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Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73

§590j Definitions

Title 16 › Chapter CHAPTER 3B— - SOIL CONSERVATION › § 590j

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Defines two key terms used in the chapter. "Agricultural commodity" means any farm product and any regional or market classification, type, or grade of that product. "Technical assistance" means the expertise, information, and tools needed to conserve natural resources on land used for farming, forestry, or similar activities. It covers direct help to farmers and eligible groups—like conservation planning, technical advice, and help designing and carrying out conservation practices—and the supporting systems and tools such as standards, inventories, training, data, technology, monitoring, and effects analysis.

Full Legal Text

Title 16, §590j

Conservation — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

In this chapter:
(1)The term “agricultural commodity” means—
(A)an agricultural commodity; and
(B)any regional or market classification, type, or grade of an agricultural commodity.
(2)(A)The term “technical assistance” means technical expertise, information, and tools necessary for the conservation of natural resources on land active in agricultural, forestry, or related uses.
(B)The term “technical assistance” includes—
(i)technical services provided directly to farmers, ranchers, and other eligible entities, such as conservation planning, technical consultation, and assistance with design and implementation of conservation practices; and
(ii)technical infrastructure, including activities, processes, tools, and agency functions needed to support delivery of technical services, such as technical standards, resource inventories, training, data, technology, monitoring, and effects analyses.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 made identical

Amendments

to this section. The

Amendments

by Pub. L. 110–234 were repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246.

Amendments

2008—Pub. L. 110–246, § 2802(b), amended section generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “The term ‘agricultural commodity’ as used in this chapter means any such commodity and any regional or market classification, type, or grade thereof.”

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2008 AmendmentAmendment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an

Effective Date

note under section 8701 of Title 7, Agriculture.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

16 U.S.C. § 590j

Title 16 — Conservation

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73