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 PUBLIC LAW 101-624—NOV. 28, 1990 104 STAT. 3615 shall initiate extension efforts to inform the agricultural community and the general public regarding— (1) the desirability and safety of compost derived from agricultural wastes; (2) on-farm and other composting techniques; and (3) procedures for using compost. (e) FARM CONSERVATION PRACTICE.—The Secretary shall consider designating composting as a farm conservation practice eligible for cost-sharing. Subtitle E—Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act; Farmland Protection CHAPTER 1—WATERSHED PROTECTION AND FLOOD PREVENTION SEC. 1461. RELATION OF BENEFITS TO AGRICULTURE. The Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act of 1954 is amended in the third sentence of section 2 (16 U.S.C. 1002)— (1) by striking "Each such project" and all that follows through "1987," and inserting "Each project"; and (2) by inserting after "agriculture" the following: ", including rural communities,". SEC. 1462. COST SHARE ASSISTANCE. The Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 3 the following new section: "SEC. 3A. COST SHARE ASSISTANCE. "(a) EASEMENTS.—The Secretary may provide cost share assistance to project sponsors to enable such sponsors to acquire perpetual wetland or floodplain conservation easements to perpetuate, restore and enhance the natural capability of wetlands and floodplains to retain excessive floodwaters, improve water quality and quantity, and provide habitat for fish and wildlife. "(b) AMOUNT.— The Secretary shall require that project sponsors of watershed projects provide up to 50 percent of the cost of acquiring easements under subsection (a).". SEC. 1463. DATA. The Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act of 1954 (16 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new section: "SEC. 13. DATA. "The Secretary shall collect and maintain data on a national and State by State basis concerning— "(1) expenditures for the individual flood control and conservation measures for which assistance is provided under this Act; and "(2) the expected flood control or environmental (including soil erosion) benefits that will result from the implementation of such measures. ". 16 USC 1003a. Research Intergovernmental relations. 16 USC 1010.

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