§ 2203. Emergency watershed program
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(a)In general The Secretary is authorized to undertake emergency watershed protection measures, including the purchase of floodplain easements, for runoff retardation and soil-erosion prevention, in cooperation with landowners and land users, as the Secretary deems necessary to safeguard lives and property from floods, drought, and the products of erosion on any watershed whenever fire, flood, or any other natural occurrence is causing or has caused a sudden impairment of that watershed.
(b)Floodplain easements
(1)Modification and termination The Secretary may modify or terminate a floodplain easement administered by the Secretary under this section if—
(A)the current owner agrees to the modification or termination; and
(B)the Secretary determines that the modification or termination—
(i)will address a compelling public need for which there is no practicable alternative; and
(ii)is in the public interest.
(2)Consideration
(A)Termination As consideration for termination of an easement and associated agreements under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall enter into compensatory arrangements as determined to be appropriate by the Secretary.
(B)Modification In the case of a modification under paragraph (1)—
(i)as a condition of the modification, the current owner shall enter into a compensatory arrangement (as determined to be appropriate by the Secretary) to incur the costs of modification; and
(ii)the Secretary shall ensure that—
(I)the modification will not adversely affect the floodplain functions and values for which the easement was acquired;
(II)any adverse impacts will be mitigated by enrollment and restoration of other land that provides greater floodplain functions and values at no additional cost to the Federal Government; and
(III)the modification will result in equal or greater environmental and economic values to the United States.
(Pub. L. 95–334, title IV, § 403, Aug. 4, 1978, 92 Stat. 434; Pub. L. 104–127, title III, § 382, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1016; Pub. L. 113–79, title II, § 2506, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 752; Pub. L. 115–334, title II, § 2403(a)(2)(A), (d), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4571, 4572.)
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- Public Law 116-260Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
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- Public Law 115-334Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018
- Public Law 113-79Agricultural Act of 2014
- Public Law 117-103Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022
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- Public Law 109–13Making Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes
- Public Law 113–2Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, to improve and streamline disaster assistance for Hurricane Sandy, and for other purposes
- Public Law 111–5Making supplemental appropriations for job preservation and creation, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency and science, assistance to the unemployed, and State and local fiscal stabilization, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes
- Public Law 108–199Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes
- Public Law 117–103Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for providing emergency assistance for the situation in Ukraine, and for other purposes
- Public Law 115–334To provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes
- Public Law 116–260Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, providing coronavirus emergency response and relief, and for other purposes
- Public Law 95–334To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, provide an economic emergency loan program for farmers and ranchers, extend the Emergency Livestock Credit Act of 1974, and for other purposes
- Public Law 108–447Making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes
- Public Law 110–161Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes
- Public Law 109–148Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes
- Public Law 109–97Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes
- Public Law 117–328Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for providing emergency assistance for the situation in Ukraine, and for other purposes
- Public Law 101–82To provide disaster assistance to agricultural producers, and for other purposes
- Public Law 111–8Making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes
- Public Law 104–127To modify the operation of certain agricultural programs
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- Sec. 2506EMERGENCY WATERSHED PROTECTION PROGRAM
- Sec. 786The Secretary, acting through the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, may use funds appropriated under this Act for the Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations Program and the Watershed Rehabilitation Program carried out pursuant to the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), and for the Emergency Watershed Protection Program carried out pursuant to section 403 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2203) to provide technical services for such programs pursuant to section 1252(a)(1) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3851(a)(1)), notwithstanding subsection (c) of such section.
- Sec. 1241COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION
- Sec. 2403EMERGENCY CONSERVATION PROGRAM
- Sec. 746The Secretary, acting through the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, may use funds appropriated under this Act or any other Act for the Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations Program and the Watershed Rehabilitation Program carried out pursuant to the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), and for the Emergency Watershed Protection Program carried out pursuant to section 403 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2203) to provide technical services for such programs pursuant to section 1252(a)(1) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3851(a)(1)), notwithstanding subsection (c) of such section.
- Sec. 904### (a)
- Sec. 759The Secretary, acting through the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, may use funds appropriated under this Act or any other Act for the Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations Program and the Watershed Rehabilitation Program carried out pursuant to the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), and for the Emergency Watershed Protection Program carried out pursuant to section 403 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2203) to provide technical services for such programs pursuant to section 1252(a)(1) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3851(a)(1)), notwithstanding subsection (c) of such section.
- Sec. 751The Secretary, acting through the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, may use funds appropriated under this Act or any other Act for the Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations Program and the Watershed Rehabilitation Program carried out pursuant to the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), and for the Emergency Watershed Protection Program carried out pursuant to section 403 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2203) to provide technical services for such programs pursuant to section 1252(a)(1) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3851(a)(1)), notwithstanding subsection (c) of such section.
- Sec. 403EMERGENCY WATERSHED PROGRAM.1
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- Sec. 201Emergency watershed protection program
- Sec. 2506Emergency watershed protection program
- Sec. 2507Emergency watershed protection program
- Sec. 2506Emergency watershed protection program
- Sec. 2507Emergency watershed protection program
- Sec. 2507Emergency watershed protection program
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- Sec. 1209
- Sec. 1209
- Sec. 1209
- Sec. 1Agricultural assistance
- Sec. 2506Emergency watershed protection program
- Sec. 2506Emergency watershed protection program
- Sec. 2506Emergency watershed protection program
- Sec. 201Emergency supplemental agriculture disaster appropriations
- Sec. 11Emergency supplemental agriculture disaster appropriations
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- Pub. L. 95–334, title IV, § 403
- 92 Stat. 434
- Pub. L. 104–127, title III, § 382
- 110 Stat. 1016
- 128 Stat. 752
- 132 Stat. 4571
- Pub. L. 104–127
- section 406 of Pub. L. 95–334
- Pub. L. 100–387, title IV, § 402
- Pub. L. 101–82, title V, § 503
- 103 Stat. 586
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 95–334, title IV, § 403
Stat.92 Stat. 434
Pub. L.Pub. L. 104–127, title III, § 382
Stat.110 Stat. 1016
Stat.128 Stat. 752
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