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Title 7, AgricultureRelease 119-110

§2008p Grants for Noaa Weather Radio Transmitters

Title 7 › CHAPTER 50 — AGRICULTURAL CREDIT › SUBCHAPTER IV — ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › § 2008p

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary, through the Rural Utilities Service Administrator, can give grants to public agencies, nonprofits, and borrowers of RUS loans to help buy radio transmitters that expand NOAA’s all-hazards weather radio coverage in rural areas. To apply, you must give a binding promise from a tower owner to place the transmitter and explain how that placement will increase rural coverage. The federal share is up to 75 percent of the transmitter cost. Congress authorized $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2023.

Full Legal Text

Title 7, §2008p

Agriculture, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)In general
The Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Rural Utilities Service, may make grants to public and nonprofit entities, and borrowers of loans made by the Rural Utilities Service, for the Federal share of the cost of acquiring radio transmitters to increase coverage of rural areas by the all hazards weather radio broadcast system of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
(b)Eligibility
To be eligible for a grant under this section, an applicant shall provide to the Secretary—
(1)a binding commitment from a tower owner to place the transmitter on a tower; and
(2)a description of how the tower placement will increase coverage of a rural area by the all hazards weather radio broadcast system of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
(c)Federal share
A grant provided under this section shall be not more than 75 percent of the total cost of acquiring a radio transmitter, as described in subsection (a).
(d)Authorization of appropriations
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2023.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

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

Amendments

to this section. The

Amendments

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 L. 110–234 were repealed by section 4(a) of Pub.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

Amendments

2018—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 115–334 substituted “2023” for “2018”. 2014—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 113–79 added subsec. (d) and struck out former subsec. (d). Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.” 2008—Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 110–246, § 6021, substituted “2008 through 2012” for “2002 through 2007”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

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, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an

Effective Date

note under section 8701 of this title.

Reference

Citations & Metadata

Citation

7 U.S.C. § 2008p

Title 7, Agriculture

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110