<P> The Soil and Water Conservation Act ( RCA ) is a 1977 law ( P.L. 95 - 192 ) that requires USDA to periodically prepare a national plan for soil and water conservation on private lands based on an inventory and appraisal of existing resource conditions and trends . Natural Resources Conservation Service ( NRCS ) is the lead agency in this effort , and completed appraisals in the early 1980s and late 1980s ; a third appraisal was initiated in the early 1990s , but not completed . Only one national plan was adopted by USDA , in 1982 . Many of the activities envisioned when the RCA was enacted are being carried out , but it has not resulted in a single omnibus plan addressing conservation needs and priorities on private lands yet . </P>
<P> The Soil and Water Conservation Act ( RCA ) is a 1977 law ( P.L. 95 - 192 ) that requires USDA to periodically prepare a national plan for soil and water conservation on private lands based on an inventory and appraisal of existing resource conditions and trends . Natural Resources Conservation Service ( NRCS ) is the lead agency in this effort , and completed appraisals in the early 1980s and late 1980s ; a third appraisal was initiated in the early 1990s , but not completed . Only one national plan was adopted by USDA , in 1982 . Many of the activities envisioned when the RCA was enacted are being carried out , but it has not resulted in a single omnibus plan addressing conservation needs and priorities on private lands yet . </P>
when was the soil and water conservation act passed
when was the soil and water conservation act passed
1977
1977