State Technical Committee membership.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 7

(a) State Technical Committees will include agricultural producers, nonindustrial private forest land owners, and other professionals who represent a variety of disciplines in soil, water, wetlands, plant, and wildlife sciences. The State Conservationist in each State will serve as chairperson. The State Technical Committee for each State will include representatives from among the following, if willing to serve: (1) NRCS, USDA; (2) Farm Service Agency, USDA; (3) State Farm Service Agency Committee, USDA; (4) Forest Service, USDA; (5) National Institute of Food and Agriculture, USDA; (6) Each of the Federally recognized Indian Tribes in the State; (7) State departments and agencies within the State, including the: (i) Fish and wildlife agency; (ii) Forestry agency; (iii) Water resources agency; (iv) Department of agriculture; (v) Association of soil and water conservation districts; and (vi) Soil and water conservation agency; (8) Agricultural producers representing the variety of crops and livestock or poultry raised within the State; (9) Owners of nonindustrial private forest land; (10) Nonprofit organizations, within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, with demonstrable conservation expertise and experience working with agriculture producers in the State; (11) Agribusiness; and (12) The State Cooperative Extension Service and land grant universities in the State. (b) The State Conservationist will invite other relevant Federal, State, and

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 7:§ 610.22