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§ 2005. Soil and water conservation program
(a) Program development
(1) analysis of the Nation’s soil, water, and related resource problems;
(2) analysis of existing Federal, State, tribal, and local government authorities and adjustments needed;
(3) an evaluation of the effectiveness of the soil and water conservation ongoing programs and the overall progress being achieved by Federal, State, tribal, and local programs and the landowners and land users in meeting the soil and water conservation objectives of this chapter;
(4) identification and evaluation of alternative methods for the conservation, protection, environmental improvement, and enhancement of soil and water resources, in the context of alternative time frames, and a recommendation of the preferred alternatives and the extent to which they are being implemented;
(5) investigation and analysis of the practicability, desirability, and feasibility of collecting organic waste materials, including manure, crop and food wastes, industrial organic waste, municipal sewage sludge, logging and wood-manufacturing residues, and any other organic refuse, composting, or similarly treating such materials, transporting and placing such materials onto the land to improve soil tilth and fertility. The analysis shall include the projected cost of such collection, transportation, and placement in accordance with sound locally approved soil and water conservation practices;
(6) analysis of the Federal and non-Federal inputs required to implement the program;
(7) analysis of costs and benefits of alternative soil and water conservation practices; and
(8) investigation and analysis of alternative irrigation techniques regarding their costs, benefits, and impact on soil and water conservation, crop production, and environmental factors.
(b) Evaluation of existing conservation programs
(c) Improvement to program
(d) Completion dates
(Pub. L. 95–192, § 6, Nov. 18, 1977, 91 Stat. 1409; Pub. L. 99–198, title XII, § 1252(b), Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1516; Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 246(f)(2)(C), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3225; Pub. L. 110–234, title II, § 2804(c), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1087; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title II, § 2804(c), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 1815; Pub. L. 113–79, title II, § 2508(c), Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 756; Pub. L. 115–334, title II, § 2402(2), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4571.)