Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73not60
§590q Coverage; “state” Defined; Short Title
Title 16 › Chapter 3B— SOIL CONSERVATION › § 590q
Summary
Applies to the 50 states and also to Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands. When the law uses the word "State," it means those places too. The law can be called the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act.
Full Legal Text
Title 16, §590q
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(a)This chapter shall apply to the States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands, and, as used in this chapter, the term “State” includes Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands.
(b)This chapter may be cited as the “Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act”.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Amendments
1984—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–454 inserted reference to Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands in two places. 1960—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 86–624 substituted “States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico” for “States, the Territory of Hawaii, and the possessions of Puerto Rico”, and struck out “Hawaii” from definition of “State”. 1959—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 86–70 substituted “the States, the Territory of Hawaii,” for “the United States, the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii”, and struck out “Alaska,” after “the term ‘State’ includes”. 1947—Subsec. (a). Act July 26, 1947, included the Virgin Islands.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Repeals
section 3 of act July 26, 1947, repealed all laws in conflict therewith.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
16 U.S.C. § 590q
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60