16 U.S.C. § 3861
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§ 3861. Establishment of State technical committees
- (a) The Secretary shall establish a technical committee in each State to assist the Secretary in the considerations relating to implementation and technical aspects of the conservation programs under this chapter.
- (b) The Secretary shall review and update as necessary—
- (1) standard operating procedures to standardize the operations of State technical committees; and
- (2) standards to be used by State technical committees in the development of technical guidelines for the implementation of the conservation provisions of this chapter.
- (c) Each State technical committee shall be composed of agricultural producers and other professionals that represent a variety of disciplines in the soil, water, wetland, and wildlife sciences. The technical committee for a State shall include representatives from among the following:
- (1) The Natural Resources Conservation Service.
- (2) The Farm Service Agency.
- (3) The Forest Service.
- (4) The National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
- (5) The State fish and wildlife agency.
- (6) The State forester or equivalent State official.
- (7) The State water resources agency.
- (8) The State department of agriculture.
- (9) The State association of soil and water conservation districts.
- (10) Agricultural producers representing the variety of crops and livestock or poultry raised within the State.
- (11) Owners of nonindustrial private forest land.
- (12) Nonprofit organizations within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of title 26 with demonstrable conservation expertise and experience working with agriculture producers in the State.
- (13) Agribusiness.
- (14) The State Cooperative Extension Service and land grant university in the State.
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