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American Samoa Soil and Water Conservation District Act.

País/Territorio
Samoa Americana (EUA)
Tipo de documento
Legislación
Fecha
1991 (1993)
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Materia
Tierra y suelos, Agua
Palabra clave
Conservación de suelos/mejoramiento de suelos Institución Erosión Derechos tradicionales/derechos consuetudinarios Legislación básica Inundación Desarrollo sostenible
Área geográphica
Asia y Pacifico, Oceania, Polinesia, Pequeños estados insulares en desarrollo, Pacífico Sur
Resumen

This Act declares that it shall be the public policy of American Samoa and the purpose of this Chapter to promote soil and water conservation by creating a Soil and Water Conservation District to advise on methods of preventing erosion, and protecting and improving water quality. The Conservation District shall work in cooperation with other American Samoan government agencies to conserve, develop and use the soil and water resources of the Territory in order to control and prevent soil erosion, prevent flooding, and to protect and improve water quality of both surface and underground waters. A Conservation District Board is established. Powers and duties of the District and the Board are set out in section 6. Section 7 provides that the District and Board shall not interfere with the Samoan traditional land ownership system.

Texto completo
Inglés
Página web
www.asbar.org