---
kind: "section"
citation: "16 U.S.C. § 1006"
title: "16"
title_heading: "Conservation"
number: "1006"
heading: "Cooperative programs"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/16/1006"
units:
  - "Chapter 18 — Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention"
---

# §1006. Cooperative programs


The [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) is authorized in cooperation with other Federal and with [States](/usc/16/544.md?p=r) and local agencies to make investigations and surveys of the watershed of rivers and other waterways as a basis for the development of coordinated programs. In [areas](/usc/16/539m–1.md?p=1-A) where the programs of the [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) of Agriculture may affect public or other lands under the jurisdiction of the [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) of the Interior, the [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) of the Interior is authorized to cooperate with the [Secretary](/usc/16/410r–5.md?p=c-1) of Agriculture in the planning and development of works or programs for such lands.


## Source credit

(Aug. 4, 1954, ch. 656, § 6, 68 Stat. 668.)

## Notes

### Executive Documents

### Transfer of Functions

For transfer of certain enforcement functions of Secretary or other official in Department of Agriculture under this chapter to Federal Inspector, Office of Federal Inspector for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation System, and subsequent transfer to Secretary of Energy, then to Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects, see note set out under section 1002 of this title.