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Title 7, AgricultureRelease 119-110

§8204 Limitations on Assistance

Title 7 › CHAPTER 108 — TREE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM › § 8204

Last updated Sep 23, 2026|Official source

Summary

People cannot get more than $75,000 in payments under this program, or the same value in tree seedlings. Payments also cannot cover more than 500 acres planted with trees or tree seedlings. The Secretary must write rules that say who counts as a “person” for the program. Those rules should match, as much as possible, the definition in section 1308 that existed before the change made by section 1603(a) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008. The Secretary must also make any other rules needed to apply these limits fairly.

Full Legal Text

Title 7, §8204

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(a)Amount
The total amount of payments that a person shall be entitled to receive under this chapter may not exceed $75,000, or an equivalent value in tree seedlings.
(b)Acres
The total quantity of acres planted to trees or tree seedlings for which a person shall be entitled to receive payments under this chapter may not exceed 500 acres.
(c)Regulations
The Secretary shall promulgate regulations—
(1)defining the term “person” for the purposes of this chapter, which shall conform, to the maximum extent practicable, to the regulations defining the term “person” promulgated under section 1308 of this title (before the amendment made by section 1603(a) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008); and
(2)promulgating such regulations as the Secretary determines necessary to ensure a fair and reasonable application of the limitation established under this section.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

References in Text

section 1308 of this title (before the amendment made by section 1603(a) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008), referred to in subsec. (c)(1), means section 1308 of this title before the amendment by section 1603(a) of Pub. L. 110–246, which amended the definition of “covered commodity” in section 1308(a)(1). section 1603(b) of Pub. L. 110–246 amended section 1308 by, among other things, adding subsec. (a)(4) which defined “person” and striking out subsec. (e) which related to issuance of

Regulations

defining “person”. The

Amendments

by section 1603 of Pub. L. 110–246 to section 1308 were effective May 22, 2008. 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

2014—Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 113–79 amended language inserted by Pub. L. 110–246, § 1603(g)(4). See 2008 Amendment note below. 2008—Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 110–246, § 1603(g)(4), as amended by Pub. L. 113–79, § 1609(b)(1), inserted “(before the amendment made by section 1603(a) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008)” after “section 1308 of this title”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 2014 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 113–79 effective as if included in Pub. L. 110–246, see section 1609(b)(2) of Pub. L. 113–79, set out as a note under section 1471g of this title.

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. § 8204

Title 7, Agriculture

Last Updated

Sep 23, 2026

Release point: 119-110