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§3861. Establishment of State technical committees — Inbound Citations

16 U.S.C. § 3861

Cited by 17 provisions in release 119-102.

Citations to 16 U.S.C. § 3861 as a whole

Citations to §3861(a)

  • 16 U.S.C. § 3831a(c)(4)(B)
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    (B) The amount of payments received by an owner or operator under subparagraph (A) shall not be greater than 100 percent of the normal and customary projected management cost, as determined by the Secretary, in consultation with the applicable State technical committee established under section 3861(a) of this title.
  • 16 U.S.C. § 3831a(d)(1)(A)(ii)(I)
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    (I) recommendations of the applicable State technical committee established under section 3861(a) of this title; and
  • 16 U.S.C. § 3831a(e)
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    (e) In the case of an agreement under subsection (b)(1) to address regional drought concerns, in accordance with the conservation purposes of the CREP, the Secretary, in consultation with the applicable State technical committee established under section 3861(a) of this title, may—
    (1) notwithstanding subsection (a)(2), enroll other agricultural land on which the resource concerns identified in the agreement can be addressed if the enrollment of the land is critical to the accomplishment of the purposes of the agreement;
    (2) permit dryland agricultural uses with the adoption of best management practices on enrolled land if the agreement involves the significant long-term reduction of consumptive water use and dryland production is compatible with the agreement; and
    (3) calculate annual rental payments consistent with existing administrative practice for similar drought and water conservation agreements under this subchapter and ensure regional consistency in those rates.
  • 16 U.S.C. § 3831c(b)(1)(A)(ii)(I)
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    (I) is located within 1 or more States that are part of the prairie pothole region, as selected by the Secretary based on consultation with State Committees of the Farm Service Agency and State technical committees established under section 3861(a) of this title from that region;
  • 16 U.S.C. § 3833(b)(1)
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    (1) The Secretary, in coordination with the applicable State technical committee established under section 3861(a) of this title, shall permit certain activities or commercial uses of established cover on land that is subject to a contract under the conservation reserve program if—
    (A) those activities or uses—
    (i) are consistent with the conservation of soil, water quality, and wildlife habitat;
    (ii) are subject to appropriate restrictions during the primary nesting season for birds in the local area that are economically significant, in significant decline, or conserved in accordance with Federal or State law;
    (iii) contribute to the health and vigor of the established cover; and
    (iv) are consistent with a site-specific plan, including vegetative management requirements, stocking rates, and frequency and duration of activity, taking into consideration regional differences, such as climate, soil type, and natural resources; and
    (B) the Secretary, in coordination with the State technical committee, includes contract modifications—
    (i) without any reduction in the rental rate for—
    (I) emergency haying, emergency grazing, or other emergency use of the forage in response to a localized or regional drought, flooding, wildfire, or other emergency, on all practices, outside the primary nesting season, when—
    (aa) the county is designated as D2 (severe drought) or greater according to the United States Drought Monitor;
    (bb) there is at least a 40 percent loss in forage production in the county; or
    (cc) the Secretary, in coordination with the State technical committee, determines that the program can assist in the response to a natural disaster event without permanent damage to the established cover;
    (II) emergency grazing on all practices during the primary nesting season if payments are authorized for a county under the livestock forage disaster program under clause (ii) of section 9081(c)(3)(D) of title 7, at 50 percent of the normal carrying capacity determined under clause (i) of that section, adjusted to the site-specific plan;
    (III) emergency haying on certain practices, outside the primary nesting season, if payments are authorized for a county under the livestock forage disaster program under clause (ii) of section 9081(c)(3)(D) of title 7, on not more than 50 percent of contract acres, as identified in the site-specific plan;
    (IV) grazing of all practices, outside the primary nesting season, if included as a mid-contract management practice under section 3832(a)(5) of this title;
    (V) the intermittent and seasonal use of vegetative buffer established under paragraphs (4) and (5) of section 3831(b) of this title that are incidental to agricultural production on land adjacent to the buffer such that the permitted use—
    (aa) does not destroy the permanent vegetative cover; and
    (bb) retains suitable vegetative structure for wildlife cover and shelter outside the primary nesting season; or
    (VI) grazing on all practices, outside the primary nesting season, if conducted by a beginning farmer or rancher; or
    (ii) with a 25 percent reduction in the annual rental rate for the acres covered by the authorized activity, including—
    (I) grazing not more frequently than every other year on the same land, except that during the primary nesting season, grazing shall be subject to a 50 percent reduction in the stocking rate specified in the site-specific plan;
    (II) grazing of all practices during the primary nesting season, with a 50 percent reduction in the stocking rate specified in the site-specific plan;
    (III) haying and other commercial use (including the managed harvesting of biomass and excluding the harvesting of vegetative cover), on the condition that the activity—
    (aa) is completed outside the primary nesting season;
    (bb) occurs not more than once every 3 years; and
    (cc) maintains 25 percent of the total contract acres unharvested, in accordance with a site-specific plan that provides for wildlife cover and shelter;
    (IV) annual grazing outside the primary nesting season if consistent with a site-specific plan that is authorized for the control of invasive species; and
    (V) the installation of wind turbines and associated access, except that in permitting the installation of wind turbines, the Secretary shall determine the number and location of wind turbines that may be installed, taking into account—
    (aa) the location, size, and other physical characteristics of the land;
    (bb) the extent to which the land contains threatened or endangered wildlife and wildlife habitat; and
    (cc) the purposes of the conservation reserve program under this subpart.
  • 16 U.S.C. § 3839aa–2(d)(7)(A)
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    (A) Each State, in consultation with the State technical committee established under section 3861(a) of this title for the State, may designate not more than 10 practices to be eligible for increased payments under subparagraph (B), on the condition that the practice, as determined by the Secretary—
    (i) addresses specific causes of impairment relating to excessive nutrients in groundwater or surface water;
    (ii) addresses the conservation of water to advance drought mitigation and declining aquifers;
    (iii) meets other environmental priorities and other priority resource concerns identified in habitat or other area restoration plans; or
    (iv) is geographically targeted to address a natural resource concern in a specific watershed.
  • 16 U.S.C. § 3839aa–2(j)(1)(A)
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    (A) The Secretary, in consultation with the applicable State technical committee established under section 3861(a) of this title, shall identify watersheds (or other appropriate regions or areas within a State) and the corresponding priority resource concerns for those watersheds or other regions or areas that are eligible to be the subject of an incentive contract under this subsection.
  • 16 U.S.C. § 3841(g)(1)
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    (1) Not later than 1 year after December 20, 2018, the Secretary, acting through the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Administrator of the Farm Service Agency, shall conduct a review of conservation programs and authorities under this chapter that utilize annual allocation formulas to determine the sufficiency of the formulas in accounting for relevant data on local natural resource concerns, resource inventories, evaluations and reports, recommendations from State technical committees established under section 3861(a) of this title, State-level economic factors, level of agricultural infrastructure, or related factors that affect conservation program costs.
  • 16 U.S.C. § 3842(h)(2)
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    (2) In conducting the review under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consult with eligible participants, State technical committees established under section 3861(a) of this title, crop consultants, cooperative extension and land grant universities, nongovernmental organizations, and other qualified entities.
  • 16 U.S.C. § 3842(h)(3)(D)
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    (D) soliciting regular input from State technical committees established under section 3861(a) of this title for recommendations that identify innovations or advancements described in subparagraph (B).
  • 16 U.S.C. § 3844(j)(2)(B)(ii)
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    (ii) consulting with the State technical committee established under section 3861(a) of this title in that State.
  • 16 U.S.C. § 3844(n)(2)(A)(i)
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    (i) work collaboratively with community water systems and State technical committees established under section 3861(a) of this title to identify, in each State, local priority areas for the protection of source waters for drinking water; and
  • 16 U.S.C. § 3865c(b)(5)(C)(ii)(I)
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    (I) request and consider the advice of the applicable State technical committee established under section 3861(a) of this title about the 1 or more types of uses that may be authorized to be conducted on land subject to a wetland reserve easement, including the frequency, timing, and intensity of those uses;
  • 16 U.S.C. § 3865c(f)(2)
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    (2) The Secretary, in coordination with State technical committees established under section 3861(a) of this title and pursuant to State-specific criteria and guidelines, may authorize the establishment or restoration of a hydrologically appropriate native community or alternative naturalized vegetative community as part of a wetland reserve easement plan on land subject to a wetland reserve easement if that hydrologically appropriate native or alternative naturalized vegetative community shall—
    (A) substantially support or benefit migratory waterfowl or other wetland wildlife; or
    (B) meet local resource concerns or needs (including as an element of a regional, State, or local wildlife initiative or plan).