Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§3813 Soil Surveys
Title 16 › CHAPTER 58 — ERODIBLE LAND AND WETLAND CONSERVATION AND RESERVE PROGRAM › SUBCHAPTER II — HIGHLY ERODIBLE LAND CONSERVATION › § 3813
Summary
The Secretary must, promptly after December 23, 1985, complete soil surveys on private lands that lack suitable surveys and give priority to places where highly erodible land is being converted to crop production.
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Title 16, §3813
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The Secretary shall, as soon as is practicable after December 23, 1985, complete soil surveys on those private lands that do not have a soil survey suitable for use in determining the land capability class for purposes of this subchapter. In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall, insofar as possible, concentrate on those localities where significant amounts of highly erodible land are being converted to the production of agricultural commodities.
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16 U.S.C. § 3813
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102