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- Agricultural Act of 2014. Date of text: 13-01-2014
(National) - Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act of 1935 (16 USC Ch. 3B, §§590a-590q–3). Date of text: 22-05-2008
(National) - Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act of 1977 (16 U.S.C. 2001 et seq.). Date of text: 01-01-1977
(National) - Soil and Water Conservation (Florida Statutes: Title XXXV Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry; Chapter 582; ss. 582.01-582.32) Date of text: 01-01-1941
(Florida) - Soil and Water Conservation (Agriculture Code: Title 7, Chapter 171). Date of text: 01-09-1981
(Texas) - Preservation of Farm and Forest Lands (Code of Virginia: Title 3.2. Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food; Chapter 2; secs. 3.2-200 through 3.2-206) Date of text: 01-01-1950
(Virginia) - Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 2081) Date of text: 23-12-1985
(National) - Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.) Date of text: 03-12-2003
(National) - Highly Erodible Land Conservation and Wetland Conservation (7 CFR 12.1-12.33). Date of text: 02-02-2012
(National) - Resource Conservation (16 USC Ch. 54). Date of text: 01-01-1981
(National) - United States Mid-Century Strategy for Deep Decarbonization. Date of text: 01-11-2016
(National) - Water Bank Act (16 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) Date of text: 19-12-1970
(National) - Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (P.L. 83-566). Date of text: 04-08-1954
(National) - Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). Date of text: 11-12-1980
(National)
- Resource Extraction Reclamation (Florida Statutes: Title XXVIII Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use; Chapter 378 Land Reclamation; Part III; ss. 378.401-378.901) Date of text: 01-01-1941
(Florida) - Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). Date of text: 11-12-1980
(National) - Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act of 1935 (16 USC Ch. 3B, §§590a-590q–3). Date of text: 22-05-2008
(National) - Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act of 1977 (16 U.S.C. 2001 et seq.). Date of text: 01-01-1977
(National) - Solid Waste Disposal Act (Health and Safety Code: Title 5, Subtitle B, Chapter 361). Date of text: 01-09-1989
(Texas) - Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 2081) Date of text: 23-12-1985
(National) - Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.) Date of text: 03-12-2003
(National) - Resource Conservation (16 USC Ch. 54). Date of text: 01-01-1981
(National) - Water Bank Act (16 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) Date of text: 19-12-1970
(National) - Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (P.L. 83-566). Date of text: 04-08-1954
(National)
- General Agricultural Laws (Florida Statutes: Title XXXV Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry; Chapter 604; ss. 604.001-604.60) Date of text: 01-01-1941
(Florida) - Preservation of Farm and Forest Lands (Code of Virginia: Title 3.2. Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food; Chapter 2; secs. 3.2-200 through 3.2-206) Date of text: 01-01-1950
(Virginia) - Highly Erodible Land Conservation and Wetland Conservation (7 CFR 12.1-12.33). Date of text: 02-02-2012
(National) - Resource Extraction Reclamation (Florida Statutes: Title XXVIII Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use; Chapter 378 Land Reclamation; Part III; ss. 378.401-378.901) Date of text: 01-01-1941
(Florida) - Solid Waste Disposal Act (Health and Safety Code: Title 5, Subtitle B, Chapter 361). Date of text: 01-09-1989
(Texas)
- Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 2081) Date of text: 23-12-1985
(National) - Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.) Date of text: 03-12-2003
(National) - Highly Erodible Land Conservation and Wetland Conservation (7 CFR 12.1-12.33). Date of text: 02-02-2012
(National) - Resource Conservation (16 USC Ch. 54). Date of text: 01-01-1981
(National) - Water Bank Act (16 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.) Date of text: 19-12-1970
(National) - Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (P.L. 83-566). Date of text: 04-08-1954
(National) - Agricultural Act of 2014. Date of text: 13-01-2014
(National) - Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act of 1935 (16 USC Ch. 3B, §§590a-590q–3). Date of text: 22-05-2008
(National) - Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act of 1977 (16 U.S.C. 2001 et seq.). Date of text: 01-01-1977
(National) - General Agricultural Laws (Florida Statutes: Title XXXV Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry; Chapter 604; ss. 604.001-604.60) Date of text: 01-01-1941
(Florida) - Soil and Water Conservation (Florida Statutes: Title XXXV Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry; Chapter 582; ss. 582.01-582.32) Date of text: 01-01-1941
(Florida) - Soil and Water Conservation (Agriculture Code: Title 7, Chapter 171). Date of text: 01-09-1981
(Texas) - Preservation of Farm and Forest Lands (Code of Virginia: Title 3.2. Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food; Chapter 2; secs. 3.2-200 through 3.2-206) Date of text: 01-01-1950
(Virginia)
- United States Mid-Century Strategy for Deep Decarbonization. Date of text: 01-11-2016
(National)
- Agricultural Act of 2014. Date of text: 13-01-2014
(National)
- United States Mid-Century Strategy for Deep Decarbonization. Date of text: 01-11-2016
(National)
- Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). Date of text: 11-12-1980
(National) - Solid Waste Disposal Act (Health and Safety Code: Title 5, Subtitle B, Chapter 361). Date of text: 01-09-1989
(Texas) - General Agricultural Laws (Florida Statutes: Title XXXV Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry; Chapter 604; ss. 604.001-604.60) Date of text: 01-01-1941
(Florida) - Resource Extraction Reclamation (Florida Statutes: Title XXVIII Natural Resources; Conservation, Reclamation, and Use; Chapter 378 Land Reclamation; Part III; ss. 378.401-378.901) Date of text: 01-01-1941
(Florida) - Soil and Water Conservation (Florida Statutes: Title XXXV Agriculture, Horticulture, and Animal Industry; Chapter 582; ss. 582.01-582.32) Date of text: 01-01-1941
(Florida)
- Soil and Water Conservation (Agriculture Code: Title 7, Chapter 171). Date of text: 01-09-1981
(Texas)
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