### Question
Can you define what area plan means?


### Answer
**Area plan** is defined as the following in *16 U.S.C. § 3452*:

> a resource conservation and utilization plan which is developed for a designated area of a State or States through a planning process and which includes one or more of the following elements:


(A) a land conservation element, the purpose of which shall be to control erosion and sedimentation

#### Citation:
  - *16 U.S.C. § 3452*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 54-RESOURCE CONSERVATION > SUBCHAPTER V-RESOURCE CONSERVA-**

