§ 1301. Congressional declaration of policy; authority of Secretary
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The Congress finds that it is in the public interest to preserve, restore, and improve the wetlands of the Nation, and thereby to conserve surface waters, to preserve and improve habitat for migratory waterfowl and other wildlife resources, to reduce runoff, soil and wind erosion, and contribute to flood control, to contribute to improved water quality and reduce stream sedimentation, to contribute to improved subsurface moisture, to reduce acres of new land coming into production and to retire lands now in agricultural production, to enhance the natural beauty of the landscape, and to promote comprehensive and total water management planning.
The Secretary of Agriculture (hereinafter in this chapter referred to as the “Secretary”) is authorized and directed to formulate and carry out a continuous program to prevent the serious loss of wetlands, and to preserve, restore, and improve such lands, which program shall begin on July 1, 1971.
(Pub. L. 91–559, § 2, Dec. 19, 1970, 84 Stat. 1468.)
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- Public Law 92–69
- Public Law 93–84
- Public Law 95–600To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to reduce income taxes, and for other purposes
- Public Law 99–662To provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources and the improvement and rehabilitation of the Nation’s water resources infrastructure
- Public Law 94–41to provide certain basic authority for the Department of State”, approved August 1, 1956, as amended, and section 701 of the United States Information and[22 USC 2680](/us/usc/t22/s2680).[22 USC 1476](/us/usc/t22/s1476)
- Public Law 101–624To extend and revise agricultural price support and related programs, to provide for agricultural export, resource conservation, farm credit, and agricultural research and related programs, to ensure consumers an abundance of food and fiber at reasonable prices, and for other purposes
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- Sec. 1294The unobligated balances available for the wildlife habitat incentives program under section 1240N of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb-1), as identified by Treasury Appropriation Fund Symbol 12X3322, are rescinded; for the program under the Water Bank Act (16 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.), as identified by Treasury Appropriation Fund Symbol 12X3320; and for the wetlands reserve program under section 1237 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3837), as identified by Treasury Appropriation Fund Symbol 12X1080, are rescinded.
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- Pub. L. 91–559, § 2
- 84 Stat. 1468
- Pub. L. 91–559, § 1
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 91–559, § 2
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