2011 US Code
Title 16 - Conservation
Chapter 29 - WATER BANK PROGRAM FOR WETLANDS PRESERVATION (§§ 1301 - 1311)
Section 1301 - Congressional declaration of policy; authority of Secretary
View Metadata| Publication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 16 - CONSERVATION |
| Category | Bills and Statutes |
| Collection | United States Code |
| SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
| Contained Within | Title 16 - CONSERVATION CHAPTER 29 - WATER BANK PROGRAM FOR WETLANDS PRESERVATION Sec. 1301 - Congressional declaration of policy; authority of Secretary |
| Contains | section 1301 |
| Date | 2011 |
| Laws in Effect as of Date | January 3, 2012 |
| Positive Law | No |
| Disposition | standard |
| Short Titles | Water Bank Act |
| Source Credit | Pub. L. 91-559, §2, Dec. 19, 1970, 84 Stat. 1468. |
| Statutes at Large Reference | 84 Stat. 1468 |
| Public Law References | Public Law 91-559 |
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The Congress finds that it is in the public interest to preserve, restore, and improve the wetlands of the Nation, and thereby to conserve surface waters, to preserve and improve habitat for migratory waterfowl and other wildlife resources, to reduce runoff, soil and wind erosion, and contribute to flood control, to contribute to improved water quality and reduce stream sedimentation, to contribute to improved subsurface moisture, to reduce acres of new land coming into production and to retire lands now in agricultural production, to enhance the natural beauty of the landscape, and to promote comprehensive and total water management planning. The Secretary of Agriculture (hereinafter in this chapter referred to as the “Secretary”) is authorized and directed to formulate and carry out a continuous program to prevent the serious loss of wetlands, and to preserve, restore, and improve such lands, which program shall begin on July 1, 1971.
(Pub. L. 91–559, §2, Dec. 19, 1970, 84 Stat. 1468.)
Short TitleSection 1 of Pub. L. 91–559 provided: “That this Act [enacting this chapter] may be cited as the ‘Water Bank Act’.”
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