Title 7 — AgricultureRelease 119-73
§2273 Local search and rescue operations
Title 7 › Chapter CHAPTER 55— - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › § 2273
Summary
Secretary of Agriculture may help authorities with search-and-rescue using Soil Conservation Service staff and equipment during tornadoes, floods, fires, snowstorms, or earthquakes.
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Title 7, §2273
Agriculture — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
The Secretary of Agriculture may assist, through the use of Soil Conservation Service personnel, vehicles, communication equipment, and other equipment or materials available to the Secretary, in local search and rescue operations when requested by responsible local public authorities. Such assistance may be provided in emergencies caused by tornadoes, fires, floods, snowstorms, earthquakes, and similar disasters.
Legislative History
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Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
Section effective Dec. 22, 1981, see section 1801 of Pub. L. 97–98, set out as a note under section 4301 of this title.
Reference
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Citation
7 U.S.C. § 2273
Title 7 — Agriculture
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73