Payments and grants of aid

(b)

Conservation and environmental assistance

(1)

Environmental quality incentives program

The Secretary shall provide technical assistance, cost-share payments, and incentive payments to operators through the environmental quality incentives program in accordance with subchapter A of chapter 4 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 [ 16 U.S.C. 3839aa et seq.].

( Apr. 27, 1935, ch. 85, § 8 , as added Feb. 29, 1936, ch. 104, § 1 , 49 Stat. 1149 ; amended June 28, 1937, ch. 395, § 1 , 50 Stat. 329 ; Feb. 16, 1938, ch. 30 , title I, §§ 101, 102, 103, 52 Stat. 31 , 34, 35; Apr. 7, 1938, ch. 107 , §§ 16–18, 52 Stat. 204 , 205; Apr. 10, 1939, ch. 48 , 53 Stat. 573 ; May 14, 1940, ch. 200 , 54 Stat. 216 ; July 2, 1940, ch. 521, § 2 , 54 Stat. 727 ; June 21, 1941, ch. 217 , 55 Stat. 257 ; Dec. 26, 1941, ch. 626, § 1 , 55 Stat. 860 ; Feb. 6, 1942, ch. 44, § 4 , 56 Stat. 53 ; Sept. 29, 1942, ch. 568 , 56 Stat. 761 ; Sept. 21, 1944, ch. 412 , title III, § 301, 58 Stat. 737 ; July 25, 1946, ch. 642 , 60 Stat. 663 ; July 3, 1948, ch. 827 , title I, § 4, 62 Stat. 1250 ; Sept. 23, 1950, ch. 997 , 64 Stat. 978 ; May 26, 1952, ch. 335 , 66 Stat. 95 ; Aug. 28, 1954, ch. 1041 , title V, § 501, 68 Stat. 907 ; Aug. 9, 1955, ch. 624 , 69 Stat. 545 ; Apr. 6, 1956, ch. 186 , 70 Stat. 105 ; July 24, 1956, ch. 668 , 70 Stat. 597 ; Pub. L. 85–553 , July 25, 1958 , 72 Stat. 414 ; Pub. L. 86–70, § 13(a) , June 25, 1959 , 73 Stat. 143 ; Pub. L. 86–624, § 8(a) , July 12, 1960 , 74 Stat. 412 ; Pub. L. 87–703, title I, § 101(2) , (3), Sept. 27, 1962 , 76 Stat. 605 , 606; Pub. L. 88–534, § 1 , Aug. 31, 1964 , 78 Stat. 743 ; Pub. L. 89–742 , Nov. 2, 1966 , 80 Stat. 1167 ; Pub. L. 92–419, title VI , §§ 605, 606(2)–(5), Aug. 30, 1972 , 86 Stat. 676 , 677; Pub. L. 95–113, title XV, § 1501(a) , Sept. 29, 1977 , 91 Stat. 1019 ; Pub. L. 96–294, title II, § 259 , June 30, 1980 , 94 Stat. 709 ; Pub. L. 99–198, title XVII , §§ 1711(a), 1712, Dec. 23, 1985 , 99 Stat. 1635 , 1636; Pub. L. 99–253, § 3 , Feb. 28, 1986 , 100 Stat. 36 ; Pub. L. 99–500, § 101(a) [title VI, § 645] , Oct. 18, 1986 , 100 Stat. 1783 , 1783–36, and Pub. L. 99–591, § 101(a) [title VI, § 645] , Oct. 30, 1986 , 100 Stat. 3341 , 3341–36; Pub. L. 99–641, title II, § 204 , Nov. 10, 1986 , 100 Stat. 3563 ; Pub. L. 101–624, title XI, § 1146 , Nov. 28, 1990 , 104 Stat. 3516 ; Pub. L. 102–237, title II, § 202 , Dec. 13, 1991 , 105 Stat. 1848 ; Pub. L. 103–354, title II, § 227(a) , Oct. 13, 1994 , 108 Stat. 3216 ; Pub. L. 104–127, title III, § 336(a)(1)(A) , Apr. 4, 1996 , 110 Stat. 1004 ; Pub. L. 107–171, title X, § 10708(b) , May 13, 2002 , 116 Stat. 522 ; Pub. L. 110–234, title I, § 1615 , May 22, 2008 , 122 Stat. 1021 ; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a) , title I, § 1615, June 18, 2008 , 122 Stat. 1664 , 1749; Pub. L. 115–334, title II, § 2301(d)(2)(D) , Dec. 20, 2018 , 132 Stat. 4554 .)