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[CITE: 16USC3813]

 
                         TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
 
 CHAPTER 58--ERODIBLE LAND AND WETLAND CONSERVATION AND RESERVE PROGRAM
 
            SUBCHAPTER II--HIGHLY ERODIBLE LAND CONSERVATION
 
Sec. 3813. Soil surveys

    The Secretary shall, as soon as is practicable after December 23, 
1985, complete soil surveys on those private lands that do not have a 
soil survey suitable for use in determining the land capability class 
for purposes of this subchapter. In carrying out this section, the 
Secretary shall, insofar as possible, concentrate on those localities 
where significant amounts of highly erodible land are being converted to 
the production of agricultural commodities.

(Pub. L. 99-198, title XII, Sec. 1214, formerly Sec. 1213, Dec. 23, 
1985, 99 Stat. 1507; renumbered Sec. 1214, Pub. L. 104-127, title III, 
Sec. 315(a)(1), Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 983.)
