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16 U.S.C. § 2203

Emergency watershed program

United States · Title 16 — CONSERVATION · Status: effective

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16 U.S.C. § 2203, Emergency watershed program, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/447336
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The Secretary is authorized to undertake emergency watershed protection measures, including the purchase of floodplain easements, for runoff retardation and soil-erosion prevention, in cooperation with landowners and land users, as the Secretary deems necessary to safeguard lives and property from floods, drought, and the products of erosion on any watershed whenever fire, flood, or any other natural occurrence is causing or has caused a sudden impairment of that watershed. The Secretary may modify or terminate a floodplain easement administered by the Secretary under this section if— the Secretary determines that the modification or termination— As consideration for termination of an easement and associated agreements under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall enter into compensatory arrangements as determined to be appropriate by the Secretary. In the case of a modification under paragraph (1)— the Secretary shall ensure that—

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