§12655e — Title 42 The Public Health and Welfare | U.S. Code

Summary

Programs must do work on public lands or Indian lands, or give a clear public benefit, to get a grant. When the Corporation reviews grant applications for work on public or Indian lands, it must consult with the Secretary of the Interior. Any program that uses these grants to conserve, restore, or improve public or Indian lands must follow the laws, policies, and the management plans that apply to those lands. State land or water conservation programs run under federal authority are encouraged to use the services available under this part.

Title 42, §12655e

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(a)To be eligible to receive assistance through a grant provided under this division, a program shall carry out activities on public lands or Indian lands, or result in a public benefit.

(b)In reviewing applications submitted under section 12655b of this title that propose programs or projects to be carried out on public lands or Indian lands, the Corporation shall consult with the Secretary of the Interior.

(c)A program carried out with assistance provided under this division for conservation, rehabilitation, or improvement of any public lands or Indian lands shall be consistent with—

(1)the provisions of law and policies relating to the management and administration of such lands, and all other applicable provisions of law; and

(2)all management, operational, and other plans and documents that govern the administration of such lands.

(d)Any land or water conservation program (or any related program) administered in any State under the authority of any Federal program is encouraged to use services available under this part 11 See References in Text note below. to carry out its program.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This part, referred to in subsec. (d), is unidentifiable in the original because subtitle I (§§ 199 to 199O) of title I of Pub. L. 101–610 does not contain parts. Codification Section was formerly classified to section 12546 of this title prior to renumbering by Pub. L. 103–82, § 101(a).

Amendments

1993—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103–82, § 101(e)(1), (6), substituted “Corporation” for “Commission” and “section 12655b of this title” for “section 12543 of this title”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1993 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 103–82 effective Oct. 1, 1993, see section 123 of Pub. L. 103–82, set out as a note under section 1701 of Title 16, Conservation.

§12655e Public lands or Indian lands