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<br /> <br />031756 <br /> <br />2501,1--6 <br /> <br />TITLE 2500 - WATERSHED MANAGEMENT <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />Section 404t was added to reinforce the States <br />trolling discharge of dredge and fill material <br />waters under their jurisdiction, including any <br />activity. <br /> <br />role in con- <br />in nav igabl e <br />Federal <br /> <br />18. Agricultural Credit Act of 197B, (P,L, 95-334). <br />Section 403 of this act authorizes certain emergency conser- <br />vation programs to control wind and water erosion, rehabili- <br />tate agricultural lands, conserve and enhance water supplies, <br />and reduce hazards to life and property in the event of <br />natural disasters. Section 403 authorizes a program of assis- <br />tance for emergency measures to retard runoff and prevent <br />erosion as necessary to safeguard lives and property when <br />natural occurrences cause sudden impairment of a watershed, <br />The Soil Conservation Service provides overall administrative <br />direction and guidance for Emergency Watershed Protection and <br />transfers funds to the Forest Service at the national level <br />(FSM 3540), <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />19. Acts Relating to Allowable Uses on Specific Water- <br />shed Lands, certain Federal laws pertain to allowable uses <br />on specific watershed lands within particular Regions and <br />National Forests. Specific acts by Regions are: <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />a. Region 1. The Act of July 20, 1939 (53 Stat. 1071), <br />regarding unappropriated pUblic lands chiefly valuable for <br />the protection of watersheds in existing or new National <br />Forests in Montana, <br /> <br />b. Region 3 <br /> <br />(l) <br />ing the <br />Forest, <br /> <br />The Act of January 19, 1933 (47 <br />City of Prescott watershed lands <br />Arizona. <br /> <br />Stat. 771), regard- <br />in Prescott National <br /> <br />(2) The Act of June 13, 1939 (53 Stat. 817), regarding <br />Bonita watershed lands in Lincoln National Forest, New <br />Mexico. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />c. Region 4 <br /> <br />(I) The Act of September 19, 1914 (3B Stat, 714-716), <br />regarding Salt Lake City watershed lands in Wasatch National <br />Forest, Utah. <br /> <br />*-FSM 12/85 AMEND 46-* <br /> <br />e <br />