Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 95.djvu/1360

 95 STAT. 1334

PUBLIC LAW 97-98—DEC. 22, 1981

kind services to the local unit from regional, State, local, or private sources. (d) Whenever the Secretary determines that a component of the long-range program or annual work plan involves primarily a national rather than a local or State objective, the State or local matching funds required for the national component of the longrange program or annual plan need not exceed 25 per centum of the total funds required to accomplish the national objective. The Secretary, by regulation, shall define those objectives which are national in scope. PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION AND REVIEW

16 USC 3432.

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SEC. 1515. (a) The State soil conservation agency, the State agricultural stabilization and conservation committee, and the Secretary or the Secretary's designee at the State level shall review programs and work plans under section 1514(c) of this subtitle, and may recommend additions or changes in order to meet urgent State, multistate, and national conservation needs or priorities as developed under the Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act of 1977 or similar authority. (b) For purposes of implementing the program and plan, the local unit of government is encouraged to seek information from and the cooperation o— f (1) local agencies, organizations, and citizens; and (2) agencies of the Department of Agriculture or other Federal agencies, cooperative extension services, and others that may be designated by the Secretary or the Governor to serve as advisers. PLANS

16 USC 3433.

SEC. 1516. (a) Long-range programs and annual work plans may include any of the following soil, water, and related resource conservation objectives: (1) soil erosion prevention and control; (2) cropland, forest, woodland, pasture, or rangeland improvement; (3) water conservation, development, and management, and water quality improvement; (4) agricultural land retention or preservation; (5) demonstration projects to test and publicize the effectiveness of natural resource management systems adapted to local conditions; (6) fish and wildlife habitat improvement; (7) animal waste management; (8) watershed protection and flood prevention; (9) sediment control and stormwater management in urbanizing areas; (10) environmentally sound energy conservation and production; (11) leadership in natural resources aspects of rural community planning and development; or (12) any other purpose authorized or required by local or State conservation laws. (b) If an objective has been identified which will require more than one year to complete or reach, the Secretary or the Secretary's designee may enter into a long-term agreement of not more than ten years with the local unit of government or State agency to provide funding assistance for the term of the agreement. Such assistance shall be contingent upon the amount of funds appropriated under section 1519 of this subtitle. MATCHING FUNDS

16 USC 3434.

SEC. 1517. (a) Federal matching grant funds, as mutually agreed upon by the State soil conservation agency and the Secretary, may be used to provide technical assistance to landowners and operators for

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