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16 U.S.C. § 3851a (CONSERVATION)
§ 3851a. Forest Service participation in ACES Program
The Secretary, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, may use funds derived from conservation-related programs executed on National Forest System land to utilize the Agriculture Conservation Experienced Services Program established pursuant to section 3851 of this title to provide technical services for conservation-related programs and authorities carried out by the Secretary on National Forest System land.
(Pub. L. 113–79, title VIII, § 8302, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 923.)
heading: Codification
text: Section was enacted as part of the Agricultural Act of 2014, and not as part of title XII of Pub. L. 99–198 which comprises this chapter.
heading: Definition of “Secretary”
text: “Secretary” as meaning the Secretary of Agriculture, see section 9001 of Title 7, Agriculture.
16 U.S.C. § 3865 (CONSERVATION)
§ 3865. Establishment and purposes
(a) Establishment
The Secretary shall establish an agricultural conservation easement program for the conservation of eligible land and natural resources through easements or other interests in land.
(b) Purposes
The purposes of the program are to—
(1) combine the purposes and coordinate the functions of the wetlands reserve program established under section 3837 of this title, the grassland reserve program established under section 3838n of this title, and the farmland protection program established under section 3838i of this title, as such sections were in effect on the day before February 7, 2014;
(2) restore, protect, and enhance wetlands on eligible land;
(3) protect the agricultural use and future viability, and related conservation values, of eligible land by limiting nonagricultural uses of that land; and
(4) protect grazing uses and related conservation values by restoring and conserving eligible land.
(Pub. L. 99–198, title XII, § 1265, as added Pub. L. 113–79, title II, § 2301(a), Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 731.)
16 U.S.C. § 3871 (CONSERVATION)
§ 3871. Establishment and purposes
(a) Establishment
The Secretary shall establish a regional conservation partnership program to implement eligible activities on eligible land through—
(1) partnership agreements with eligible partners; and
(2) contracts with producers.
(b) Purposes
The purposes of the program are as follows:
(1) To use covered programs to accomplish purposes and functions similar to those of the following programs, as in effect on the day before February 7, 2014:
(A) The agricultural water enhancement program established under section 3839aa–9 of this title.
(B) The Chesapeake Bay watershed program established under section 3839bb–4 of this title.
(C) The cooperative conservation partnership initiative established under section 3843 of this title.
(D) The Great Lakes basin program for soil erosion and sediment control established under section 3839bb–3 of this title.
(2) To further the conservation, restoration, and sustainable use of soil, water, wildlife, and related natural resources on eligible land on a regional or watershed scale.
(3) To encourage eligible partners to cooperate with producers in—
(A) meeting or avoiding the need for national, State, and local natural resource regulatory requirements related to production on eligible land; and
(B) implementing projects that will result in the installation and maintenance of eligible activities that affect multiple agricultural or nonindustrial private forest operations on a local, regional, State, or multistate basis.
(Pub. L. 99–198, title XII, § 1271, as added Pub. L. 113–79, title II, § 2401, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 744.)
16 U.S.C. § 3871a (CONSERVATION)
§ 3871a. Definitions
In this subchapter:
(1) Covered program
The term “covered program” means the following:
(A) The agricultural conservation easement program.
(B) The environmental quality incentives program.
(C) The conservation stewardship program.
(D) The healthy forests reserve program established under section 6571 of this title.
(2) Eligible activity
The term “eligible activity” means a conservation activity for any of the following:
(A) Water quality restoration or enhancement projects, including nutrient management and sediment reduction.
(B) Water quantity conservation, restoration, or enhancement projects relating to surface water and groundwater resources, including—
(i) the conversion of irrigated cropland to the production of less water-intensive agricultural commodities or dryland farming; or
(ii) irrigation system improvement and irrigation efficiency enhancement.
(C) Drought mitigation.
(D) Flood prevention.
(E) Water retention.
(F) Air quality improvement.
(G) Habitat conservation, restoration, and enhancement.
(H) Erosion control and sediment reduction.
(I) Forest restoration.
(J) Other related activities that the Secretary determines will help achieve conservation benefits.
(3) Eligible land
(A) In general
The term “eligible land” means—
(i) land on which agricultural commodities, livestock, or forest-related products are produced; and
(ii) lands associated with the lands described in clause (i).
(B) Inclusions
The term “eligible land” includes—
(i) cropland;
(ii) grassland;
(iii) rangeland;
(iv) pastureland;
(v) nonindustrial private forest land; and
(vi) other land incidental to agricultural production (including wetlands and riparian buffers) on which significant natural resource issues could be addressed under the program.
(4) Eligible partner
The term “eligible partner” means any of the following:
(A) An agricultural or silvicultural producer association or other group of producers.
(B) A State or unit of local government.
(C) An Indian tribe.
(D) A farmer cooperative.
(E) A water district, irrigation district, rural water district or association, or other organization with specific water delivery authority to producers on agricultural land.
(F) A municipal water or wastewater treatment entity.
(G) An institution of higher education.
(H) An organization or entity with an established history of working cooperatively with producers on agricultural land, as determined by the Secretary, to address—
(i) local conservation priorities related to agricultural production, wildlife habitat development, or nonindustrial private forest land management; or
(ii) critical watershed-scale soil erosion, water quality, sediment reduction, or other natural resource issues.
(5) Partnership agreement
The term “partnership agreement” means an agreement entered into under section 3871b of this title between the Secretary and an eligible partner.
(6) Program
The term “program” means the regional conservation partnership program established by this subchapter.
(Pub. L. 99–198, title XII, § 1271A, as added Pub. L. 113–79, title II, § 2401, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 745.)
16 U.S.C. § 3871d (CONSERVATION)
§ 3871d. Funding
(a) Availability of funds
The Secretary shall use $100,000,000 of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018 to carry out the program.
(b) Duration of availability
Funds made available under subsection (a) shall remain available until expended.
(c) Additional funding and acres
(1) In general
In addition to the funds made available under subsection (a), the Secretary shall reserve 7 percent of the funds and acres made available for a covered program for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018 in order to ensure additional resources are available to carry out this program.
(2) Unused funds and acres
Any funds or acres reserved under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year from a covered program that are not committed under this program by April 1 of that fiscal year shall be returned for use under the covered program.
(d) Allocation of funding
Of the funds and acres made available for the program under subsection (a) and reserved for the program under subsection (c), the Secretary shall allocate—
(1) 25 percent of the funds and acres to projects based on a State competitive process administered by the State Conservationist, with the advice of the State technical committee established under subchapter VI;
(2) 40 percent of the funds and acres to projects based on a national competitive process to be established by the Secretary; and
(3) 35 percent of the funds and acres to projects for critical conservation areas designated under section 3871f of this title.
(e) Limitation on administrative expenses
None of the funds made available or reserved for the program may be used to pay for the administrative expenses of eligible partners.
(Pub. L. 99–198, title XII, § 1271D, as added Pub. L. 113–79, title II, § 2401, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 749.)
16 U.S.C. § 3871e (CONSERVATION)
§ 3871e. Administration
(a) Disclosure
In addition to the criteria used in evaluating applications as described in section 3871b(d)(2) of this title, the Secretary shall make publicly available information on projects selected through the competitive process described in section 3871b(d)(1) of this title.
(b) Reporting
Not later than December 31, 2014, and every two years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report on the status of projects funded under the program, including—
(1) the number and types of eligible partners and producers participating in the partnership agreements selected;
(2) the number of producers receiving assistance;
(3) total funding committed to projects, including from Federal and non-Federal resources; and
(4) a description of how the funds under section 3871c(b)(2) of this title are being administered, including—
(A) any oversight mechanisms that the Secretary has implemented;
(B) the process through which the Secretary is resolving appeals by program participants; and
(C) the means by which the Secretary is tracking adherence to any applicable provisions for payment eligibility.
(Pub. L. 99–198, title XII, § 1271E, as added Pub. L. 113–79, title II, § 2401, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 749.)
16 U.S.C. § 6541 (CONSERVATION)
§ 6541. Findings and purposes
(a) Findings
Congress finds that—
(1) there has been a dramatic shift in public attitudes and perceptions about forest management, particularly in the understanding and practice of sustainable forest management;
(2) it is commonly recognized that the proper stewardship of forest land is essential to sustaining and restoring the health of watersheds;
(3) forests can provide essential ecological services in filtering pollutants, buffering important rivers and estuaries, and minimizing flooding, which makes forest restoration worthy of special focus; and
(4) strengthened education, technical assistance, and financial assistance for nonindustrial private forest landowners and communities, relating to the protection of watershed health, is needed to realize the expectations of the general public.
(b) Purposes
The purposes of this subchapter are—
(1) to improve landowner and public understanding of the connection between forest management and watershed health;
(2) to encourage landowners to maintain tree cover on property and to use tree plantings and vegetative treatments as creative solutions to watershed problems associated with varying land uses;
(3) to enhance and complement forest management and buffer use for watersheds, with an emphasis on community watersheds;
(4) to establish new partnerships and collaborative watershed approaches to forest management, stewardship, and conservation;
(5) to provide technical and financial assistance to States to deliver a coordinated program that enhances State forestry best-management practices programs, and conserves and improves forested land and potentially forested land, through technical, financial, and educational assistance to qualifying individuals and entities; and
(6) to maximize the proper management and conservation of wetland forests and to assist in the restoration of those forests.
(Pub. L. 108–148, title III, § 301, Dec. 3, 2003, 117 Stat. 1902.)
heading: References in Text
text: This subchapter, referred to in subsec. (b), was in the original “this title”, meaning title III of Pub. L. 108–148, Dec. 3, 2003, 117 Stat. 1902, which enacted this subchapter and former section 2103b of this title. For complete classification of title III to the Code, see Tables.
16 U.S.C. § 6542 (CONSERVATION)
§ 6542. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–79, title VIII, § 8005, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 913
text: Section, Pub. L. 108–148, title III, § 303, Dec. 3, 2003, 117 Stat. 1905, provided for tribal watershed forestry assistance and the development of water quality and watershed forestry programs.
16 U.S.C. § 6578 (CONSERVATION)
§ 6578. Funding
(a) Fiscal years 2009 through 2013 1
Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary of Agriculture shall make available $9,750,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2012 1 to carry out this subchapter.
(b) Fiscal years 2014 through 2018
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out this section $12,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.
(c) Additional source of funds
In addition to funds appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in subsection (b) for a fiscal year, the Secretary may use such amount of the funds appropriated for that fiscal year to carry out the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act (16 U.S.C. 590a et seq.) as the Secretary determines necessary to cover the cost of technical assistance, management, and enforcement responsibilities for land enrolled in the healthy forests reserve program pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) of section 6574 of this title.
(d) Duration of availability
The funds made available under subsection (a) shall remain available until expended.
(Pub. L. 108–148, title V, § 508, Dec. 3, 2003, 117 Stat. 1914; Pub. L. 110–234, title VIII, § 8205(c), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1295; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title VIII, § 8205(c), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2057; Pub. L. 113–79, title VIII, § 8203(b), Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 915.)
heading: References in Text
text: The Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, referred to in subsec. (c), is act Apr. 27, 1935, ch. 85, 49 Stat. 163, which is classified generally to chapter 3B (§ 590a et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 590q of this title and Tables.
heading: Codification
text: Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 made identical amendments to this section. The amendments by Pub. L. 110–234 were repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246.
heading: Amendments
text: 2014—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 113–79, § 8203(b)(1), substituted “Fiscal years 2009 through 2013” for “In general” in heading.
Subsecs. (b) to (d). Pub. L. 113–79, § 8203(b)(2), (3), added subsecs. (b) and (c) and redesignated former subsec. (b) as (d).
2008—Pub. L. 110–246, § 8205(c), amended section generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subchapter—
“(1) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2004; and
“(2) such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2008.”
heading: Effective Date of 2008 Amendment
text: Amendment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an Effective Date note under section 8701 of Title 7, Agriculture.
18 U.S.C. § 49 (CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE)
§ 49. Enforcement of animal fighting prohibitions
(a) In general
Whoever violates subsection (a)(1), (b), (c), or (e) of section 26 of the Animal Welfare Act shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both, for each violation.
(b) Attending an animal fighting venture
Whoever violates subsection (a)(2)(A) of section 26 of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2156) shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 1 year, or both, for each violation.
(c) Causing an individual who has not attained the age of 16 to attend an animal fighting venture
Whoever violates subsection (a)(2)(B) of section 26 (7 U.S.C. 2156) of the Animal Welfare Act shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 3 years, or both, for each violation.
(Added Pub. L. 110–22, § 2(a), May 3, 2007, 121 Stat. 88; amended Pub. L. 110–234, title XIV, § 14207(b), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1462; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title XIV, § 14207(b), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2224; Pub. L. 113–79, title XII, § 12308(b)(2), Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 991.)
heading: References in Text
text: Section 26 of the Animal Welfare Act, referred to in text, is section 2156 of Title 7, Agriculture.
heading: Codification
text: Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 made identical amendments to this section. The amendments by Pub. L. 110–234 were repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246.
heading: Amendments
text: 2014—Pub. L. 113–79 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a) and inserted heading, substituted “subsection (a)(1),” for “subsection (a),”, and added subsecs. (b) and (c).
2008—Pub. L. 110–246, § 14207(b), substituted “5 years” for “3 years”.
heading: Effective Date of 2008 Amendment
text: Amendment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an Effective Date note under section 8701 of Title 7, Agriculture.
19 U.S.C. § 1304a (CUSTOMS DUTIES)
§ 1304a. Technical assistance to CBP
The Secretary of Agriculture shall make available to U.S. Customs and Border Protection technical assistance related to the identification of produce represented as grown in the United States when it is not in fact grown in the United States.
(Pub. L. 113–79, title XII, § 12309(a), Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 991.)
heading: Codification
text: Section is comprised of subsec. (a) of section 12309 of Pub. L. 113–79. Subsec. (b) of section 12309 is not classified to the Code.
Section was enacted as part of the Agricultural Act of 2014, and not as part of the Tariff Act of 1930 which comprises this chapter.
21 U.S.C. § 625 (FOOD AND DRUGS)
§ 625. Inapplicability of certain requirements to catfish
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the requirements of sections 603, 604, 605, 610(b), and 623 of this title shall not apply to any fish described in section 601(w)(2) of this title.
(Mar. 4, 1907, ch. 2907, title I, § 25, as added Pub. L. 110–234, title XI, § 11016(b)(1)(C), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1369, and Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title XI, § 11016(b)(1)(C), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2131; Pub. L. 113–79, title XII, § 12106(a)(3), Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 981.)
heading: Codification
text: Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 enacted identical sections. Pub. L. 110–234 was repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246.
heading: Amendments
text: 2014—Pub. L. 113–79 substituted “not apply to any fish described in section 601(w)(2) of this title.” for “not apply to catfish.”
heading: Effective Date of 2014 Amendment
text: Amendment by Pub. L. 113–79 effective as if enacted as part of section 11016(b) of Pub. L. 110–246, see section 12106(c) of Pub. L. 113–79, set out as a note under section 601 of this title.
heading: Effective Date
text: Enactment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, except as otherwise provided, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as a note under section 8701 of Title 7, Agriculture.
22 U.S.C. § 277i (FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE)
§ 277i. Report on water sharing
Not later than 120 days after February 7, 2014, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State shall submit to Congress a report on efforts by Mexico to meet its treaty deliveries of water to the Rio Grande in accordance with the Treaty between the United States and Mexico Respecting Utilization of waters of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande (done at Washington, February 3, 1944).
(Pub. L. 113–79, title XII, § 12310, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 991.)
25 U.S.C. § 488a (INDIANS)
§ 488a. Removal of duplicative appraisals
Notwithstanding any other law (including regulations), in making loans under section 488 of this title, borrowers who are Indian tribes, members of Indian tribes, or tribal corporations shall only be required to obtain 1 appraisal under an appraisal standard recognized as of February 7, 2014, by the Secretary or the Secretary of the Interior.
(Pub. L. 113–79, title V, § 5403, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 840.)
heading: Definition of “Secretary”
text: “Secretary” as meaning the Secretary of Agriculture, see section 9001 of Title 7, Agriculture.
31 U.S.C. § 6906 (MONEY AND FINANCE)
§ 6906. Funding
For each of fiscal years 2008 through 2014—
(1) each county or other eligible unit of local government shall be entitled to payment under this chapter; and
(2) sums shall be made available to the Secretary of the Interior for obligation or expenditure in accordance with this chapter.
(Pub. L. 97–258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 1035; Pub. L. 110–343, div. C, title VI, § 601(c)(1), Oct. 3, 2008, 122 Stat. 3911; Pub. L. 112–141, div. F, title I, § 100111, July 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 906; Pub. L. 113–79, title XII, § 12312, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 992.)
text: Historical and Revision Notes
Revised Section
Source (U.S. Code)
Source (Statutes at Large)
6906
31:1607.
Oct. 20, 1976, Pub. L. 94–565, § 7, 90 Stat. 2665.
The words “to the Secretary of the Interior” are added for clarity. The words “Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter” and “in advance” are omitted as unnecessary.
heading: Amendments
text: 2014—Pub. L. 113–79 substituted “2014” for “2013” in introductory provisions.
2012—Pub. L. 112–141 substituted “2013” for “2012” in introductory provisions.
2008—Pub. L. 110–343 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows: “Necessary amounts may be appropriated to the Secretary of the Interior to carry out this chapter. Amounts are available only as provided in appropriation laws.”
40 U.S.C. § 15751 (PUBLIC BUILDINGS, PROPERTY, AND WORKS)
§ 15751. Authorization of appropriations
(a) In General.—
There is authorized to be appropriated to each Commission to carry out this subtitle $30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2018.
(b) Administrative Expenses.—
(1) In general.—
Except as provided in paragraph (2), not more than 10 percent of the funds made available to a Commission in a fiscal year under this section may be used for administrative expenses.
(2) Limited funding.—
In a case in which less than $10,000,000 is made available to a Commission for a fiscal year under this section, paragraph (1) shall not apply.
(Added Pub. L. 110–234, title XIV, § 14217(a)(2), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1482, and Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title XIV, § 14217(a)(2), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2244; amended Pub. L. 113–79, title VI, § 6207, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 861.)
heading: Codification
text: Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 enacted identical sections. Pub. L. 110–234 was repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246.
heading: Amendments
text: 2014—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 113–79, § 6207(1), substituted “2018” for “2012”.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 113–79, § 6207(2), designated existing provisions as par. (1) and inserted heading, substituted “Except as provided in paragraph (2), not more than” for “Not more than”, and added par. (2).