§ 590q. — Coverage; "State" defined; short title.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC590q]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 3B--SOIL CONSERVATION
Sec. 590q. Coverage; ``State'' defined; short title
(a) This chapter shall apply to the States, the Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the
Virgin Islands, and, as used in this chapter, the term ``State''
includes Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana
Islands, and the Virgin Islands.
(b) This chapter may be cited as the ``Soil Conservation and
Domestic Allotment Act''.
(Apr. 27, 1935, ch. 85, Sec. 17, as added Feb. 29, 1936, ch. 104,
Sec. 1, 49 Stat. 1151; amended July 26, 1947, ch. 339, Sec. 2, 61 Stat.
494; Pub. L. 86-70, Sec. 13(b), June 25, 1959, 73 Stat. 143; Pub. L. 86-
624. Sec. 8(b), July 12, 1960, 74 Stat. 412; Pub. L. 98-454, title VI,
Sec. 601(d), Oct. 5, 1984, 98 Stat. 1736.)
Amendments
1984--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98-454 inserted reference to Guam,
American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands in two places.
1960--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 86-624 substituted ``States, the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico'' for ``States, the Territory of Hawaii, and
the possessions of Puerto Rico'', and struck out ``Hawaii'' from
definition of ``State''.
1959--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 86-70 substituted ``the States, the
Territory of Hawaii,'' for ``the United States, the Territories of
Alaska and Hawaii'', and struck out ``Alaska,'' after ``the term `State'
includes''.
1947--Subsec. (a). Act July 26, 1947, included the Virgin Islands.
Repeals
Section 3 of act July 26, 1947, repealed all laws in conflict
therewith.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in title 7 sections 1388, 1391, 1392;
title 12 section 1150a.
