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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · Food Security Act of 1985 · Sec. 1261

Sec. 1261. ESTABLISHMENT OF STATE TECHNICAL COMMITTEES

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## SEC. 1261 ESTABLISHMENT OF STATE TECHNICAL COMMITTEES **[**[16 U.S.C. 3861](/us/usc/t16/s3861)**]** ###
(a)Establishment The Secretary shall establish a technical committee in each State to assist the Secretary in the considerations relating to implementation and technical aspects of the conservation programs under this title. ###
(b)Standards The Secretary shall review and update as necessary— ####
(1)standard operating procedures to standardize the operations of State technical committees; and ####
(2)standards to be used by State technical committees in the development of technical guidelines for the implementation of the conservation provisions of this title. ###
(c)Composition Each State technical committee shall be composed of agricultural producers and other professionals that represent a variety of disciplines in the soil, water, wetland, and wildlife sciences. The technical committee for a State shall include representatives from among the following: ####
(1)The Natural Resources Conservation Service. ####
(2)The Farm Service Agency. ####
(3)The Forest Service. ####
(4)The National Institute of Food and Agriculture. ####
(5)The State fish and wildlife agency. ####
(6)The State forester or equivalent State official. ####
(7)The State water resources agency. ####
(8)The State department of agriculture. ####
(9)The State association of soil and water conservation districts. ####
(10)Agricultural producers representing the variety of crops and livestock or poultry raised within the State. ####
(11)Owners of nonindustrial private forest land. ####
(12)Nonprofit organizations within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with demonstrable conservation expertise and experience working with agriculture producers in the State. ####
(13)Agribusiness. ####
(14)The State Cooperative Extension Service and land grant university in the State.
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Sec. 1261
ESTABLISHMENT OF STATE TECHNICAL COMMITTEES
U.S.C.§ 3861
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