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Title II — Post Fire Rehabilitation

H.R. 1442 · 113th Congress · Apr 9, 2013 · Lineage

II Post Fire Rehabilitation

Sec. 201 Emergency watershed protection program

Section 403 of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2203) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: “In evaluating landowner and land user applications for assistance under this section, the Secretary shall give priority consideration to applications submitted by landowners and land users for runoff retardation and soil-erosion preventive measures needed to remediate the effects of catastrophic wildfire on Federal land that is the source of drinking water for the landowners and land users.”.