### Question
How is the term eligible land defined?


### Answer
The term **eligible land** is defined in *16 U.S.C. § 3839bb* as the following:

> privately owned agricultural land (including land in which a State has a property interest as a result of State water law)—


(A) that a landowner voluntarily agrees to sell to a State

#### Citation:
  - *16 U.S.C. § 3839bb*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 58-ERODIBLE LAND AND WETLAND CONSERVATION AND RESERVE PROGRAM > SUBCHAPTER IV-AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION PROGRAM > Part V-Other Conservation Programs**

