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Resource Conservation (16 USC Ch. 54)

Country/Territory
United States of America
Document type
Legislation
Date
1981 (2020)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Agricultural & rural development, Energy, Food & nutrition, Fisheries, Land & soil, Water, Wild species & ecosystems
Keyword
Subsidy/incentive Sustainable use Agricultural development Financial agricultural measures Rural employment Indigenous peoples Non-governmental entity Public participation Irrigation Social protection Agricultural land Energy conservation/energy production Aquaculture Food security Research Land-use planning Soil conservation/soil improvement Soil pollution/quality Soil rehabilitation Erosion Freshwater pollution Pollution control Water quality standards Water supply Flood Surface water Freshwater resources management Sewerage Protection of habitats
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

The subchapter V - Resource Conservation and Development Program of this Chapter 54 - Resource Conservation of the United States Code provides for the Resource Conservation and Development Program. The subchapter provides that the Secretary of Agriculture shall establish a resource conservation and development program under which the Secretary shall provide technical assistance and financial assistance to councils to develop and carry out area plans and projects in designated areas (1) to conserve and improve the use of land, develop natural resources, and improve and enhance the social, economic, and environmental conditions in primarily rural areas of the United States; and (2) to encourage and improve the capability of State, units of government, Indian tribes, nonprofit organizations, and councils to carry out the purposes described in paragraph (1). The term "area plan" means a resource conservation and use plan developed through a locally led planning process by a council for a designated area of 1 or more States, or of land under the jurisdiction of an Indian tribe, that includes 1 or more of the following elements: (A) A land conservation element, the purpose of which is to control erosion and sedimentation. (B) A water management element that provides 1 or more clear environmental or conservation benefits, the purpose of which is to provide for - (i) the conservation, use, and quality of water, including irrigation and rural water supplies; (ii) the mitigation of floods and high water tables; (iii) the repair and improvement of reservoirs; (iv) the improvement of agricultural water management; and (v) the improvement of water quality; (C) A community development element, the purpose of which is to improve - (i) the development of resources-based industries; (ii) the protection of rural industries from natural resource hazards; (iii) the development of adequate rural water and waste disposal systems; (iv) the improvement of recreation facilities; (v) the improvement in the quality of rural housing; (vi) the provision of adequate health and education facilities; (vii) the satisfaction of essential transportation and communication needs; and (viii) the promotion of food security, economic development, and education; (D) A land management element, the purpose of which is - (i) energy conservation, including the production of energy crops; (ii) the protection of agricultural land, as appropriate, from conversion to other uses; (iii) farmland protection; and (iv) the protection of fish and wildlife habitats.

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Website
uscode.house.gov