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Title 16 — Conservation

Chapter 40 — Soil and Water Resources Conservation

§ 2008. Utilization of available information and data

Statutory text

In the implementation of this chapter, the Secretary shall utilize information and data available from other Federal, State, tribal, and local governments, and private organizations and he shall coordinate his actions with the resource appraisal and planning efforts of other Federal agencies and avoid unnecessary duplication and overlap of planning and program efforts.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act of 1977

    Pub. L. 95–192 § 9 · 91 Stat. 1407

    Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 2008

    Pub. L. 95–192, § 9, Nov. 18, 1977, 91 Stat. 1411

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 95–192, § 9, Nov. 18, 1977, 91 Stat. 1411

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 9. effective date In the implementation of this Act, the Secretary shall utilize 16 USC 2008. information and data available from other Federal, State, and local governments, and private organizations and he shall coordinate his actions with the resource appraisal and planning efforts of other Federal agencies and avoid unnecessary duplication and overlap of planning and program efforts.

  2. Agricultural Act of 2014

    Pub. L. 113–79 title II § 2508(d) · 128 Stat. 649

    Inserted · 16 U.S.C. § 2008

    Pub. L. 113–79 inserted “, tribal” after “State”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 113–79 inserted “, tribal” after “State”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (d) Utilization of Available Information and Data.— Section 9 of the Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act of 1977 (16 U.S.C. 2008) is amended by inserting “, tribal” after “State”.

2 of 2 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Amendments

2014—Pub. L. 113–79 inserted “, tribal” after “State”.

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

For transfer of certain enforcement functions of Secretary or other official in Department of Agriculture under this chapter to Federal Inspector, Office of Federal Inspector for the Alaska Natural Gas Transportation System, and subsequent transfer to Secretary of Energy, then to Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects, see note set out under section 2002 of this title.

Credits

1977–2014 · 2 acts
  1. 1977Pub. L. 95–192, § 9, , 91 Stat. 1411
  2. 2014Pub. L. 113–79, title II, § 2508(d), , 128 Stat. 756.
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(Pub. L. 95–192, § 9, , 91 Stat. 1411; Pub. L. 113–79, title II, § 2508(d), , 128 Stat. 756.)

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