Cooperative Soil Survey (Maine Revised Statutes: Title 12 - Conservation; Chapter 3) Country/Territory United States of America Territorial subdivision Maine Document type Legislation Date 2018 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Land & soil Keyword Soil conservation/soil improvement Soil pollution/quality Soil rehabilitation Survey/mapping Research Classification/declassification Land-use planning Access-to-information Procedural matters Governance Geographical area Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract This Title of the Maine Revised Statutes concerns cooperative soil survey. It provides that it is the intent of the Legislature to provide for the state contribution to the Cooperative Soil Survey of the State of Maine. The Cooperative Soil Survey, conducted nationally by the United States Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service, is the systematic inventory of the soils of the State. This basic soils data is of great value in the guidance of sound land use planning. Further, it provides that the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry shall gather and compile soils data and information of the State. It shall present this information in printed maps and reports for the general public. The Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry may employ professional soil scientists, subject to the Civil Service Law, to perform soils mapping in Maine. The Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry may contract with other state or federal agencies as appropriate to accomplish necessary soils mapping within this State. The Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry shall consult with other state resource agencies in setting priorities of soils mapping and the publication of interim soils reports. Full text English Website legislature.maine.gov