### Question
What does resource management system mean?


### Answer
**Resource management system** has the following meaning in *16 U.S.C. § 3838*:

> a system of conservation practices and management relating to land or water use that is designed to prevent resource degradation and permit sustained use of land, water, and other natural resources, as defined in accordance with the technical guide of the Natural Resources Conservation Service

#### Citation:
  - *16 U.S.C. § 3838*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 58-ERODIBLE LAND AND WETLAND CONSERVATION AND RESERVE PROGRAM > SUBCHAPTER IV-AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION PROGRAM > Part II-Conservation Security and Farmland Protection > subpart a-conservation security program**

