16-U.S.C.-1301
§1301 – Congressional Declaration of Policy; Authority of Secretary
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Title 16 > Chapter 29 > Section 1301
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- Reference: Section 1301
- Legend: §1301 – Congressional Declaration of Policy; Authority of Secretary
- USCode Year: 2013
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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.)
Short Title
Pub. L. 91–559, §1, Dec. 19, 1970, 84 Stat. 1468, provided: That this Act [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Water Bank Act’.
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16-U.S.C.-1285B in the Legal Encyclopedia: Conservation
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