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16 U.S.C. 3832: Duties of owners and operators

Created in 2002 by Public Law 99-198. Changed by 5 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

This Congress

  • H.R. 5111 CRP Improvement and Flexibility Act of 2025 · introduced · would change (a)

How it got here

2018

  • Pub. L. 115–334 added par. (10) and redesignated former pars. (10) and (11) as (11) and (12), respectively. Law text · (a)

2014

  • Pub. L. 113–79, §2003(a), substituted "except as provided in subsection (b) or (c) of section 3833 of this title;" for "except that the Secretary may permit, consistent with the conservation of soil, water quality, and wildlife habitat (including habitat during nesting seasons for b… Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 113–79, §2003(b), amended subsec. (b) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "The plan referred to in subsection (a)(1) of this section— Law text · (b)
  • Pub. L. 113–79, §2003(c), struck out subsec. (d). Text read as follows: "In the case of an authorized activity under subsection (a)(8) on land that is subject to a contract under this subpart, the Secretary shall reduce the rental payment otherwise payable under the contract by an amou… Law text · (d)

2008

  • Pub. L. 110–246, §2107, added par. (5) and redesignated former pars. (5) and (6) as (6) and (7), respectively. Former par. (7) redesignated (8). (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 110–246, §2108(a), added par. (8) and struck out former par. (8) which related to prohibition against harvesting, grazing, or other commercial use of the forage, with exception authorizing Secretary to permit managed harvesting and grazing if appropriate requirements were de… (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 110–246, §2107(1), redesignated par. (7) as (8). Former par. (8) redesignated (9). (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 110–246, §2107(1), redesignated pars. (8) to (10) as (9) to (11), respectively. (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 110–246, §2108(b), added subsec. (d). (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (d)

2003

  • Pub. L. 108–7 inserted before semicolon ", except that this clause shall not apply to the 2002 calendar year, and the Secretary shall repay the owner or operator (in a manner determined by the Secretary) for any reduction in rental payments made to the owner or operator as t… (Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003) Law text · (a)

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.