63 Stat. 340. June 19, 1948, ch. 543, 62 Stat. 524. July 30, 1947, ch. 356, title I, 61 Stat. 523. June 22, 1946, ch. 445, 60 Stat. 287. May 5, 1945, ch. 109, 59 Stat. 156. June 28, 1944, ch. 296, 58 Stat. 451. July 12, 1943, ch. 215, 57 Stat. 411. July 22, 1942, ch. 516, 56 Stat. 679. July 1, 1941, ch. 267, 55 Stat. 421. June 25, 1940, ch. 421, 54 Stat. 545. June 30, 1939, ch. 253, 53 Stat. 954. June 16, 1938, ch. 464, 52 Stat. 725. June 29, 1937, ch. 404, 50 Stat. 410. June 4, 1936, ch. 489, title I, 49 Stat. 1436. Provisions similar to former section 590e–2 of this title were contained in following prior appropriation acts: Oct. 21, 1993, Pub. L. 103–111, title II, 107 Stat. 1060. Aug. 14, 1992, Pub. L. 102–341, title II, 106 Stat. 888. Oct. 28, 1991, Pub. L. 102–142, title II, 105 Stat. 893. Nov. 5, 1990, Pub. L. 101–506, title II, 104 Stat. 1336. Nov. 21, 1989, Pub. L. 101–161, title II, 103 Stat. 972. Oct. 1, 1988, Pub. L. 100–460, title II, 102 Stat. 2249. Dec. 22, 1987, Pub. L. 100–202, § 101(k) [title II], 101 Stat. 1329–322, 1329–343. Oct. 18, 1986, Pub. L. 99–500, § 101(a) [title II], 100 Stat. 1783, 1783–18, and Oct. 30, 1986, Pub. L. 99–591, § 101(a) [title II], 100 Stat. 3341, 3341–18. Dec. 19, 1985, Pub. L. 99–190, § 101(a) [H.R. 3037, title II], 99 Stat. 1185. Oct. 12, 1984, Pub. L. 98–473, title I, § 101(a) [H.R. 5743, title II], 98 Stat. 1837. Nov. 14, 1983, Pub. L. 98–151, § 101(d) [H.R. 3223, title II], 97 Stat. 972. Dec. 18, 1982, Pub. L. 97–370, title II, 96 Stat. 1802. Dec. 23, 1981, Pub. L. 97–103, title II, 95 Stat. 1481. Dec. 15, 1980, Pub. L. 96–528, title II, 94 Stat. 3109. Nov. 9, 1979, Pub. L. 96–108, title II, 93 Stat. 833. Oct. 11, 1978, Pub. L. 95–448, title II, 92 Stat. 1086. Aug. 12, 1977, Pub. L. 95–97, title II, 91 Stat. 822. July 12, 1976, Pub. L. 94–351, title II, 90 Stat. 862. Oct. 21, 1975, Pub. L. 94–122, title II, 89 Stat. 658. Dec. 31, 1974, Pub. L. 93–563, title III, 88 Stat. 1837. Oct. 24, 1973, Pub. L. 93–135, title III, 87 Stat. 485. Aug. 22, 1972, Pub. L. 92–399, title III, 86 Stat. 606. Aug. 10, 1971, Pub. L. 92–73, title III, 85 Stat. 195. Dec. 22, 1970, Pub. L. 91–566, title I, 84 Stat. 1484. Nov. 26, 1969, Pub. L. 91–127, title I, 83 Stat. 248. Aug. 8, 1968, Pub. L. 90–463, title I, 82 Stat. 642. Oct. 24, 1967, Pub. L. 90–113, title I, 81 Stat. 323. Sept. 7, 1966, Pub. L. 89–556, title I, 80 Stat. 692. Nov. 2, 1965, Pub. L. 89–316, title I, 79 Stat. 1168. Sept. 2, 1964, Pub. L. 88–573, title I, 78 Stat. 865. Dec. 30, 1963, Pub. L. 88–250, title I, 77 Stat. 823. Oct. 24, 1962, Pub. L. 87–879, title I, 76 Stat. 1206. July 26, 1961, Pub. L. 87–112, title I, 75 Stat. 229. June 29, 1960, Pub. L. 86–532, title I, 74 Stat. 235. July 8, 1959, Pub. L. 86–80, title I, 73 Stat. 170. June 13, 1958, Pub. L. 85–459, title I, 72 Stat. 191. Aug. 2, 1957, Pub. L. 85–118, title I, 71 Stat. 335. June 4, 1956, ch. 355, title I, 70 Stat. 232. May 23, 1955, ch. 43, title I, 69 Stat. 54. June 29, 1954, ch. 409, title I, 68 Stat. 310. July 28, 1953, ch. 251, title I, 67 Stat. 215. July 5, 1952, ch. 574, title I, 66 Stat. 346. § 590f. Authorization of appropriations and con- servation technical assistance funds (a) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated for the purposes of this chapter such sums as Congress may from time to time determine to be nec- essary. Appropriations for carrying out this chapter allocated for the production or procurement of nursery stock by any Federal agency, or funds appropriated to any Federal agency for alloca- tion to cooperating States for the production or procurement of nursery stock, shall remain available for expenditure for not more than three fiscal years. (b) Conservation Technical Assistance Fund (1) In general There is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the ‘‘Con- servation Technical Assistance Fund’’ (re- ferred to in this subsection as the ‘‘Fund’’), to be administered by the Secretary of Agri- culture. (2) Deposits An amount equal to the amounts collected as fees under section 590c(4) of this title and late payments, interest, and such other amounts as are authorized to be collected pur- suant to section 3717 of title 31 shall be depos- ited in the Fund. (3) Availability Amounts in the Fund shall— (A) only be available to the extent and in the amount provided in advance in appro- priations Acts; (B) be used for the costs of carrying out this chapter; and (C) remain available until expended. (Apr. 27, 1935, ch. 85, § 6, 49 Stat. 164; Sept. 21, 1944, ch. 412, title III, § 302(a), 58 Stat. 738; Pub. L. 113–67, div. A, title VII, § 705(b), Dec. 26, 2013, 127 Stat. 1193.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2013—Pub. L. 113–67 inserted section catchline, des- ignated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, substituted ‘‘There is authorized’’ for ‘‘There are hereby authorized’’, and added subsec. (b). 1944—Act Sept. 21, 1944, inserted second par. § 590g. Additional policies and purposes of chap- ter (a) Purposes enumerated It is hereby declared to be the policy of this chapter also to secure, and the purposes of this chapter shall also include, (1) preservation and improvement of soil and water quality and re- lated resources; (2) promotion of the economic use and conservation of land; (3) diminution of exploitation and wasteful and unscientific use of national soil resources; (4) the protection of riv- Page 1108 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION §§ 590g–1, 590g–2 1 So in original. The comma probably should be a semicolon. ers and harbors against the results of soil ero- sion in aid of maintaining the navigability of waters and water courses and in aid of flood con- trol; (5) reestablishment, at as rapid a rate as the Secretary of Agriculture determines to be practicable and in the general public interest, of the ratio between the purchasing power of the net income per person on farms and that of the income per person not on farms that prevailed during the five-year period August 1909–July 1914, inclusive, as determined from statistics available in the United States Department of Agriculture, and the maintenance of such ratio; (6) prevention and abatement of agricultural-re- lated pollution,1 and (7) the promotion of energy and water conservation through dry land farm- ing. The powers conferred under this section and sections 590h, 590i, and 590j to 590n of this title shall be used to assist voluntary action cal- culated to effectuate the purposes specified in this section. Such powers shall not be used to discourage the production of supplies of foods and fibers sufficient to maintain normal domes- tic human consumption as determined by the Secretary from the records of domestic human consumption in the years 1920 to 1929, inclusive, taking into consideration increased population, quantities of any commodity that were forced into domestic consumption by decline in exports during such period, current trends in domestic consumption and exports of particular commod- ities, and the quantities of substitutes available for domestic consumption within any general class of food commodities. In carrying out the purposes of this section due regard shall be given to the maintenance of a continuous and stable supply of agricultural commodities ade- quate to meet consumer demand at prices fair to both producers and consumers. (b) to (g) Repealed. Pub. L. 87–703, title I, § 101(1), Sept. 27, 1962, 76 Stat. 605 (Apr. 27, 1935, ch. 85, § 7, as added Feb. 29, 1936, ch. 104, § 1, 49 Stat. 1148; amended June 28, 1937, ch. 395, § 1, 50 Stat. 329; Pub. L. 87–703, title I, § 101(1), Sept. 27, 1962, 76 Stat. 605; Pub. L. 92–419, title VI, § 606(1), Aug. 30, 1972, 86 Stat. 676; Pub. L. 99–198, title XII, § 1253, Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1517; Pub. L. 110–234, title II, § 2802(a)(2), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1085; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title II, § 2802(a)(2), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 1813.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 made identical amendments to this section. The amendments by Pub. L. 110–234 were repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246. AMENDMENTS 2008—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 110–246, § 2802(a)(2), sub- stituted ‘‘soil and water quality and related resources’’ for ‘‘soil fertility’’. 1985—Subsec. (a)(7). Pub. L. 99–198 added cl. (7). 1972—Subsec. (a)(6). Pub. L. 92–419 added cl. (6). 1962—Subsecs. (b) to (g). Pub. L. 87–703 repealed sub- secs. (b) to (g) which provided for State plans as fol- lows: subsec. (b), cooperation with States by making grants; subsec. (c), State plans; subsec. (d), conditions of plans; subsec. (e), approval of plans; subsec. (f), allo- cation of funds; and subsec. (g), apportionment of funds. 1937—Subsec. (g). Act June 28, 1937, substituted ‘‘any such apportionment of funds available for carrying out State plans during any year prior to 1942 may be made at any time prior to or during the year to which such plans relate’’ for ‘‘apportionments of funds available for carrying out the purposes specified in this section for the year 1936 may be made at any time during 1936, and apportionments for 1937 may be made at any time during 1937’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2008 AMENDMENT Amendment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment 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. 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. §§ 590g–1, 590g–2. Omitted Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section 590g–1, acts July 5, 1952, ch. 574, title I, 66 Stat. 347; July 28, 1953, ch. 251, title I, 67 Stat. 216, which related to allocations to the Soil Conservation Service for services of its technicians in formulating and carrying out the agricultural conservation pro- gram in the participating counties, was apparently re- stricted to the appropriation acts of which in each case it was a part. Section 590g–2, act July 5, 1952, ch. 574, title I, 66 Stat. 347, which related to allocations for State agricultural conservation programs to be utilized in determining the most needed conservation practices on individual farms, was apparently restricted to the appropriation act of which it was a part. § 590h. Payments and grants of aid (a) Repealed. Pub. L. 87–703, title I, § 101(2), Sept. 27, 1962, 76 Stat. 605 (b) Conservation and environmental assistance (1) Environmental quality incentives program The Secretary shall provide technical assist- ance, cost-share payments, and incentive pay- ments to operators through the environmental quality incentives program in accordance with subchapter A of chapter 4 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 [16 U.S.C. 3839aa et seq.]. (2) to (4) Repealed. Pub. L. 104–127, title III, § 336(a)(1)(A)(i)(I), Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1004 (5) State, county, and area committees (A) Appointment of State committees The Secretary shall appoint in each State a State committee composed of not fewer than 3 nor more than 5 members who are fairly representative of the farmers in the State. The members of a State committee shall serve at the pleasure of the Secretary

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16 U.S.C. § 3839aa — Purposes

The purposes of the environmental quality incentives program established by this subpart are to promote agricultural production, forest management, and environmental quality as compatible goals, and to optimize environmental benefits, by— (1) assisting producers in complying with local, State, and national regulatory requirements concerning— (A) soil, water, and air quality; (B) wildlife habitat; and (C) surface and ground water conservation; (2) avoiding, to the maximum extent practicable, the need for resource and regulatory programs by assisting producers in protecting soil, water, air, and related natural resources and meeting environmental quality criteria established by Federal, State, tribal, and local agencies; (3) providing flexible assistance to producers to install and maintain conservation practices that sustain food and fiber production while— (A) enhancing soil, water, and related natural resources, including grazing land, forestland, wetland, and wildlife; (B) developing and improving wildlife habitat; and (C) conserving energy; and (4) assisting producers to make beneficial, cost-effective changes to production systems, including addressing identified, new, or expected resource concerns related to organic production, grazing management, fuels management, forest management, nutrient management associated with crops and livestock, pest management, irrigation management, adapting to, and mitigating against, increasing weather volatility, drought resiliency measures, or other practices on agricultural and forested land.

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16 U.S.C. § 3839aa — Purposes

Page 2382 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 3839aa Section 3839b, Pub. L. 99–198, title XII, § 1239B, as added Pub. L. 101–624, title XIV, § 1440, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3598, related to duties of Secretary. Section 3839c, Pub. L. 99–198, title XII, § 1239C, as added Pub. L. 101–624, title XIV, § 1440, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3599, related to payments. Section 3839d, Pub. L. 99–198, title XII, § 1239D, as added Pub. L. 101–624, title XIV, § 1440, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3600, related to changes in ownership; modifica- tion of easement. PART IV—ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INCENTIVES PROGRAM AND CONSERVATION STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Pub. L. 115–334, title II, § 2301(a)(1), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4551, substituted ‘‘Environmental Quality Incen- tives Program and Conservation Stewardship Program’’ for ‘‘Environmental Quality Incentives Program’’ in part heading. Chapter 4 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Secu- rity Act of 1985, comprising this part, was originally added to Pub. L. 99–198 by Pub. L. 104–127, title III, § 334, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 996. Chapter 4 is shown herein, however, as having been added by Pub. L. 107–171, title II, § 2301, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 253, because of the ex- tensive revision of the chapter’s provisions by Pub. L. 107–171. Such revision did not contain a chapter head- ing, which was subsequently added by Pub. L. 110–234, title II, § 2501(b), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1058, and Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title II, § 2501(b), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 1786. Pub. L. 110–234 was repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enact- ment of Pub. L. 110–234. SUBPART A—ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INCENTIVES PROGRAM § 3839aa. Purposes The purposes of the environmental qua

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16 U.S.C. § 590g — Additional policies and purposes of chapter

**(a) Purposes enumerated** It is hereby declared to be the policy of this chapter also to secure, and the purposes of this chapter shall also include, (1) preservation and improvement of soil and water quality and related resources; (2) promotion of the economic use and conservation of land; (3) diminution of exploitation and wasteful and unscientific use of national soil resources; (4) the protection of rivers and harbors against the results of soil erosion in aid of maintaining the navigability of waters and water courses and in aid of flood control; (5) reestablishment, at as rapid a rate as the Secretary of Agriculture determines to be practicable and in the general public interest, of the ratio between the purchasing power of the net income per person on farms and that of the income per person not on farms that prevailed during the five-year period August 1909–July 1914, inclusive, as determined from statistics available in the United States Department of Agriculture, and the maintenance of such ratio; (6) prevention and abatement of agricultural-related pollution,11 So in original. The comma probably should be a semicolon. and (7) the promotion of energy and water conservation through dry land farming. The powers conferred under this section and sections 590h, 590i, and 590j to 590n of this title shall be used to assist voluntary action calculated to effectuate the purposes specified in this section. Such powers shall not be used to discourage the production of supplies of foods and fibers sufficient to maintain normal domestic human consumption as determined by the Secretary from the records of domestic human consumption in the years 1920 to 1929, inclusive, taking into consideration increased population, quantities of any commodity that were forced into domesti

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