398 



Alaska or in the eleven contiguous Western States 

 is located adjacent to or contiguous to' an estab- 

 lished commiuiity, and that transfer of such land 

 would serve indigenous community objectives that 

 outweigh the public objectives and values which 

 would be served by maintaining such tract in Fed- 

 eral ownership, he may, upon application, set aside 

 and designate as a townsite an area of not to ex- 

 ceed six hundred and forty acres of National Forest 

 System land for any one application. After public 

 notice, and satisfactory showing of need therefor 

 by any county, city, or other local governmental 

 subdivision, the Secretary may offer such area for 

 sale to a governmental subdivision at a price not 

 less than the fair market value thereof: Provided, 



however. That the Secretary may condition con- 

 veyances of townsltes upon the enactment, mainte- 

 nance, and enforcement of a valid ordinance which 

 assures any land so conveyed will be controlled by 

 the governmental subdivision so that use of the 

 area will not interfere with the protection, man- 

 agement, and development of adjacent or con- 

 tiguous National Forest System lands. (Pub. L. 

 85-569, July 31, 1958, 72 Stat. 438; amended Pub. L. 

 94-579, § 213, Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat. 2760.) 



§ 1013. Appropriations. 



Codification 

 Section, act July 22. 1937. oh. 517, title III, § 34, 50 

 Stat. 526. related to appropriations and expired by its own 

 limitations at end of fiscal year 1940. 



7. Fish and Wildlife Conservation at Small Watershed Projects 



16 U.S.C. 1001-1009 



Sec. 



1001. Declaration of policy. 



1002. Definitions. 



1003. Assistance to local organizations. 



1004. Conditions for Federal assistance. 



1005. Works of improvement 



(1) Engineering and other services; reimburse- 



ment; advances. 



(2) Federal construction; request by local 



organization. 



(3) Transmission of certain plans to Congress. 



(4) Transmission of certain plans and recom- 



mendations to Congress 



(5) Rules and regulations. 



1006. Cooperative programs. 



1006a. Loans or advancements for financing local share 

 of costs; repajment; Interest; maximum amount. 

 1006b. Territorial application. 



1007. Appropriations. 



1008. Notification of Secretary of Interior of approval of 



assistance; surveys and investigations; report 

 and recommendations; consideration, cost of 

 surveys, investigations and reports. 



1009. Joint investigations and surveys by Secretary of 



the Army and Secretary of Agriculture; reports 

 to Congress. 



§ 1001. Declaration of policy. 



Erosion, floodwater, and sediment damages in the 

 watersheds of the rivers and streams of the United 

 States, causing loss of life and damage to property, 

 constitute a menace to the national welfare; and 

 it is the sense of Congress that the Federal Govern- 

 ment should cooperate with States and their politi- 

 cal subdivisions, soil or water conservation districts, 

 flood prevenUon or control districts, and other local 

 public agencies for the purpose of preventing such 

 damages, of furthering the conservation, develop- 

 ment, utilization, and disposal of water, and the 

 conservation and utilization of land and thereby of 

 preserving, protecting, and improving the Nation's 

 land and water resources and the quality of the 

 environment. (As amended Aug. 30, 1972, Pub. L. 

 92-419, title II, § 201(a), 86 Stat. 667.) 

 Amendments 



1072— Pub. L. 92-419 expanded the declaration of policy 

 to Include conservation and utilization of land, Improve- 

 ment of land and water resources, and quality of the 

 environment. 



§ 1002. Definitions. 



For the purposes of this chapter, the following 

 terms shall mean : 



The "Secretary"— the Secretary of Agriculture of 

 the United States. 



"Works of improvement" — any undertaking for — 



(1) flood prevention (including structural and 

 land treatment measures) , 



(2) the conservation, development, utilization, 

 and disposal of water, or 



(3) the conservation and proper utilization of 

 land, 



in watershed or subwatershed area not exceeding 

 two hundred and fifty thousand acres and not in- 

 cluding any single structure which provides more 

 than twelve thousand five hundred acre-feet of 

 floodwater detention capacity, and more than 

 twenty-flve thousand acre-feet of total capacity. 

 No appropriation shall be made for any plan involv- 

 ing an estimated Federal contribution to construc- 

 tion costs in excess of $250,000, or which includes 

 any structure which provides more than twenty-five 

 hundred acre-feet of total capacity unless such plan 

 has been approved by resolutions adopted by the ap- 

 propriate committees of the Senate and House of 

 Representatives: Provided, That in the case of any 

 plan involving no single structure providing more 

 than 4,000 acre-feet of total capacity the appropriate 

 committees shall be the Committee on Agriculture 

 and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on 

 Agriculture of the House of Representatives and in 

 the case of any plan involving any single structure 

 of more than 4.000 acre-feet of total capacity the 

 appropriate committees shall be the Committee on 

 Public Works of the Senate and the Committee on 

 Public Works of the House of Representatives, 

 respectively. A number of such subwatersheds 

 when they are component parts of a larger water- 

 shed may be planned together when the local 

 sponsoring organizations so desire. 



"Local organization" — any State, political subdi- 

 vision thereof, soil or water conservation district, 

 flood prevention or control district, or combinations 



