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retary an annual program plan for programs au- 

 thorized under this subchapter which shall include 

 plans for the programs to be conducted by each 

 cooperating and participating university or college 

 and such other information as the Secretary shall 

 prescribe. Each State program must include research 

 and extension activities directed toward identifica- 

 tion of programs which are likely to have the 

 greatest impact upon accomplishing the objectives 

 of rural development in both the short and longer 

 term and the use of these studies to support the 

 State's comprehensive program to be supported 

 under this subchapter. (Pub. L. 92-419, title V, § 505, 

 Aug. 30, 1972, 86 Stat. 673.) 



§2666. Withholding funds; report to President; sep- 

 arate account in Treasury; State appeal to Con- 

 gress; covering moneys into Treasury; State 

 money replacement. 



When the Secretary determines that a State is 

 not eligible to receive part or all of the funds to 

 which it is otherwise entitled because of a failure to 

 satisfy conditions specified in this subchapter, or 

 because of a failure to comply with regulations 

 issued by the Secretary under this subchapter, the 

 facts and reasons therefos shall be reported to the 

 President, and the amount involved shall be kept 

 separate in the Treasury until the expiration of the 

 Congress next succeeding a session of the legisla- 

 ture of the State from which funds have been with- 

 held in order that the State may, if it should so 

 desire, appeal to Congress from the determination of 

 the Secretary. If the next Congress shall not direct 



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such sum to be paid, it shall be covered into the 

 Treasury. If any portion of the moneys received by 

 the designated ofBcers of any State for the support 

 and maintenance of programs authorized by this 

 subchapter shall by any action or contingency be 

 diminished or lost, or be misapplied, it shall be re- 

 placed by said State. (Pub. L. 92-419, title V, § 506, 

 Aug. 30, 1972, 86 Stat. 674.) 



§2667. Definitions. 

 For the purposes of this subchapter — 



(a) "Rural development" means the planning, 

 financing, and development of facilities and services 

 in rural areas that contribute to making these areas 

 desirable places in which to live and make private 

 and business investments; the planning, develop- 

 ment, and expansion of business and industry in 

 rural areas to provide increased employment and 

 income; the planning, development, conservation, 

 and use of land, water, and other natural resources 

 of rural areas to maintain or enhance the quality 

 of the environment for people and business in rural 

 areas; and processes and procedures that have said 

 objectives as their major purposes. 



(b) The word "State" means the several States 

 and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. (Pub. L. 92- 

 419, title V, § 507, Aug. 30. 1972, 86 Stat. 674.) 



§ 2668. Regulations. 



The Secretary is authorized to issue such regula- 

 tions as may be necessary to carry out the provisions 

 of this subchapter. (Pub. L. 92-419, title V, § 508, 

 Aug. 30, 1972, 86 Stat. 674.) 



Conservation Program 



7 U.S.C. 1501-1510 



Sec. 

 1501. 



1502. 



1503. 



1504. 



Sec. 

 1505. 



1506. 

 1507. 



1508. 



1509. 



Establishment and purpose of programs; contract- 

 ing and purchasing authority of Secretary; main- 

 tenance of continuing and stable supply of agri- 

 cultural commodities and forest products. 



Plan of farming operations or land use; necessity for 

 contract applicants to furnish Secretary: contents 

 of plan. 



Contracts. 



(a) Approved conservation plans as basis; duties 



of landowner or operator under contracts. 



(b) Duties of Secretary under contracts; shared 



costs. 



(c) Termination and modification of contracts. 

 Authority of Secretary to furnish eligible owners 



and operators conservation materials, etc. 



Multlyear set-aside contracts; contracting authority 

 of Secretary; duration of contracts; eligibility of 

 producers; duties of producers under contracts; 

 cost-sharing incentives for farm operators. 



Rules and regulations; limitations on total acreage 

 retired from production pursuant to contracts. 

 Advisory boards. 



(a) State boards; functions; membership; ap- 



pointment and qualifications of members; 

 meetings. 



(b) National board; establishment In consulta- 



tion with Secretary of Interior; functions 

 and duties. 

 Coordination with and utilization by Secretary of 

 Federal, State, and local services and facilities to 

 carry out programs and plans. 

 Forestry Incentives program. 



(a) Establishment and purposes of program. 



(b) Deflnltlon. 



(c) Consultations by Secretary; criteria for dis- 



tribution of funds by Secretary for cost- 

 sharing; approval of contracts for tracts 

 greater than 5(X) acres. 



(d) Advertising and bid procedure for contracts. 



(e) Implementation of program; periodic reports 



to appropriate Congressional committees. 

 1510. Authorization of appropriations; construction and 

 continuation of programs, contracts, and author- 

 ities; limitation on authorization of appropria- 

 tion for forestry Incentives program. 



§1501. Establishment and purpose of programs; con- 

 tracting and purchasing authority of Secretary; 

 maintenance of continuing and stable supply of 

 agricultural commodities and forest products. 



Notwithstanding any other provision of law the 

 Secretary shall carry out the purposes specified in 

 clauses (1), (2), (3), (4), and (6) of section 590g(a) 

 of this title, section 590p(b) of this title, and in the 

 Water Bank Act by entering into contracts of three, 

 five, ten, or twenty-five years with, and at the option 

 of, eligible owners and operators of land as deter- 

 mined by the Secretary and having such control as 

 the Secretary determines to be needed on the farms, 

 ranches, wetlands, forests, or other lands covered 

 thereby. In addition, the Secretary is hereby author- 

 ized to purchase perpetual easements to promote said 

 purpose of this chapter, including the sound use and 

 management of flood plains, shore lands, and aquatic 

 areas of the Nation. Such contracts shall be de- 

 signed to assist farm, ranch, wetland, and nonindus- 

 trial private forest owners and operators, or other 

 owners or operators, to make, in orderly progression 

 over a period of years, such changes, if any, as are 

 needed to effectuate any of the purposes specified In 



