Title 16, ConservationRelease 119-102
§590q–2 Voluntary Relinquishment of Allotments
Title 16 › CHAPTER 3B — SOIL CONSERVATION › § 590q–2
Summary
Despite other laws, Secretary can cancel or reduce allotments or bases if owner writes they're unused.
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Title 16, §590q–2
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may provide for the reduction or cancellation of any allotment or base when the owner of the farm states in writing that he has no further use of such allotment or base.
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Editorial Notes
Codification Section was enacted as part of the Agriculture Act of 1970, and not as part of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act which comprises this chapter.
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16 U.S.C. § 590q–2
Title 16, Conservation
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102