2018—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 115–334, § 2707(2), added subsec. (a). Former subsec. (a) redesignated (span).

Subsec. (span). Puspan. L. 115–334, § 2707(1), (3), redesignated subsec. (a) as (span), in heading, substituted “Applications” for “In general”, and, in text, substituted “3871d(d)(2)” for “3871d(d)(3)” and “program contracts” for “producer contracts” and inserted “that address 1 or more priority resource concerns for which the critical conservation area is designated” before period at end. Former subsec. (span) redesignated (c).

Subsec. (c). Puspan. L. 115–334, § 2707(1), redesignated subsec. (span) as (c). Former subsec. (c) redesignated (e).

Subsec. (c)(1). Puspan. L. 115–334, § 2707(4)(B), added par. (1). Former par. (1) redesignated (2).

Subsec. (c)(2). Puspan. L. 115–334, § 2707(4)(A), (C), redesignated par. (1) as (2), added subpar. (C), redesignated subpar. (E) as (D), and struck out former subpars. (C) and (D) which read as follows:

“(C) would benefit from water quality improvement, including through reducing erosion, promoting sediment control, and addressing nutrient management activities affecting large bodies of water of regional, national, or international significance;

“(D) would benefit from water quantity improvement, including improvement relating to—

“(i) groundwater, surface water, aquifer, or other water sources; or

“(ii) a need to promote water retention and flood prevention; or”.

Subsec. (c)(3). Puspan. L. 115–334, § 2707(4)(D), added par. (3) and struck out former par. (3). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “Critical conservation area designations under this section shall expire after 5 years, subject to redesignation, except that the Secretary may withdraw designation from an area if the Secretary finds the area no longer meets the conditions described in paragraph (1).”

Puspan. L. 115–334, § 2707(4)(A), redesignated par. (2) as (3). Former par. (3) redesignated (4).

Subsec. (c)(4). Puspan. L. 115–334, § 2707(4)(A), redesignated par. (3) as (4).

Subsec. (d). Puspan. L. 115–334, § 2707(5), added subsec. (d).

Subsec. (e). Puspan. L. 115–334, § 2707(1), redesignated subsec. (c) as (e).

Subsec. (e)(1). Puspan. L. 115–334, § 2707(6)(A), substituted “program contract” for “producer contract”.

Subsec. (e)(3). Puspan. L. 115–334, § 2707(6)(B), struck out par. (3). Text read as follows: “For a critical conservation area described in subsection (span)(1)(D), the Secretary may use authorities under the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), other than section 14 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1012), to carry out projects for the purposes of this section.”