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[CITE: 16USC3839b]

 
                         TITLE 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

    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, Sec. 1239B, as added Pub. L. 101-624, title 
XIV, Sec. 1440, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3598.)
