### Question
How is the term area plan defined?


### Answer
The term **area plan** is defined in *16 U.S.C. § 3451* as the following:

> a resource conservation and use plan developed through a locally led planning process by a council for a designated area of 1 or more States, or of land under the jurisdiction of an Indian tribe, that includes 1 or more of the following elements:


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

#### Citation:
  - *16 U.S.C. § 3451*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 54-RESOURCE CONSERVATION > SUBCHAPTER V-RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM**

