Title 7 — AgricultureRelease 119-73
§8202 Eligibility
Title 7 › Chapter CHAPTER 108— - TREE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › § 8202
Summary
The Secretary must give help under section 8203 to orchardists who lost commercially planted trees in a natural disaster. Aid applies only if tree deaths exceed 15% after normal losses are removed.
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Title 7, §8202
Agriculture — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
(a)Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary shall provide assistance under section 8203 of this title to eligible orchardists that planted trees for commercial purposes but lost the trees as a result of a natural disaster, as determined by the Secretary.
(b)An eligible orchardist shall qualify for assistance under subsection (a) only if the tree mortality of the eligible orchardist, as a result of damaging weather or related condition, exceeds 15 percent (adjusted for normal mortality).
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Citation
7 U.S.C. § 8202
Title 7 — Agriculture
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73