16 U.S.C. § 3801
Definitions
United States · Title 16 — CONSERVATION · Status: effective
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For purposes of subchapters I through VIII:
The term “agricultural commodity” means—
The term “conservation plan” means the document that—
The term “conservation system” means a combination of 1 or more conservation measures or management practices that—
The term “converted wetland” means wetland that has been drained, dredged, filled, leveled, or otherwise manipulated (including any activity that results in impairing or reducing the flow, circulation, or reach of water) for the purpose or to have the effect of making the production of an agricultural commodity possible if—
before such action—
Wetland shall not be considered converted wetland if production of an agricultural commodity on such land during a crop year—
The term “farm” means a farm that—
The term “highly erodible land” means land—
The term “hydrophytic vegetation” means a plant growing in—
The term “nonindustrial private forest land” means rural land, as determined by the Secretary, that—
The term “technical assistance” means technical expertise, information, and tools necessary for the conservation of natural resources on land active in agricultural, forestry, or related uses. The term includes the following:
The term “vegetative cover” means—
The term “wetland”, except when such term is part of the term “converted wetland”, means land that—
The Secretary shall develop—
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Food Security Act of 1985House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Urgent Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1986House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990
- Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996
- Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
- Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008
- Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013