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Title 16 — Conservation

Chapter 3B — Soil Conservation

§ 590f. Authorization of appropriations and conservation technical assistance funds

Statutory text

(a)

Authorization of appropriations

There is authorized to be appropriated for the purposes of this chapter such sums as Congress may from time to time determine to be necessary.

Appropriations for carrying out this chapter allocated for the production or procurement of nursery stock by any Federal agency, or funds appropriated to any Federal agency for allocation to cooperating States for the production or procurement of nursery stock, shall remain available for expenditure for not more than three fiscal years.

(b)

Conservation Technical Assistance Fund

(1)

In general

There is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the “Conservation Technical Assistance Fund” (referred to in this subsection as the “Fund”), to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture.

(2)

Deposits

An amount equal to the amounts collected as fees under section 590c(4) of this title and late payments, interest, and such other amounts as are authorized to be collected pursuant to section 3717 of title 31 shall be deposited in the Fund.

(3)

Availability

Amounts in the Fund shall—

(A)

only be available to the extent and in the amount provided in advance in appropriations Acts;

(B)

be used for the costs of carrying out this chapter; and

(C)

remain available until expended.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

  1. Pub. L. 74–85 § 6 · 49 Stat. 163

    Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 590f

    Apr. 27, 1935, ch. 85, § 6, 49 Stat. 164

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Apr. 27, 1935, ch. 85, § 6, 49 Stat. 164

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    Sec. 6. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the purposes of this Act such sums as Congress may from time to time determine to be necessary.

  2. Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013

    Pub. L. 113–67 div. A title VII § 705(b) · 127 Stat. 1165

    1. Inserted · 16 U.S.C. § 590f

      Pub. L. 113–67 inserted section catchline

    2. Amended · 16 U.S.C. § 590f

      Pub. L. 113–67 designated existing provisions as subsec. (a)

    3. Inserted · 16 U.S.C. § 590f

      Pub. L. 113–67 inserted heading

    4. Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 590f

      Pub. L. 113–67 substituted “There is authorized” for “There are hereby authorized”

    5. Added · 16 U.S.C. § 590f

      Pub. L. 113–67 added subsec. (b)

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 113–67 inserted section catchline, designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, substituted “There is authorized” for “There are hereby authorized”, and added subsec. (b).

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (b) Conservation Technical Assistance Fund.— Section 6 of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act (16 U.S.C. 590f) is amended— (1) by striking “sec. 6.” and all that follows through “There are hereby authorized” and inserting the following: “SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS AND CONSERVATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FUNDS. “(a) Authorization of Appropriations.— There is authorized” ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: “(b) Conservation Technical Assistance Fund.— “(1) In general.— There is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund to be known as the ‘Conservation Technical Assistance Fund’ (referred to in this subsection as the ‘Fund’), to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture. “(2) Deposits.— An amount equal to the amounts collected as fees under section 3(4) and late payments, interest, and such other amounts as are authorized to be collected pursuant to section 3717 of title 31, United States Code, shall be deposited in the Fund. “(3) Availability.— Amounts in the Fund shall— “(A) only be available to the extent and in the amount provided in advance in appropriations Acts; “(B) be used for the costs of carrying out this Act; and “(C) remain available until expended.” .

6 of 6 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

Amendments1944–2013 · 2 rounds

2013

Pub. L. 113–67 inserted section catchline, designated existing provisions as subsec. (a), inserted heading, substituted “There is authorized” for “There are hereby authorized”, and added subsec. (b).

1944

Act , inserted second par.

Credits

1935–2013 · 3 acts
  1. 1935Apr. 27, 1935, ch. 85, § 6, 49 Stat. 164
  2. 1944Sept. 21, 1944, ch. 412, title III, § 302(a), 58 Stat. 738
  3. 2013Pub. L. 113–67, div. A, title VII, § 705(b), , 127 Stat. 1193.
Show as published

(Apr. 27, 1935, ch. 85, § 6, 49 Stat. 164; Sept. 21, 1944, ch. 412, title III, § 302(a), 58 Stat. 738; Pub. L. 113–67, div. A, title VII, § 705(b), , 127 Stat. 1193.)

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