Title 7, AgricultureRelease 119-102

§950cc–1 Environmental Reviews

Title 7 › CHAPTER 31 — RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AND TELEPHONE SERVICE › SUBCHAPTER VII — GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › § 950cc–1

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Secretary may commit but not pay funds early if a later site review of broadband facilities in the borrower's area will suffice and not harm the project.

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Title 7, §950cc–1

Agriculture, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

The Secretary may obligate, but not disperse, funds under this chapter before the completion of otherwise required environmental, historical, or other types of reviews if the Secretary determines that a subsequent site-specific review shall be adequate and easily accomplished for the location of towers, poles, or other broadband facilities in the service area of the borrower without compromising the project or the required reviews.

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Citation

7 U.S.C. § 950cc–1

Title 7, Agriculture

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102