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Resource Conservation (16 USC Ch. 54)

País/Territorio
Estados Unidos de América
Tipo de documento
Legislación
Fecha
1981 (2020)
Fuente
FAO, FAOLEX
Materia
Agricultura y desarrollo rural, Energía, Alimentación y nutrición, Pesca, Tierra y suelos, Agua, Especies silvestres y ecosistemas
Palabra clave
Subvención/incentivo Uso sostenible Desarrollo agrícola Medidas financieras agrícolas Empleo rural Pueblos indígenas Entidad no gubernamental Participación pública Irrigación Protección social Terrenos agrícolas Conservación de energía/producción de energía Acuicultura Seguridad alimentaria Investigación Manejo de tierras Conservación de suelos/mejoramiento de suelos Contaminación del suelo/calidad Saneamiento de suelos Erosión Contaminación de las aguas dulces Control de la contaminación Normas sobre calidad del agua Abastecimiento de agua Inundación Aguas superficiales Manejo de recursos hídricos Alcantarillado Protección del hábitat
Área geográphica
Americas, Ártico, Pacífico Oriental, América del Norte, Atlántico Norte
Resumen

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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uscode.house.gov