It is recognized that the wastage of soil and moisture resources on farm, grazing, and forest lands of the Nation, resulting from soil erosion, is a menace to the national welfare and that it is declared to be the policy of Congress to provide permanently for the control and prevention of soil erosion to preserve soil, water, and related resources, promote soil and water quality, control floods, prevent impairment of reservoirs, and maintain the navigability of rivers and harbors, protect public health, public lands and relieve unemployment, and the Secretary of Agriculture, from now on, shall coordinate and direct all activities with relation to soil erosion and in order to effectuate this policy is authorized, from time to time—
(1) To conduct surveys, investigations, and research relating to the character of soil erosion and the preventive measures needed, to publish the results of any such surveys, investigations, or research, to disseminate information concerning such methods, and to conduct demonstrational projects in areas subject to erosion by wind or water;
(2) To carry out preventive measures, including, but not limited to, engineering operations, methods of cultivation, the growing of vegetation, and changes in use of land;
(3) To cooperate or enter into agreements with, or to furnish financial or other aid to, any agency, governmental or otherwise, or any person, subject to such conditions as he may deem necessary, for the purposes of this chapter; and
(4) To acquire lands, or rights or interests therein, by purchase, gift, condemnation, or otherwise, whenever necessary for the purposes of this chapter.
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It is recognized that the wastage of soil and moisture resources on farm, grazing, and forest lands of the Nation, resulting from soil erosion, is a menace to the national welfare and that it is declared to be the policy of Congress to provide permanently for the control and prevention of soil erosion to preserve soil, water, and related resources, promote soil and water quality, control floods, prevent impairment of reservoirs, and maintain the navigability of rivers and harbors, protect public health, public lands and relieve unemployment, and the Secretary of Agriculture, from now on, shall coordinate and direct all activities with relation to soil erosion and in order to effectuate this policy is authorized, from time to time—
(1) To conduct surveys, investigations, and research relating to the character of soil erosion and the preventive measures needed, to publish the results of any such surveys, investigations, or research, to disseminate information concerning such methods, and to conduct demonstrational projects in areas subject to erosion by wind or water;
(2) To carry out preventive measures, including, but not limited to, engineering operations, methods of cultivation, the growing of vegetation, and changes in use of land;
(3) To cooperate or enter into agreements with, or to furnish financial or other aid to, any agency, governmental or otherwise, or any person, subject to such conditions as he may deem necessary, for the purposes of this chapter; and
(4) To acquire lands, or rights or interests therein, by purchase, gift, condemnation, or otherwise, whenever necessary for the purposes of this chapter.
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§ 590a. Purpose
It is recognized that the wastage of soil and
moisture resources on farm, grazing, and forest
lands of the Nation, resulting from soil erosion,
is a menace to the national welfare and that it
is declared to be the policy of Congress to pro-
vide permanently for the control and prevention
of soil erosion to preserve soil, water, and re-
lated resources, promote soil and water quality,
control floods, prevent impairment of reservoirs,
and maintain the navigability of rivers and har-
bors, protect public health, public lands and re-
lieve unemployment, and the Secretary of Agri-
culture, from now on, shall coordinate and di-
rect all activities with relation to soil erosion
and in order to effectuate this policy is author-
ized, from time to time—
(1) To conduct surveys, investigations, and re-
search relating to the character of soil erosion
and the preventive measures needed, to publish
the results of any such surveys, investigations,
or research, to disseminate information con-
cerning such methods, and to conduct dem-
onstrational projects in areas subject to erosion
by wind or water;
(2) To carry out preventive measures, includ-
ing, but not limited to, engineering operations,
methods of cultivation, the growing of vegeta-
tion, and changes in use of land;
(3) To cooperate or enter into agreements
with, or to furnish financial or other aid to, any
agency, governmental or otherwise, or any per-
son, subject to such conditions as he may deem
necessary, for the purposes of this chapter; and
(4) To acquire lands, or rights or interests
therein, by purchase, gift, condemnation, or oth-
erwise, whenever necessary for the purposes of
this chapter.
(Apr. 27, 1935, ch. 85, § 1, 49 Stat. 163; Pub. L.
110–234, title II, § 2802(a)(1), May