§5855 — Title 7 Agriculture | U.S. Code

Summary

Program funds each fiscal year must be split: 15–25% for cooperative work with the National Weather Service, 15–25% for NIFA (National Institute of Food and Agriculture) competitive grants, 25–35% divided equally among the States chosen that year, and the rest for the Agricultural Weather Office and NIFA to run the program. Funds may not be used to build facilities, and no State or agency can spend more than 30% on equipment. When sharing weather or climate information with producers, the role of private weather companies must be considered. The law authorizes $5,000,000 for each fiscal year 2008–2012 and $1,000,000 for each fiscal year 2014–2023.

Title 7, §5855

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(a)(1)Not less than 15 percent and not more than 25 percent of the funds appropriated for a fiscal year to carry out this subchapter shall be used for cooperative work with the National Weather Service entered into under section 5852(b)(1) of this title.

(2)Not less than 15 percent and not more than 25 percent of such funds shall be used by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture for a competitive grants program under section 5852(c) of this title.

(3)Not less than 25 percent and not more than 35 percent of such funds shall be divided equally between the participating States selected for that fiscal year under section 5854 of this title.

(4)The remaining funds shall be allocated for use by the Agricultural Weather Office and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture in carrying out generally the provisions of this subchapter.

(b)Funds provided under the authority of this subchapter shall not be used for the construction of facilities. Each State or agency receiving funds shall not use more than 30 percent of such funds for equipment purchases. Any use of the funds in facilitating the distribution of agricultural and climate information to producers shall be done with consideration for the role that the private meteorological sector can play in such information delivery.

(c)There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subchapter $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012 and $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2023.

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Editorial Notes

Codification Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 made identical

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to this section. The

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by Pub. L. 110–234 were repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246.

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2018—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 115–334 substituted “2023” for “2018”. 2014—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 113–79 substituted “to carry out this subchapter $5,000,000” for “$5,000,000 to carry out this subchapter” and inserted “and $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018” before period at end. 2008—Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 110–246, § 7511(c)(20)(A), substituted “National Institute of Food and Agriculture” for “Cooperative State Research Service”. Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 110–246, § 7511(c)(20)(B), substituted “National Institute of Food and Agriculture” for “Extension Service”. Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 110–246, § 7202, substituted “2008 through 2012” for “1991 through 1997”. 1996—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 104–127 substituted “1997” for “1995”.

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of 2008 AmendmentAmendment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, except as otherwise provided, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an

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note under section 8701 of this title. Amendment by section 7511(c)(20) of Pub. L. 110–246 effective Oct. 1, 2009, see section 7511(c) of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as a note under section 1522 of this title.

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