2015 US Code
Title 16 - Conservation (Sections 1 - 7507)
Chapter 18 - Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention (Sections 1001 - 1012)
Sec. 1003a - Cost share assistance

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Publication TitleUnited States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 3, Title 16 - CONSERVATION
CategoryBills and Statutes
CollectionUnited States Code
SuDoc Class NumberY 1.2/5:
Contained WithinTitle 16 - CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 18 - WATERSHED PROTECTION AND FLOOD PREVENTION
Sec. 1003a - Cost share assistance
Containssection 1003a
Date2015
Laws In Effect As Of DateJanuary 3, 2016
Positive LawNo
Dispositionstandard
Source CreditAug. 4, 1954, ch. 656, §3A, as added Pub. L. 101-624, title XIV, §1462, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3615.
Statutes at Large Reference104 Stat. 3615
Public and Private LawPublic Law 101-624

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16 U.S.C. § 1003a (2015)
§1003a. Cost share assistance(a) Easements

The Secretary may provide cost share assistance to project sponsors to enable such sponsors to acquire perpetual wetland or floodplain conservation easements to perpetuate, restore and enhance the natural capability of wetlands and floodplains to retain excessive floodwaters, improve water quality and quantity, and provide habitat for fish and wildlife.

(b) Amount

The Secretary shall require that project sponsors of watershed projects provide up to 50 percent of the cost of acquiring easements under subsection (a).

(Aug. 4, 1954, ch. 656, §3A, as added Pub. L. 101–624, title XIV, §1462, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3615.)

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