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<br />MAY 1982 <br /> <br />checking and certifying performance of the practices. Through the <br /> <br />Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service and the Agricultural <br /> <br />Conservation Program, USDA shares with the land users the cost of applying <br /> <br />certain soil and water conservation measures that emphasize conservation <br /> <br />benefits of national concern. <br /> <br /> <br />2. Federal Water Pollution Control Act (PL 92-500, as amended by Sec. 35 <br /> <br /> <br />of the Clean Water Act -- PL 95-217) <br /> <br /> <br />Under this authority the Rural Clean Water Program helps to control <br /> <br /> <br />agricultural nonpoint sources of pollution. The Rural Clean Water Program, <br /> <br />a voluntary program for applying best management practices on privately <br /> <br />owned rural land in eligible project areas, is designed to reduce <br /> <br />agricultural pollutants thus improving water quality in rural areas to meet <br /> <br />water quality standards or goals. The program provides financial and <br /> <br />technical assistance to private landowners and operators. Financial <br /> <br />assistance is limited to 50 percent of the cost of applying Best Management <br /> <br />Practices with a maximum federal cost-share of ~5U,00U per participant. <br /> <br />3. The Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (PL 566 - tl3rd <br /> <br />Congress) <br /> <br />This Act authorizes a program by which USDA provides technical and <br /> <br />financial assistance to local watershed groups willing to assume responsi- <br /> <br />bility for initiating, carrying out and sharing the costs of projects for <br /> <br />upstream watershed protection, irrigation water management or flood control. <br /> <br />Technical assistance includes helping to plan and install project measures. <br /> <br />1-7 <br /> <br />001824 <br />