PRIA, Government Policy, Made Personal

Summary

Says the nation needs an effective system for temporary storage and movement of bulk farm goods because it is vital to farming, rural communities, and the economy. The flow of these goods has been blocked by lack of short-term storage, too few rail cars, and worn-out tracks and rural roads. Building temporary storage and transfer centers where trains, trucks, and ships connect at strategic spots will help move crops more efficiently. These sites must be planned to give the most benefit to farmers and to use the best ways to ship goods at home and abroad.

Title 7, §3701

Agriculture, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

Congress finds and declares that—

(1)an adequate system for the efficient transient storage and movement of bulk agricultural commodities is essential to the overall success of the agricultural industry of the Nation, the development of rural areas of the Nation, and the economic stability of the Nation;

(2)the movement and storage of bulk agricultural commodities has been seriously and repeatedly impeded by shortages of transient storage facilities, adequate rail rolling stock, and the deterioration of many railroad track beds and rural highways throughout the United States;

(3)the efficient movement and storage of bulk agricultural commodities may be achieved and facilitated by the joint location at strategic points throughout the United States of transient storage facilities and multimodal terminal facilities constructed especially for the efficient shipment and receipt of agricultural commodities; and

(4)the location of such facilities must be carefully planned to assure maximum benefits to producers of agricultural commodities and unprocessed agricultural products and utilization of the most efficient means of transporting bulk agricultural commodities for domestic and export markets.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Pub. L. 96–358, § 6, Sept. 25, 1980, 94 Stat. 1189, provided that: “The provisions of this Act [enacting this chapter and amending section 1932 of this title] shall become effective October 1, 1980.”

Short Title

Pub. L. 96–358, § 1, Sept. 25, 1980, 94 Stat. 1184, provided: “That this Act [enacting this chapter and amending section 1932 of this title] may be cited as the ‘Agricultural Subterminal Facilities Act of 1980’.”

§3701 Congressional Findings and Declarations