§ 590o. Authorization of appropriations; distribution of appropriated funds

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. 1935

   Pub. L. 74–85 § 15 · 49 Stat. 163

   Enacted · 16 U.S.C. § 590o

   Apr. 27, 1935, ch. 85, § 15, as added Feb. 29, 1936, ch. 104, § 1, 49 Stat. 1151

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Apr. 27, 1935, ch. 85, § 15, as added Feb. 29, 1936, ch. 104, § 1, 49 Stat. 1151

2. 1972

   Rural Development Act of 1972

   Pub. L. 92–419 title VI § 606(6) · 86 Stat. 657

   Changed · 16 U.S.C. § 590o

   Pub. L. 92–419 made provisions of last paragraph respecting distribution of funds applicable to programs of agriculture-related pollution prevention and abatement practices

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 92–419 made provisions of last paragraph respecting distribution of funds applicable to programs of agriculture-related pollution prevention and abatement practices.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (6) By striking the words “soil-building practices and soil- and water-conserving practices” in the penultimate sentence of section 15 68 Stat. 908. 16 USC 590a. and substituting “soil-building practices, soil- and water-conserving practices, and agriculture-related pollution prevention and abatement practices”.

3. 1977

   Food and Agriculture Act of 1977

   Pub. L. 95–113 title XV § 1501(b) · 91 Stat. 913

   1. Inserted · 16 U.S.C. § 590o

      Pub. L. 95–113 inserted provisions directing that appropriated funds be available until expended, that funds be made available for long-term agreements, and that the Secretary distribute the available funds among the several States in accordance with their conservation needs as determined by the Secretary

   2. Struck · 16 U.S.C. § 590o

      Pub. L. 95–113 struck out provisions setting out a formula for determining the proper allocation of funds as between the various commodities and making reference to programs of soil-building practices, soil-conserving and water-conserving practices, and agricultural-related pollution prevention and abatement practices

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 95–113 inserted provisions directing that appropriated funds be available until expended, that funds be made available for long-term agreements, and that the Secretary distribute the available funds among the several States in accordance with their conservation needs as determined by the Secretary and struck out provisions setting out a formula for determining the proper allocation of funds as between the various commodities and making reference to programs of soil-building practices, soil-conserving and water-conserving practices, and agricultural-related pollution prevention and abatement practices.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (b) Section 15 of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act (49 Stat. 1151, as amended; 16 U.S.C. 590o) is amended by— (1) adding at the end of the first sentence three new sentences as follows: “The amount appropriated shall be available until expended. A specified amount or percentage of the appropriation shall be designated for long-term agreements based on farm and ranch conservation plans approved by local conservation districts, where such districts are organized. The Secretary shall distribute the funds available for financial assistance among the several States in accordance with their conservation needs, as determined by the Secretary.”; and (2) striking out the second paragraph.

   Effective date note
   Amendment by Pub. L. 95–113 effective Oct. 1, 1977, see section 1901 of Pub. L. 95–113, set out as a note under section 1307 of Title 7, Agriculture.

4. 1996

   Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996

   Pub. L. 104–127 title III § 336(a)(1)(D) · 110 Stat. 888

   1. Substituted · 16 U.S.C. § 590o

      Pub. L. 104–127 substituted “section 590g” for “sections 590g and 590h”

   2. Struck · 16 U.S.C. § 590o

      Pub. L. 104–127 struck out “A specified amount or percentage of the appropriation shall be designated for long-term agreements based on farm and ranch conservation plans approved by local conservation districts, where such districts are organized.” before “The Secretary shall distribute”

   3. Struck · 16 U.S.C. § 590o

      Pub. L. 104–127 struck out last par. which read as follows: “Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section and the provisions of section 590g(g) of this title, programs of soil-building practices, soil- and water-conserving practices, and agriculture-related pollution prevention and abatement practices shall be based on a distribution of the funds available for payments and grants among the several States in accordance with their conservation needs, as determinated by the Secretary, except that the proportion allocated to any State shall not be reduced by more than 15 per centum from the distribution of such funds for the next preceding program year. In carrying out such programs, the Secretary shall give particular consideration to conservation problems on farm lands diverted from crops under acreage allotment programs and to the maintenance of a proper balance between soil conserving and soil depleting crops on the farm.”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Pub. L. 104–127 substituted “section 590g” for “sections 590g and 590h”, struck out “A specified amount or percentage of the appropriation shall be designated for long-term agreements based on farm and ranch conservation plans approved by local conservation districts, where such districts are organized.” before “The Secretary shall distribute”, and struck out last par. which read as follows: “Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section and the provisions of section 590g(g) of this title, programs of soil-building practices, soil- and water-conserving practices, and agriculture-related pollution prevention and abatement practices shall be based on a distribution of the funds available for payments and grants among the several States in accordance with their conservation needs, as determinated by the Secretary, except that the proportion allocated to any State shall not be reduced by more than 15 per centum from the distribution of such funds for the next preceding program year. In carrying out such programs, the Secretary shall give particular consideration to conservation problems on farm lands diverted from crops under acreage allotment programs and to the maintenance of a proper balance between soil conserving and soil depleting crops on the farm.”

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (D) Section 15 of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act ( 16 U.S.C. 590o) is amended— (i) in the first undesignated paragraph— (I) in the first sentence, by striking “sections 7 and 8” and inserting “section 7”; and (II) by striking the third sentence; and (ii) by striking the second undesignated paragraph.

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