2017 US Code
Title 16 - Conservation
Chapter 58 - Erodible Land and Wetland Conservation and Reserve Program
Subchapter VIII - Regional Conservation Partnership Program
Sec. 3871d - Funding

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Citation 16 U.S.C. § 3871d (2017)
Section Name §3871d. Funding
Section Text (a) Availability of funds

The Secretary shall use $100,000,000 of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018 to carry out the program.

(b) Duration of availability

Funds made available under subsection (a) shall remain available until expended.

(c) Additional funding and acres (1) In general

In addition to the funds made available under subsection (a), the Secretary shall reserve 7 percent of the funds and acres made available for a covered program for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018 in order to ensure additional resources are available to carry out this program.

(2) Unused funds and acres

Any funds or acres reserved under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year from a covered program that are not committed under this program by April 1 of that fiscal year shall be returned for use under the covered program.

(d) Allocation of funding

Of the funds and acres made available for the program under subsection (a) and reserved for the program under subsection (c), the Secretary shall allocate—

(1) 25 percent of the funds and acres to projects based on a State competitive process administered by the State Conservationist, with the advice of the State technical committee established under subchapter VI;

(2) 40 percent of the funds and acres to projects based on a national competitive process to be established by the Secretary; and

(3) 35 percent of the funds and acres to projects for critical conservation areas designated under section 3871f of this title.

(e) Limitation on administrative expenses

None of the funds made available or reserved for the program may be used to pay for the administrative expenses of eligible partners.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 99–198, title XII, §1271D, as added Pub. L. 113–79, title II, §2401, Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 749.)

Publication Title United States Code, 2012 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 58 - ERODIBLE LAND AND WETLAND CONSERVATION AND RESERVE PROGRAM
SUBCHAPTER VIII - REGIONAL CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM
Sec. 3871d - Funding
Contains section 3871d
Date 2017
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 12, 2018
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 128 Stat. 749
Public Law References Public Law 99-198, Public Law 113-79
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