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 PUBLIC LAW 101-624—NOV. 28, 1990 104 STAT. 3595 "(5) areas recommended by State lead agencies for environmental protection as designated by a Governor of a State; "(6) in consultation with the Secretary, other areas recommended by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency or the Secretary of the Interior; "(1) lands that are not located within the designated or approved areas but that are located such that if permitted to continue to operate under existing management practices would defeat the purpose of the program as determined by the Secretary; or "(8) areas contributing to identified water quality problems in areas designated by the Secretary. "(b) PRIORITY LANDS.—In accepting agreements pursuant to this section and providing assistance pursuant to section 1238D, the Secretary shall give priority to lands on which agricultursil production has been determined to contribute to, or creates, the potential for failure to meet applicable water quality standards or the goals and requirements of Federal or State laws governing surface and ground water quality, in consultation with State officials having responsibility for monitoring and protecting water quality, the management of which provide the greatest public benefit as determined by the Secretary. " SEC. 1238D. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR WATER QUALITY PROTECTION. 16 USC 3838d. "(a) IN GENERAL.— Upon request, the Secretary shall provide technical assistance to agricultural producers on eligible lands to assist such producers in developing and implementing agricultural water quality protection plans. " (b) FIELD OFFICE TECHNICAL GUIDANCE FOR WATER QUALITY PROTECTION.— "(1) DEVELOPMENT.—The Secretary shall develop guidance materials describing a process to assist agricultural producers in preparing and implementing on-farm agricultural water quality protection plans necessary to assist in complying with State and Federal environmental laws, and to implement the agricultural water quality protection policy established by this chapter. "(2) CONTENT.— The guidance materials required under this subsection shall reflect local agronomic, economic and ecological conditions to the extent practicable, and include and describe in detail— "(A) procedures to identify potential sources of pollution on a farm; "(B) to the extent practicable, a rgmge of water quality protection practices, and their economic cost and benefit, that is suitable to local ecological characteristics and prevailing farm enterprises and that complement conservation plans prepared for highly erodible lands under section 1212 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3812); "(C) storage, mixing, and loading practices for on-farm pesticide and fertilizer use to protect water quality; "(D) information regarding relevant State and Federal environmental laws that may impact upon the producer; "(E) criteria to evaluate the effectiveness of on-farm plans in protecting water quality and provide aggregate data to aid in evaluating compligmce with State and Federal environmental laws; and

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