7 U.S.C. § 8787: Hard white wheat development…

Summary

The Secretary of Agriculture must set up a hard white wheat development program if money is available. The program’s goal is to help hard white wheat become a regular market class and to reach at least 240,000,000 bushels by 2012. If funds are provided for the 2009 through 2012 crops, the Secretary will give incentive payments to growers. Payments are limited by region and cannot cover more than 2,900,000 acres total (or the same output using 50 bushels per acre). Payments must be at least $0.20 per bushel and at least $2.00 per acre. Up to $35,000,000 is authorized for fiscal years 2009 through 2012. Eligible hard white wheat seed — certified seed that fits the State, has a quality rating of “superior” or better, and is approved under a State seed program. Program — the hard white wheat development program the Secretary creates. Secretary — the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, working with State Departments of Agriculture and State Wheat Commissions in hard white wheat areas.

Title 7, §8787

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(a)Definitions

In this section: (1) Eligible hard white wheat seed

(2)Program

The term “program” means the hard white wheat development program established under subsection (b)(1).

(3)Secretary

The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with the State Departments of Agriculture and the State Wheat Commissions of the States in regions in which hard white wheat is produced, as determined by the Secretary.

(b)Establishment

(1)In general

Subject to the availability of appropriations, the Secretary shall establish a hard white wheat development program in accordance with paragraph (2) to promote the establishment of hard white wheat as a viable market class of wheat in the United States by encouraging production of at least 240,000,000 bushels of hard white wheat by 2012.

(2)Payments

(A)In general

Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C) and subsection (c), if funds are made available for any of the 2009 through 2012 crops of hard white wheat, the Secretary shall make available incentive payments to producers of those crops.

(B)Acreage limitation

The Secretary shall carry out subparagraph (A) subject to a regional limitation determined by the Secretary on the number of acres for which payments may be received that takes into account planting history and potential planting, but does not exceed a total of 2,900,000 acres or the equivalent volume of production based on a yield of 50 bushels per acre.

(C)Payment limitations

Payments to producers on a farm described in subparagraph (A) shall be—

(i)in an amount that is not less than $0.20 per bushel; and

(ii)in an amount that is not less than $2.00 per acre for planting eligible hard white wheat seed.

(c)Authorization of appropriations

There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $35,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2009 through 2012.

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 enacted identical sections. Pub. L. 110–234 was repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

Enactment 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 a note under section 8701 of this title.

§8787 Hard White Wheat Development Program