Soil and water conservation Act - wikipedia Soil and water conservation Act This article needs more links to other articles to help integrate it into the encyclopedia. Please help improve this article by adding links that are relevant to the context within the existing text. ( August 2017 ) The Soil and Water Conservation Act ( RCA ) is a 1977 law ( P.L. 95 - 192 ) that requires USDA to periodically prepare a national plan for soil and water conservation on private lands based on an inventory and appraisal of existing resource conditions and trends. Natural Resources Conservation Service ( NRCS ) is the lead agency in this effort, and completed appraisals in the early 1980s and late 1980s ; a third appraisal was initiated in the early 1990s, but not completed. Only one national plan was adopted by USDA, in 1982. Many of the activities envisioned when the RCA was enacted are being carried out, but it has not resulted in a single omnibus plan addressing conservation needs and priorities on private lands yet. This article incorporates public domain material from the Congressional Research Service document `` Report for Congress : Agriculture : A Glossary of Terms, Programs, and Laws, 2005 Edition '' by Jasper Womach. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Soil_and_Water_Conservation_Act&oldid=795673483 '' Categories : United States federal agriculture legislation Hidden categories : Articles with too few wikilinks from August 2017 All articles with too few wikilinks Articles covered by WikiProject Wikify from August 2017 All articles covered by WikiProject Wikify Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Congressional Research Service Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 15 August 2017, at 19 : 22 ( UTC ). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: when was the soil and water conservation act passed
Answer: 1977