16 U.S.C. § 2001 — Congressional findings

Page 2136 TITLE 16—CONSERVATION § 1907 Crater Lake National Park, Coronado National Memo- rial, and Glacier Bay National Monument, and submit to Congress recommendations for acquisition of valid claims. § 1907. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 Section, Pub. L. 94–429, § 8, Sept. 28, 1976, 90 Stat. 1343, related to recordation of mining claims and publication of notice. See section 100733 of Title 54, National Park Service and Related Programs. § 1908. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 Section, Pub. L. 94–429, § 9, Sept. 28, 1976, 90 Stat. 1343, related to damage to natural and historical landmarks and procedures for determination and enforcement of abatement of damaging activities. Subsec. (a) was re- pealed and restated in section 100734 of Title 54, Na- tional Park Service and Related Programs. Subsec. (b), which required a report on the effect of surface mining activities on natural and historical landmarks and had been omitted from the Code, was repealed as obsolete. § 1909. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 Section, Pub. L. 94–429, § 10, Sept. 28, 1976, 90 Stat. 1344, related to severability. § 1910. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 Section, Pub. L. 94–429, § 11, Sept. 28, 1976, 90 Stat. 1344; Pub. L. 98–620, title IV, § 402(21), Nov. 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 3358, related to civil actions for just compensa- tion by mining claim holders. See section 100735 of Title 54, National Park Service and Related Programs. § 1911. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 Section, Pub. L. 94–429, § 12, Sept. 28, 1976, 90 Stat. 1344, related to acquisition of land by Secretary. See section 100736 of Title 54, National Park Service and Related Programs. § 1912. Repealed. Pub. L. 113–287, § 7, Dec. 19, 2014, 128 Stat. 3272 Section, Pub. L. 94–429, § 13, Sept. 28, 1976, 90 Stat. 1344, related to financial disclosure by officer or em- ployee of Secretary. See section 1865(b) of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure, and section 100737(a) to (c) of Title 54, National Park Service and Related Pro- grams. CHAPTER 40—SOIL AND WATER RESOURCES CONSERVATION Sec. 2001. Congressional findings. 2002. Definitions. 2003. Congressional policy and declaration of pur- pose. 2004. Continuing appraisal of soil, water, and re- lated resources. 2005. Soil and water conservation program. 2005a, 2005b. Repealed. 2006. Reports to Congress. 2007. Authorization of appropriations. 2008. Utilization of available information and data. 2009. Termination of program. § 2001. Congressional findings The Congress finds that: (1) There is a growing demand on the soil, water, and related resources of the Nation to meet present and future needs. (2) The Congress, in its concern for sustained use of the resource base of the United States, has ensured that the Department of Agriculture possesses information, technical expertise, and a delivery system for providing assistance to land users with respect to conservation and use of soils; plants; woodlands; watershed protection and flood prevention; the conservation, develop- ment, utilization, and disposal of water; animal husbandry; fish and wildlife management; recre- ation; community development; and related re- source uses. (3) Appraisal and inventory of resources, as- sessment and inventory of conservation needs, evaluation of the effects of conservation prac- tices, and analyses of alternative approaches to existing conservation programs are basic to ef- fective soil, water, and related natural resource conservation. (4) Since individual and governmental deci- sions concerning soil and water resources often transcend administrative boundaries and affect other programs and decisions, a coordinated ap- praisal and program framework are essential. (Pub. L. 95–192, § 2, Nov. 18, 1977, 91 Stat. 1407; Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 246(f)(2)(A), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3225; Pub. L. 110–234, title II, § 2804(a), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1086; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title II, § 2804(a), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 1814.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION 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. AMENDMENTS 2008—Par. (2). Pub. L. 110–246, § 2804(a)(1), substituted ‘‘base of the’’ for ‘‘base, of the’’. Pars. (3), (4). Pub. L. 110–246, § 2804(a)(2), added par. (3), redesignated former par. (3) as (4), and struck out ‘‘Resource appraisal is basic to effective soil and water conservation.’’ before ‘‘Since individual’’. 1994—Par. (2). Pub. L. 103–354 struck out ‘‘created the Soil Conservation Service’’ after ‘‘resource base,’’ and substituted ‘‘, has ensured that the Department of Ag- riculture’’ for ‘‘Department of Agriculture which’’ after ‘‘United States’’. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2008 AMENDMENT 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. SHORT TITLE Pub. L. 95–192, § 1, Nov. 18, 1977, 91 Stat. 1407, provided: ‘‘That this Act [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act of 1977’.’’ § 2002. Definitions As used in this chapter: (1) The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Secretary of Agriculture. (2) The term ‘‘soil, water, and related re- sources’’ means those resources which come