2011 US Code
Title 16 - Conservation
Chapter 58 - ERODIBLE LAND AND WETLAND CONSERVATION AND RESERVE PROGRAM (§§ 3801 - 3862)
Subchapter IV - AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION PROGRAM (§§ 3830 - 3839bb-5)
Part III - Environmental Easement Program (§§ 3839 - 3839d)
Section 3839b - Duties of Secretary

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 16 - CONSERVATION
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 58 - ERODIBLE LAND AND WETLAND CONSERVATION AND RESERVE PROGRAM
SUBCHAPTER IV - AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION PROGRAM
Part III - Environmental Easement Program
Sec. 3839b - Duties of Secretary
Containssection 3839b
Date2011
Laws in Effect as of DateJanuary 3, 2012
Positive LawNo
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditPub. L. 99-198, title XII, §1239B, as added Pub. L. 101-624, title XIV, §1440, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3598.
Statutes at Large Reference104 Stat. 3598
Public Law ReferencesPublic Law 99-198, Public Law 101-624

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16 USC § 3839b (2011)
§3839b. Duties of Secretary

In return for the granting of an easement by an owner under this part, the Secretary shall—

(1) share the cost of carrying out the establishment of conservation measures and practices set forth in the plan for which the Secretary determines that cost sharing is appropriate and in the public interest;

(2) pay for a period not to exceed 10 years annual easement payments in the aggregate not to exceed the lesser of—

(A) $250,000; or

(B) the difference in the value of the land with and without an easement;


(3) provide necessary technical assistance to assist owners in complying with the terms and conditions of the easement and the plan; and

(4) permit the land to be used for wildlife activities, including hunting and fishing, if such use is permitted by the owner.

(Pub. L. 99–198, title XII, §1239B, as added Pub. L. 101–624, title XIV, §1440, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3598.)

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