16 U.S.C. § 3813
Soil surveys
United States · Title 16 — CONSERVATION · Status: effective
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- 16 U.S.C. § 3813, Soil surveys, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/447675
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The Secretary shall, as soon as is practicable after December 23, 1985, complete soil surveys on those private lands that do not have a soil survey suitable for use in determining the land capability class for purposes of this subchapter. In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall, insofar as possible, concentrate on those localities where significant amounts of highly erodible land are being converted to the production of agricultural commodities.
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
- Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996