Title 7, AgricultureRelease 119-102
§1010a Soil, Water, and Related Resource Data
Title 7 › CHAPTER 33 — FARM TENANCY › SUBCHAPTER III — LAND CONSERVATION AND LAND UTILIZATION › § 1010a
Summary
Requires the Agriculture Secretary to run a program that surveys and monitors land, soil, water, and related resources to guide conservation, balanced rural‑urban growth, protect prime farming and environmental quality, and to study erosion, sediment, floodplains, land‑use trends, and harm from resource misuse.
Full Legal Text
Title 7, §1010a
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In recognition of the increasing need for soil, water, and related source data for land conservation, use, and development, for guidance of community development for a balanced rural-urban growth, for identification of prime agriculture producing areas that should be protected, and for use in protecting the quality of the environment, the Secretary of Agriculture is directed to carry out a land inventory and monitoring program to include, but not be limited to, studies and surveys of erosion and sediment damages, flood plain identification and utilization, land use changes and trends, and degradation of the environment resulting from improper use of soil, water, and related resources.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Editorial Notes
Codification Section was not enacted as part of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act which constitutes a major part of this chapter.
Amendments
1980—Pub. L. 96–470 struck out provision that the Secretary issue at not less than five-year intervals a land inventory report reflecting soil, water, and related resource conditions.
Reference
Citations & Metadata
Citation
7 U.S.C. § 1010a
Title 7, Agriculture
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102