§ 3452. Resource conservation and development program

The Secretary shall establish a resource conservation and development program under which the Secretary shall provide technical assistance and financial assistance to councils to develop and carry out area plans and projects in designated areas—

• (1) to conserve and improve the use of land, develop natural resources, and improve and enhance the social, economic, and environmental conditions in primarily rural areas of the United States; and
• (2) to encourage and improve the capability of State, 1 1 So in original. units of government, Indian tribes, nonprofit organizations, and councils to carry out the purposes described in paragraph (1).