§ 2203. — Undertaking of runoff retardation and soilerosion preventive measures; cooperation with landowners and land users; criteria.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC2203]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 42--EMERGENCY CONSERVATION PROGRAM
Sec. 2203. Undertaking of runoff retardation and soil-erosion
preventive measures; cooperation with landowners and land users;
criteria
The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to undertake emergency
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.
(Pub. L. 95-334, title IV, Sec. 403, Aug. 4, 1978, 92 Stat. 434; Pub. L.
104-127, title III, Sec. 382, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1016.)
Amendments
1996--Pub. L. 104-127 inserted ``, including the purchase of
floodplain easements,'' after ``emergency measures''.
Disaster Assistance for Watershed Protection Activities
Pub. L. 100-387, title IV, Sec. 402, as added Pub. L. 101-82, title
V, Sec. 503, Aug. 14, 1989, 103 Stat. 586, provided that:
``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture may provide disaster
relief assistance in accordance with this section to repair damage
caused by storms occurring in 1988 or 1989 to watersheds located in any
county in any State, to the extent that funds authorized by this section
remain available.
``(b) Form of Assistance.--The assistance authorized by this
section--
``(1) includes both financial and technical assistance; and
``(2) shall be provided in a manner consistent with similar
assistance authorized under section 403 of the Agricultural Credit
Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2203).
``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be
appropriated to carry out this section $25,000,000 for fiscal year
1990.''
