§3847. Assistance for control of spread of weeds and pests
(a) In general
The Secretary, in consultation with State experiment stations, the Administrator of the Extension Service, the Chief of the Soil Conservation Service, and State pest and weed control boards, shall make available to owners and operators of land that is subject to a contract under subchapter IV of this chapter, weed and pest control technical information and materials that-
(1) address common weed and pest problems and programs to control weeds and pests found on acreage enrolled in the conservation reserve; and
(2) are otherwise consistent with maintaining the conservation and environmental objectives of the conservation reserve.
(b) Conservation measure
At the Secretary's discretion, the control of insect pests on conservation reserve acreage that is most likely to incur a crop pest infestation that adversely affects surrounding commercial land may be considered a conservation measure or practice for the purposes of section 3834(b) of this title.
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Amendments
1991-Subsec. (b).