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16 U.S.C. 3871b: Regional conservation partnerships

Created in 2014 by Public Law 99-198. Changed by 1 later law. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

3 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 16 U.S.C. 3871a, 16 U.S.C. 3871d, 16 U.S.C. 3871e.

This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

    How it got here

    2018

    • Pub. L. 115–334, §2703(1), added subsec. (b) and struck out former subsec. (b). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "A partnership agreement shall be for a period not to exceed 5 years, except that the Secretary may extend the agreement one time for up to 12 months when an extens… (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (b)
    • Pub. L. 115–334, §2703(2)(A)(i), added cls. (i) to (iii), redesignated former cls. (iii) and (iv) as (iv) and (v), respectively, and struck out former cls. (i) and (ii) which read as follows: (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 115–334, §2703(2)(A)(ii), substituted "contributions" for "funds". (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 115–334, §2703(2)(A)(iii), substituted "of—" for "of the project's effects; and" and added cls. (i) and (ii). (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 115–334, §2703(2)(B), designated existing provisions as subpar. (A), inserted heading, and added subpars. (B) and (C). (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (c)
    • Pub. L. 115–334, §2703(3), (4), added subsec. (d) and redesignated former subsec. (d) as (e). (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (d), (e)
    • Pub. L. 115–334, §2703(5)(A), inserted "simplified" before "competitive process". (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (e)
    • Pub. L. 115–334, §2703(5)(B)(i), substituted "Contents" for "Content" in heading and "The Secretary shall develop a simplified application that includes a description of—" for "An application to the Secretary shall include a description of—" in introductory provisions. (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (e)
    • Pub. L. 115–334, §2703(5)(B)(ii), struck out ", including the covered programs to be used" after "resources requested for the project". (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (e)
    • Pub. L. 115–334, §2703(5)(B)(iii), struck out "financial" before "contribution". (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (e)
    • Pub. L. 115–334, §2703(5)(C), added subpars. (D) to (F), redesignated former subpars. (E) and (F) as (G) and (H), respectively, and struck out former subpar. (D) which read as follows: "deliver high percentages of applied conservation to address conservation priorities or … (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (e)
    • Pub. L. 115–334, §2703(5)(D), added par. (5). (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (e)
    • Pub. L. 115–334, §2703(6), added subsec. (f). (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (f)

    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.