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Title 7 — Agriculture

Chapter 50 — Agricultural Credit

§ 2006e. Prohibition on use of loans for certain purposes

Statutory text

The Secretary shall not approve any loan under this chapter to drain, dredge, fill, level, or otherwise manipulate a wetland (as defined in section 3801(a)(16) 1 of title 16), or to engage in any activity that results in impairing or reducing the flow, circulation, or reach of water, except in the case of activity related to the maintenance of previously converted wetlands, or in the case of such activity that is already commenced before . This section shall not apply to a loan made or guaranteed under this chapter for a utility line.

Footnotes

  1. 1 See References in Text note below.

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. Agricultural Act of 1961

    Pub. L. 87–128 title III § 363 · 75 Stat. 294

    Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 2006e

    Pub. L. 87–128, title III, § 363, as added Pub. L. 101–624, title XVIII, § 1824, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3831

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 87–128, title III, § 363, as added Pub. L. 101–624, title XVIII, § 1824, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3831

  2. Pub. L. 102–237 title V § 501(i) · 105 Stat. 1818

    1. Inserted · 7 U.S.C. § 2006e

      Pub. L. 102–237 inserted a closing parenthesis after “3801(a)(16) of title 16”

    2. Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 2006e

      Pub. L. 102–237 substituted “before November 28, 1990” for “prior to the date of enactment of this section”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 102–237 inserted a closing parenthesis after “3801(a)(16) of title 16” and substituted “before November 28, 1990” for “prior to the date of enactment of this section”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (i) Amendments to Section 363.— Section 363 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 2006e) is amended— (1) by striking “3801(a)(16))” and inserting “3801(a)(16)))”; and (2) by striking “prior to the date of enactment of this section” and inserting “before November 28, 1990”.

    Effective date note
    Amendment by Pub. L. 102–237 effective as if included in the provision of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990, Pub. L. 101–624, to which the amendment relates, see section 1101(b)(3) of Pub. L. 102–237, set out as a note under section 1421 of this title.

  3. Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996

    Pub. L. 104–127 title VII § 751 · 110 Stat. 888

    Inserted · 7 U.S.C. § 2006e

    Pub. L. 104–127 inserted at end “This section shall not apply to a loan made or guaranteed under this chapter for a utility line.”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Pub. L. 104–127 inserted at end “This section shall not apply to a loan made or guaranteed under this chapter for a utility line.”

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 751. PROHIBITION ON USE OF LOANS FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES. Section 363 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2006e) is amended by adding at the end the following: “This section shall not apply to a loan made or guaranteed under this title for a utility line.”

3 of 4 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial

Editorial Notes

References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this title”, meaning title III of Pub. L. 87–128, , 75 Stat. 307, known as the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of title III to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1921 of this title and Tables.

Section 3801(a) of title 16, referred to in text, was subsequently amended, and section 3801(a)(16) no longer defines the term “wetland”. However, such term is defined elsewhere in that section.

Amendments1991–1996 · 2 rounds

1996

Pub. L. 104–127 inserted at end “This section shall not apply to a loan made or guaranteed under this chapter for a utility line.”

1991

Pub. L. 102–237 inserted a closing parenthesis after “3801(a)(16) of title 16” and substituted “before ” for “prior to the date of enactment of this section”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 1991 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 102–237 effective as if included in the provision of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990, Pub. L. 101–624, to which the amendment relates, see section 1101(b)(3) of Pub. L. 102–237, set out as a note under section 1421 of this title.

Credits

1990–1996 · 3 acts
  1. 1990Pub. L. 87–128, title III, § 363, as added Pub. L. 101–624, title XVIII, § 1824, , 104 Stat. 3831
  2. 1991amended Pub. L. 102–237, title V, § 501(i), , 105 Stat. 1868
  3. 1996Pub. L. 104–127, title VII, § 751, , 110 Stat. 1129.
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(Pub. L. 87–128, title III, § 363, as added Pub. L. 101–624, title XVIII, § 1824, , 104 Stat. 3831; amended Pub. L. 102–237, title V, § 501(i), , 105 Stat. 1868; Pub. L. 104–127, title VII, § 751, , 110 Stat. 1129.)

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