Technical Assistance Law and Legal Definition
Pursuant to 16 USCS § 590j (2), [Title 16. Conservation; Chapter 3B. Soil Conservation]
“(A) In general. The term "technical assistance" means technical expertise, information, and tools necessary for the conservation of natural resources on land active in agricultural, forestry, or related uses.
(B) Inclusions. The term "technical assistance" includes--
(i) technical services provided directly to farmers, ranchers, and other eligible entities, such as conservation planning, technical consultation, and assistance with design and implementation of conservation practices; and
(ii) technical infrastructure, including activities, processes, tools, and agency functions needed to support delivery of technical services, such as technical standards, resource inventories, training, data, technology, monitoring, and effects analyses.”
Legal Definition list
Related Legal Terms
- Acquisition Assistance [Transportation]
- Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980
- Advisory and Assistance Services
- Advisory or Assistance Services [Energy]
- Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954
- AIDS Drug Assistance Programs
- Air Force Technical Applications Center [AFTAC]
- Alternative Trade Adjustment Assistance Recipient
- Anti-Terrorism Assistance Program [ATA]
- Antiterrorism Assistance
