§3332 — Title 7 Agriculture | U.S. Code

Summary

The Secretary may create and run a cooperative rangeland research program with the Renewable Resources Extension Act program to improve how native forages and similar introduced plants are grown and used for livestock and wildlife. The research will cover managing rangelands and nearby farmland together to make better use of crops and wastes; managing watersheds to use and protect water, prevent flood and erosion damage, and fix unstable rangelands; revegetation and restoration including control of unwanted plants; and other topics the Secretary finds appropriate.

Title 7, §3332

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The Secretary may develop and implement a cooperative rangeland research program in coordination with the program carried out under the Renewable Resources Extension Act of 1978 [16 U.S.C. 1671 et seq.], to improve the production and quality of desirable native forages or introduced forages which are managed in a similar manner to native forages for livestock and wildlife. The program shall include studies of: (1) management of rangelands and agricultural land as integrated systems for more efficient utilization of crops and waste products in the production of food and fiber; (2) methods of managing rangeland watersheds to maximize efficient use of water and improve water yield, water quality, and water conservation, to protect against onsite and offsite damage of rangeland resources from floods, erosion, and other detrimental influences, and to remedy unsatisfactory and unstable rangeland conditions; (3) revegetation and rehabilitation of rangelands including the control of undesirable species of plants; and (4) such other matters as the Secretary considers appropriate.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

The Renewable Resources Extension Act of 1978, referred to in text, is Pub. L. 95–306, June 30, 1978, 92 Stat. 349, which is classified generally to subchapter III (§ 1671 et seq.) of chapter 36 of Title 16, Conservation. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see

Short Title

of 1978

Amendments

note set out under section 1600 of Title 16 and Tables.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Section effective Dec. 22, 1981, see section 1801 of Pub. L. 97–98, set out as a note under section 4301 of this title.

§3332 Program; development, purposes, scope, etc.