Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-110
§3454 Powers of the Secretary
Title 16 › CHAPTER 54 — RESOURCE CONSERVATION › SUBCHAPTER V — RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM › § 3454
Summary
The Secretary may help councils carry out this part of the law by giving technical help, working with federal, state, local, tribal, and nonprofit groups, sharing information and survey results, giving money and guidance for approved area plans, and making agreements with councils. The Secretary must pick one person for each council to act as the coordinator. That person is directly in charge of giving the council its technical help.
Full Legal Text
Title 16, §3454
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(a)In general
In carrying out this subchapter, the Secretary may—
(1)provide technical assistance to any council to assist in developing and implementing an area plan for a designated area;
(2)cooperate with other departments and agencies of the Federal Government, States, local units of government, local Indian tribes, and local nonprofit organizations in conducting surveys and inventories, disseminating information, and developing area plans;
(3)assist in carrying out an area plan approved by the Secretary for any designated area by providing technical assistance and financial assistance to any council; and
(4)enter into agreements with councils in accordance with section 3455 of this title.
(b)Coordinator
(1)In general
To improve the provision of technical assistance to councils under this subchapter, the Secretary shall designate for each council an individual to be the coordinator for the council.
(2)Responsibility
A coordinator for a council shall be directly responsible for the provision of technical assistance to the council.
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 L. 110–234 were repealed by section 4(a) of Pub.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.
Prior Provisions
A prior section 3454, Pub. L. 97–98, title XV, § 1531, Dec. 22, 1981, 95 Stat. 1339, related to selection of designated areas for assistance, prior to the general amendment of this subchapter by Pub. L. 107–171.
Amendments
2008—Pub. L. 110–246, § 2805(c), designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, and added subsec. (b).
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. § 3454
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Sep 22, 2026
Release point: 119-110