§ 1003a. — Cost share assistance.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC1003a]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 18--WATERSHED PROTECTION AND FLOOD PREVENTION
Sec. 1003a. Cost share assistance
(a) Easements
The Secretary may provide cost share assistance to project sponsors
to enable such sponsors to acquire perpetual wetland or floodplain
conservation easements to perpetuate, restore and enhance the natural
capability of wetlands and floodplains to retain excessive floodwaters,
improve water quality and quantity, and provide habitat for fish and
wildlife.
(b) Amount
The Secretary shall require that project sponsors of watershed
projects provide up to 50 percent of the cost of acquiring easements
under subsection (a) of this section.
(Aug. 4, 1954, ch. 656, Sec. 3A, as added Pub. L. 101-624, title XIV,
Sec. 1462, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3615.)
