What US Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 USC 1001 et seq.): Works of Improvement, Local-Organization Assistance and the Conditions for Federal Aid requires
The Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act, codified at 16 U.S.C. 1001 et seq., authorises Federal cooperation with States and local organizations to carry out works of improvement for soil conservation and flood prevention in the watersheds of the rivers and streams of the United States, administered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the Department of Agriculture. Section 1001 sets the declaration of policy, finding that erosion, floodwater and sediment damages in watersheds cause loss of life and damage to property and constitute a menace to the national welfare, and declaring that the Federal Government should cooperate with States and their political subdivisions, soil or water conservation districts and other local agencies to prevent such damages and to further the conservation, development, utilization and disposal of water and the conservation and utilization of land. Section 1002 contains the definitions, including works of improvement, watershed or subwatershed area and local organization. Section 1003 authorises the Secretary to provide assistance to local organizations in preparing and carrying out plans for works of improvement. Section 1004 sets the conditions for Federal assistance: before providing assistance the Secretary requires the local organization to acquire the land, easements or rights-of-way needed, to assume the proportionate share of installation costs determined by the Secretary, to make satisfactory arrangements for operating and maintaining the works, to acquire or assure the needed water rights under State law, to obtain soil-conservation agreements from owners of not less than 50 percent of the land in drainage areas above retention reservoirs, and to submit a satisfactory repayment plan for any loan or advancement. The Act is the legal basis of the small-watershed program, the partnership through which local organizations build flood-control and conservation works with Federal support.
Pillar: Water & Environmental Resources · Authority: US Congress / Natural Resources Conservation Service, Department of Agriculture · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCODE-2022-title16/html/USCODE-2022-title16-chap18.htm
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- Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act, 16 U.S.C. 1001 - declaration of policy on erosion, floodwater and sediment damage and Federal cooperation for conservation and flood prevention.
- Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act, 16 U.S.C. 1002 - definitions, including works of improvement, watershed area and local organization.
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