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U.S. Code, Title 16, Conservation
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General SummaryThe U.S. Code is a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States. While every effort has been made to ensure that this reproduction of the Code is accurate, those using it for legal purposes should verify their results against the printed version of the Code available through the Government Printing Office.
§ 590q. Coverage; "State" Defined; Short Title
(a) This chapter shall apply to the States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands, and, as used in this chapter, the term "State" includes Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands.
(b) This chapter may be cited as the "Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act".
(Apr. 27, 1935, ch. 85, § 17, as added Feb. 29, 1936, ch. 104, § 1, 49 Stat. 1151; amended July 26, 1947, ch. 339, § 2, 61 Stat. 494; Pub. L. 86–70, § 13(b), June 25, 1959, 73 Stat. 143; Pub. L. 86–624. § 8(b), July 12, 1960, 74 Stat. 412; Pub. L. 98–454, title VI, § 601(d), Oct. 5, 1984, 98 Stat. 1736.)
1984—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 98–454 inserted reference to Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands in two places.
1960—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 86–624 substituted "States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico" for "States, the Territory of Hawaii, and the possessions of Puerto Rico", and struck out "Hawaii" from definition of "State".
1959—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 86–70 substituted "the States, the Territory of Hawaii," for "the United States, the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii", and struck out "Alaska," after "the term `State’ includes".
1947—Subsec. (a). Act July 26, 1947, included the Virgin Islands.
Section 3 of act July 26, 1947, repealed all laws in conflict therewith.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in title 7 sections 1388, 1391, 1392; title 12 section 1150a.
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MLA: "U.S. Congress, Office of the Law Revision Counsel". "§ 590q. Coverage; "State" Defined; Short Title." U.S. Code, Title 16, Conservation, in U.S. Code, Title 16, Conservation, Washington, D.C., Government Printing Office, 2002, Original Sources. 23 Mar. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4YVPVVWPYY14K56.
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