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16 U.S.C. § 1001 (CONSERVATION)
§ 1001. Declaration of policy
Erosion, floodwater, and sediment damages in the watersheds of the rivers and streams of the United States, causing loss of life and damage to property, constitute a menace to the national welfare; and it is the sense of Congress that the Federal Government should cooperate with States and their political subdivisions, soil or water conservation districts, flood prevention or control districts, and other local public agencies for the purpose of preventing such damages, of furthering the conservation, development, utilization, and disposal of water, and the conservation and utilization of land and thereby of preserving, protecting, and improving the Nation’s land and water resources and the quality of the environment.
(Aug. 4, 1954, ch. 656, § 1, 68 Stat. 666; Pub. L. 92–419, title II, § 201(a), Aug. 30, 1972, 86 Stat. 667.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 1972—Pub. L. 92–419 expanded the declaration of policy to include conservation and utilization of land, improvement of land and water resources, and quality of the environment.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Short Title
text: Act Aug. 4, 1954, ch. 656, § 11, formerly § 9, 68 Stat. 668, as renumbered by act Aug. 7, 1956, ch. 1027, § 1(g), 70 Stat. 1090, provided that: “This Act [enacting this chapter, amending section 701b of Title 33, Navigation and Navigable Waters, and enacting provisions set out as notes under this section and section 701b of Title 33] may be cited as the ‘Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act’.”
heading: Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Proj­ects Exempt From Requirements for Independent Water Project Review
text: For exemption of projects under this chapter from independent water project review requirements of Ex. Ords. No. 12113 and 12141, see Pub. L. 96–528, title VI, § 622, Dec. 15, 1980, 94 Stat. 3118, set out as a note under section 1962 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.
heading: Extension of Benefits to Projects Authorized Before Aug. 7, 1956
text: Act Aug. 7, 1956, ch. 1027, § 2, 70 Stat. 1090, provided that sections 1006a and 1006b of this title and the amendments made by act Aug. 7, 1956 to sections 1002 to 1005 of this title should be applicable to all works of improvement and plans for such works under the provisions of this chapter and that any plans for works of improvement with respect to which the Secretary of Agriculture was authorized prior to Aug. 7, 1956 to participate in the installation of works of improvement in accordance with such plan, or any plan for works of improvement which had received prior to Aug. 7, 1956 the approval of congressional committees, need not be submitted to the congressional committees as required by this chapter.
16 U.S.C. § 1003a (CONSERVATION)
§ 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).
(Aug. 4, 1954, ch. 656, § 3A, as added Pub. L. 101–624, title XIV, § 1462, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3615.)
16 U.S.C. § 1006 (CONSERVATION)
§ 1006. Cooperative programs
The Secretary is authorized in cooperation with other Federal and with States and local agencies to make investigations and surveys of the watershed of rivers and other waterways as a basis for the development of coordinated programs. In areas where the programs of the Secretary of Agriculture may affect public or other lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to cooperate with the Secretary of Agriculture in the planning and development of works or programs for such lands.
(Aug. 4, 1954, ch. 656, § 6, 68 Stat. 668.)
heading: Executive Documents
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: For transfer of certain enforcement functions of Secretary or other official in Department of Agriculture under this chapter to Federal Inspector, Office of Federal Inspector for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation System, and subsequent transfer to Secretary of Energy, then to Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects, see note set out under section 1002 of this title.
16 U.S.C. § 1006b (CONSERVATION)
§ 1006b. Territorial application
The provisions of this chapter shall be applicable to Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
(Aug. 4, 1954, ch. 656, § 9, as added Aug. 7, 1956, ch. 1027, § 1(g), 70 Stat. 1090.)
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Extension of Benefits to Projects Authorized Before Aug. 7, 1956
text: Section as applicable to all works of improvement and plans for such works under the provisions of this chapter, see Extension of Benefits note set out under section 1001 of this title.
heading: Executive Documents
heading: Admission of Alaska and Hawaii to Statehood
text: Alaska was admitted into the Union on Jan. 3, 1959, on issuance of Proc. No. 3269, Jan. 3, 1959, 24 F.R. 81, 73 Stat. c16, and Hawaii was admitted into the Union on Aug. 21, 1959, on issuance of Proc. No. 3309, Aug. 21, 1959, 24 F.R. 6868, 73 Stat. c74. For Alaska Statehood Law, see Pub. L. 85–508, July 7, 1958, 72 Stat. 339, set out as a note preceding former section 21 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions. For Hawaii Statehood Law, see Pub. L. 86–3, Mar. 18, 1959, 73 Stat. 4, set out as a note preceding former section 491 of Title 48.
16 U.S.C. § 1007 (CONSERVATION)
§ 1007. Authorization of appropriations
There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter, such sums to remain available until expended. No appropriation hereafter available for assisting local organizations in preparing and carrying out plans for works of improvement under the provisions of section 1003 of this title or clause (a) of section 1006a of this title shall be available for any works of improvement pursuant to this chapter or otherwise in connection with the eleven watershed improvement programs authorized by section 13 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (58 Stat. 887), as amended and supplemented, or for making loans or advancements to State and local agencies as authorized by clause (b) of section 1006a of this title.
(Aug. 4, 1954, ch. 656, § 10, formerly § 8, 68 Stat. 668; renumbered § 10, Aug. 7, 1956, ch. 1027, § 1(g), 70 Stat. 1090; amended Pub. L. 86–468, § 3, May 13, 1960, 74 Stat. 132.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: References in Text
text: Section 13 of the Act of December 22, 1944 (58 Stat. 887), as amended and supplemented, referred to in text, is section 13 of act Dec. 22, 1944, ch. 665, 58 Stat. 887, which was not classified to the Code.
heading: Amendments
text: 1960—Pub. L. 86–468 prohibited appropriations available for assisting local organizations in preparing and carrying out plans for works of improvement under sections 1003 and 1006a(a) of this title from being used for works of improvement in connection with the 11 watershed improvement programs authorized by section 13 of the act of Dec. 22, 1944, or for making loans or advancements to state and local agencies as authorized by section 1006a(b) of this title.
16 U.S.C. § 1008 (CONSERVATION)
§ 1008. Notification of Secretary of the Interior of approval of assistance; surveys and investigations; report and recommendations; consideration; cost of surveys, investigations and reports
When the Secretary approves the furnishing of assistance to a local organization in preparing a plan for works of improvement as provided for in section 1003 of this title:
(1) The Secretary shall so notify the Secretary of the Interior in order that the latter, as he desires, may make surveys and investigations and prepare a report with recommendations concerning the conservation and development of wildlife resources and participate, under arrangements satisfactory to the Secretary of Agriculture, in the preparation of a plan for works of improvement that is acceptable to the local organization and the Secretary of Agriculture.
(2) Full consideration shall be given to the recommendations contained in any such report of the Secretary of the Interior as he may submit to the Secretary of Agriculture prior to the time the local organization and the Secretary of Agriculture have agreed on a plan for works of improvement. The plan shall include such of the technically and economically feasible works of improvement for wildlife purposes recommended in the report by the Secretary of the Interior as are acceptable to, and agreed to by, the local organization and the Secretary of Agriculture, and such report of the Secretary of the Interior shall, if requested by the Secretary of the Interior, accompany the plan for works of improvement when it is submitted to the Secretary of Agriculture for approval or transmitted to the Congress through the President.
(3) The cost of making surveys and investigations and of preparing reports concerning the conservation and development of wildlife resources shall be borne by the Secretary of the Interior out of funds appropriated to his Department.
(Aug. 4, 1954, ch. 656, § 12, as added Pub. L. 85–624, § 3, Aug. 12, 1958, 72 Stat. 567.)
heading: Executive Documents
heading: Transfer of Functions
text: For transfer of certain enforcement functions of Secretary or other official in Department of Agriculture under this chapter to Federal Inspector, Office of Federal Inspector for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation System, and subsequent transfer to Secretary of Energy, then to Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects, see note set out under section 1002 of this title.
16 U.S.C. § 1009 (CONSERVATION)
§ 1009. Joint investigations and surveys by Secretary of the Army and Secretary of Agriculture; reports to Congress
The Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of Agriculture, when authorized to do so by resolutions adopted by the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate or the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House of Representatives, are authorized and directed to make joint investigations and surveys in accordance with their existing authorities of watershed areas in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, and to prepare joint reports on such investigations and surveys setting forth their recommendations for the installation of the works of improvement needed for flood prevention or the conservation, development, utilization, and disposal of water, and for flood control and allied purposes. Such joint reports shall be submitted to the Congress through the President for adoption and authorization by the Congress of the recommended works of improvement: Provided, That the project authorization procedure established by Public Law 566, Eighty-third Congress, as amended [16 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.], shall not be affected.
(Pub. L. 87–639, § 1, Sept. 5, 1962, 76 Stat. 438; Pub. L. 103–437, § 6(w), Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4587.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: References in Text
text: Public Law 566, referred to in text, is act Aug. 4, 1954, ch. 656, 68 Stat. 666, known as the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1001 of this title and Tables.
heading: Codification
text: Section was not enacted as part of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act which comprises this chapter.
heading: Amendments
text: 1994—Pub. L. 103–437 substituted “Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate or the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House” for “Committee on Public Works of the Senate or the Committee on Public Works of the House”.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Change of Name
text: Committee on Public Works and Transportation of House of Representatives treated as referring to Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of House of Representatives by section 1(a) of Pub. L. 104–14, set out as a note preceding section 21 of Title 2, The Congress.
heading: Authorization of Appropriations
text: Pub. L. 87–639, § 2, Sept. 5, 1962, 76 Stat. 438, provided that: “There are hereby authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Act [this section], such sums to remain available until expended.”
16 U.S.C. § 1010 (CONSERVATION)
§ 1010. Data
The Secretary shall collect and maintain data on a national and State by State basis concerning—
(1) expenditures for the individual flood control and conservation measures for which assistance is provided under this chapter; and
(2) the expected flood control or environmental (including soil erosion) benefits that will result from the implementation of such measures.
(Aug. 4, 1954, ch. 656, § 13, as added Pub. L. 101–624, title XIV, § 1463, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3615.)
16 U.S.C. § 1012a (CONSERVATION)
§ 1012a. Funding
In addition to any other funds made available by this chapter, of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall make available to carry out this chapter $150,000,000 for fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter, to remain available until expended.
(Aug. 4, 1954, ch. 656, § 15, as added Pub. L. 115–334, title II, § 2401(c), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4570; amended Pub. L. 119–21, title I, § 10601(e), July 4, 2025, 139 Stat. 108.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Amendments
text: 2025—Pub. L. 119–21 substituted “$150,000,000 for fiscal year 2026 and each fiscal year thereafter, to remain available until expended” for “$50,000,000 for fiscal year 2019 and each fiscal year thereafter”.
16 U.S.C. § 1021...1023 (CONSERVATION)
§§ 1021 to 1023. Repealed. Pub. L. 102–567, title VIII, § 814, Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4316, and Pub. L. 102–587, title VIII, § 8014, Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 5106
text: Section 1021, acts Aug. 12, 1954, ch. 669, § 2, 68 Stat. 698; July 28, 1978, Pub. L. 95–326, § 1(1), 92 Stat. 399, defined terms used in this chapter.
text: Section 1022, acts Aug. 12, 1954, ch. 669, § 3, 68 Stat. 698; Oct. 9, 1972, Pub. L. 92–471, title I, § 108(a), 86 Stat. 786; July 28, 1978, Pub. L. 95–326, § 1(2)(A), 92 Stat. 399, related to United States Commissioners to International North Pacific Fisheries Commission.
text: Section 1023, acts Aug. 12, 1954, ch. 669, § 4, 68 Stat. 698; Oct. 9, 1972, Pub. L. 92–471, title I, § 108(b), 86 Stat. 787; July 28, 1978, Pub. L. 95–326, § 1(3), 92 Stat. 400, related to advisory committee.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Short Title
text: Act Aug. 12, 1954, ch. 669, § 1, 68 Stat. 698, which provided that such Act was to be cited as the “North Pacific Fisheries Act of 1954”, was repealed by Pub. L. 102–567, title VIII, § 814, Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4316, and Pub. L. 102–587, title VIII, § 8014, Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 5106.
16 U.S.C. § 1024 (CONSERVATION)
§ 1024. Repealed. Pub. L. 92–471, title I, § 108(c), Oct. 9, 1972, 86 Stat. 787
text: Section, act Aug. 12, 1954, ch. 669, § 5, 68 Stat. 698, provided that service of individuals appointed as United States Commissioners shall not be treated as service for purposes of certain sections of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, and Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
16 U.S.C. § 1025...1027 (CONSERVATION)
§§ 1025 to 1027. Repealed. Pub. L. 102–567, title VIII, § 814, Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4316, and Pub. L. 102–587, title VIII, § 8014, Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 5106
text: Section 1025, acts Aug. 12, 1954, ch. 669, § 6, 68 Stat. 699; July 28, 1978, Pub. L. 95–326, § 1(4), 92 Stat. 400, related to acceptance or rejection of recommendations of Commission by Secretary of State.
text: Section 1025a, act Aug. 12, 1954, ch. 669, § 7, as added Oct. 9, 1972, Pub. L. 92–471, title I, § 101, 86 Stat. 784; amended July 28, 1978, Pub. L. 95–326, § 1(5), 92 Stat. 400, related to administration and enforcement of Convention, this chapter, and regulations.
text: Section 1026, acts Aug. 12, 1954, ch. 669, § 8, formerly § 7, 68 Stat. 699; renumbered § 8, Oct. 9, 1972, Pub. L. 92–471, title I, § 101, 86 Stat. 784, related to cooperation with other agencies.
text: Section 1027, acts Aug. 12, 1954, ch. 669, § 9, formerly § 8, 68 Stat. 699; renumbered § 9 and amended Oct. 9, 1972, Pub. L. 92–471, title I, §§ 102, 103, 107, 86 Stat. 784, 786; July 28, 1978, Pub. L. 95–326, § 1(6), 92 Stat. 400, related to enforcement of this chapter.
16 U.S.C. § 1028 (CONSERVATION)
§ 1028. Transferred
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: Section, act Aug. 12, 1954, ch. 669, § 9, 68 Stat 699, was redesignated as subsec. (f) of section 9 of act Aug. 12, 1954, ch. 669, by Pub. L. 92–471, title I, § 102(1), Oct. 9, 1972, 86 Stat. 784, and transferred to section 1027(f) of this title.
(CONSERVATION)
§§ 1029, 1030. Repealed. Pub. L. 102–567, title VIII, § 814, Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4316, and Pub. L. 102–587, title VIII, § 8014, Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 5106
text: Section 1029, acts Aug. 12, 1954, ch. 669, § 10, 68 Stat. 699; Oct. 9, 1972, Pub. L. 92–471, title I, § 104, 86 Stat. 784; July 28, 1978, Pub. L. 95–326, § 1(7), 92 Stat. 402, related to unlawful activities.
text: Section 1030, acts Aug. 12, 1954, ch. 669, § 11, 68 Stat. 700; Oct. 9, 1972, Pub. L. 92–471, title I, § 105, 86 Stat. 785; July 28, 1978, Pub. L. 95–326, § 1(8), 92 Stat. 402; Oct. 30, 1978, Pub. L. 95–553, § 1(1), 92 Stat. 2072, related to penalties.
16 U.S.C. § 1031 (CONSERVATION)
§ 1031. Repealed. Pub. L. 95–326, § 1(9), July 28, 1978, 92 Stat. 404
text: Section, acts Aug. 12, 1954, ch. 669, § 12, 68 Stat. 700; July 24, 1957, Pub. L. 85–114, 71 Stat. 310; Oct. 9, 1972, Pub. L. 92–471, title I, § 106, 86 Stat. 785, set forth provisions relating to powers and authorities of enforcement officers.
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Effective Date of Repeal
text: Repeal effective July 28, 1978, see section 2 of Pub. L. 95–326, set out as an Effective Date of 1978 Amendment note under section 1021 of this title.
16 U.S.C. § 1032...1035 (CONSERVATION)
§§ 1032 to 1035. Repealed. Pub. L. 102–567, title VIII, § 814, Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4316, and Pub. L. 102–587, title VIII, § 8014, Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 5106
text: Section 1032, acts Aug. 12, 1954, ch. 669, § 12, formerly § 13, 68 Stat. 701; Oct. 9, 1972, Pub. L. 92–471, title I, §§ 107(c), 108(d), 86 Stat. 786, 787; renumbered § 12 and amended July 28, 1978, Pub. L. 95–326, § 1(9), (10), 92 Stat. 404, related to funding requirements.
text: Section 1033, act Aug. 12, 1954, ch. 669, § 13, as added July 28, 1978, Pub. L. 95–326, § 1(12), 92 Stat. 404, related to registration permits for Canadian or Japanese fishing vessels in fishery conservation zone.
text: Section 1034, act Aug. 12, 1954, ch. 669, § 14, as added July 28, 1978, Pub. L. 95–326, § 1(12), 92 Stat. 405; amended Oct. 30, 1978, Pub. L. 95–553, § 1(2), 92 Stat. 2072; Dec. 29, 1982, Pub. L. 97–389, title II, § 201, 96 Stat. 1949, related to protection of marine mammals.
text: Section 1035, act Aug. 12, 1954, ch. 669, § 15, as added July 28, 1978, Pub. L. 95–326, § 1(12), 92 Stat. 406, related to provisional administrative authorization.
16 U.S.C. § 1051 (CONSERVATION)
§ 1051. Authorization of Administrator of General Services
(a) Planning, construction, and maintenance of Center and Aquarium
The Administrator of General Services (hereinafter referred to as the “Administrator”) is authorized to plan, construct, and maintain a National Fisheries Center and Aquarium in the District of Columbia or its vicinity for research in fisheries and for the display of fresh water and marine fishes and other aquatic resources for educational, recreational, cultural, and scientific purposes.
(b) Use, purchase, lease, etc. of Federal lands
The Administrator is further authorized to use Federal land and property for purposes of this chapter with the consent of the particular agency having administrative jurisdiction thereover, and, if said property is unavailable for purposes hereof, he may purchase, lease, or otherwise acquire such lands, waters, and interests therein, as he may deem necessary to carry out the provisions of subsection (a) of this section.
(Pub. L. 87–758, § 1, Oct. 9, 1962, 76 Stat. 752.)
16 U.S.C. § 1052 (CONSERVATION)
§ 1052. Authorization of Secretary of the Interior
(a) Operation of Center and Aquarium
The Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the “Secretary”) shall operate the National Fisheries Center and Aquarium.
(b) Specimens and exhibits; catalogs and other printed matter and films, animations and photographic and other material; employment of experts, consultants, and organizations; use of auditorium and other areas; use of facilities by foreigners
The Secretary is further authorized to—
(1) construct, purchase or lease, and operate and maintain vessels for specimen collecting purposes and, without regard to section 6101 of title 41, to contract for such collection of specimens and to purchase or exchange specimens and exhibit materials;
(2) prepare for free distribution or exhibit or to offer for sale at cost illustrated catalogs of specimens, brochures, and other printed matter and films, animations and photographic and other material pertaining to the National Fisheries Center and Aquarium and its objectives and to aquariums generally, all or any of which may be reproduced by any printing or other process without regard to existing regulations, the proceeds of sales to be covered into the United States Treasury;
(3) employ, as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, but at rates not to exceed $50 per diem plus expenses, experts, consultants, or organizations thereof, as required to assist with the planning, design, construction, and operation of the National Fisheries Center and Aquarium;
(4) permit on such terms and conditions as he shall consider to be in the public interest the use of auditorium and other areas for meetings and exhibits of societies and groups whose purposes are related to fish and wildlife generally; and
(5) encourage the use of the educational and scientific facilities and equipment at the National Fisheries Center and Aquarium by individuals of any nation with which the United States maintains diplomatic relations and which extends similar use of its educational and scientific facilities and equipment to citizens of the United States.
(Pub. L. 87–758, § 2, Oct. 9, 1962, 76 Stat. 752.)
heading: Editorial Notes
heading: Codification
text: In subsec. (b)(1), “section 6101 of title 41” substituted for “section 3709 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (41 U.S.C. 5)” on authority of Pub. L. 111–350, § 6(c), Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3854, which Act enacted Title 41, Public Contracts.
In subsec. (b)(3), “section 3109 of title 5” substituted for “section 15 of the Administrative Expenses Act of 1946 (5 U.S.C. 55a)” on authority of Pub. L. 89–554, § 7(b), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 631, the first section of which enacted Title 5, Government Organization and Employees.
16 U.S.C. § 1053 (CONSERVATION)
§ 1053. Delegation of responsibility for operation
The Secretary shall assign the responsibility for the operation of the National Fisheries Center and Aquarium and related activities to that branch of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service having as its major activity the rearing and holding of living fishes, including the operation of aquariums.
(Pub. L. 87–758, § 3, Oct. 9, 1962, 76 Stat. 753; Pub. L. 93–271, § 1(3), Apr. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 92.)
heading: Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
heading: Change of Name
text: “United States Fish and Wildlife Service” substituted in text for “Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife” on authority of Pub. L. 93–271, § 1(3), which is classified to section 742b(c) of this title.