§ 5506. Water policy with respect to agrichemicals

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. 1990

   Conservation Program Improvements Act

   Pub. L. 101–624 title XIV § 1499 · 104 Stat. 3359

   Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 5506

   Pub. L. 101–624, title XIV, § 1499, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3632

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 101–624, title XIV, § 1499, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3632

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 1499. WATER POLICY WITH RESPECT TO AGRICHEMICALS. (a) Authority.— The Department of Agriculture shall be the principal Federal agency responsible and accountable for the development and delivery of educational programs, technical assistance, and research programs for the users and dealers of agrichemicals to insure that— (1) the use, storage, and disposal of agrichemicals by users is prudent, economical, and environmentally sound; and (2) agrichemical users, dealers, and the general public understand the implications of their actions and the potential effects on water. Inter-governmental relations. Nonprofit organizations. The Secretary is authorized to undertake such programs and assistance in cooperation with other Federal, State, and local governments and agencies, and appropriate nonprofit organizations. The Secretary shall disseminate the results of efforts in extension, technical assistance, research, and related activities. The Secretary shall undertake activities under this subtitle in coordination with the Office of Environmental Quality in section 1612 of this Act. (b) Affect on Existing Authority.— The authority granted in subsection (a) does not alter or effect the responsibility of the Environmental Protection Agency under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.). (c) Participation.— The following agencies shall participate in the Department’s water program: the Agricultural Research Service; the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service; the Animal Plant Health Inspection Service; the Cooperative State Research Service in conjunction with the system of State agricultural experiment stations; the Economic Research Service; the Extension Service, in conjunction with State and county cooperative extension services; the Forest Service; the National Agricultural Library; the National Agricultural Statistics Service; the Soil Conservation Service; and other agencies within the Department deemed appropriate by the Secretary.

2. 1991

   Pub. L. 102–237 § 201(g)(1) · 105 Stat. 1818

   1. Inserted · 7 U.S.C. § 5506(a)

      Pub. L. 102–237, § 201(g)(1), inserted “Agricultural” before “Environmental Quality”

   2. Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 5506(a)

      Pub. L. 102–237, § 201(g)(1), substituted “section 5402 of this title” for “section 1612 of this Act”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–237, § 201(g)(1), inserted “Agricultural” before “Environmental Quality” and substituted “section 5402 of this title” for “section 1612 of this Act”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (1) in the 4th sentence of subsection (a)— (A) by inserting “Agricultural” before “Environmental”; and (B) by striking “1612” and inserting “1472”;

3. 1991

   Pub. L. 102–237 § 201(g)(2) · 105 Stat. 1818

   1. Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 5506(b)

      Pub. L. 102–237, § 201(g)(2), substituted “Effect” for “Affect” in heading

   2. Inserted · 7 U.S.C. § 5506(b)

      Pub. L. 102–237, § 201(g)(2), inserted reference to section 3125c of this title

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102–237, § 201(g)(2), substituted “Effect” for “Affect” in heading and inserted reference to section 3125c of this title.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (2) in subsection (b)— (A) by striking “AFFECT” and inserting “EFFECT”; and (B) by inserting “and section 1499A” after “subsection (a)”; and

4. 1991

   Pub. L. 102–237 § 201(g)(3) · 105 Stat. 1818

   Inserted · 7 U.S.C. § 5506(c)

   Pub. L. 102–237, § 201(g)(3), inserted “and” after “Animal”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102–237, § 201(g)(3), inserted “and” after “Animal”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (3) in subsection (c), by inserting “and” after “Animal”,

5. 1996

   Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996

   Pub. L. 104–127 title VIII § 859(b) · 110 Stat. 888

   Struck · 7 U.S.C. § 5506(b)

   Pub. L. 104–127 struck out “and section 3125c of this title” before “does not alter”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104–127 struck out “and section 3125c of this title” before “does not alter”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (b) Conforming Amendment.— Section 1499(b) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5506(b)) is amended by striking “and section 1499A”.

6. 2008

   Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008

   Pub. L. 110–246 § 7511(c)(14) · 122 Stat. 1651

   Substituted · 7 U.S.C. § 5506(c)

   Pub. L. 110–246, § 7511(c)(14), substituted “the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, in conjunction with the system of State agricultural experiment stations and State and county cooperative extension services; the Economic Research Service;” for “the Cooperative State Research Service in conjunction with the system of State agricultural experiment stations; the Economic Research Service; the Extension Service, in conjunction with State and county cooperative extension services;”

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 110–246, § 7511(c)(14), substituted “the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, in conjunction with the system of State agricultural experiment stations and State and county cooperative extension services; the Economic Research Service;” for “the Cooperative State Research Service in conjunction with the system of State agricultural experiment stations; the Economic Research Service; the Extension Service, in conjunction with State and county cooperative extension services;”.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   (14) Section 1499(c) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5506(c)) is amended by striking “the Cooperative State Research Service” and all that follows through “extension services;” and inserting “the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, in conjunction with the system of State agricultural experiment stations and State and county cooperative extension services; the Economic Research Service;”.

   Effective date note
   Amendment 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, except as otherwise provided, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an Effective Date note under section 8701 of this title. Amendment by section 7511(c)(14) of Pub. L. 110–246 effective Oct. 1, 2009, see section 7511(c) of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as a note under section 1522 of this title.

8 of 8 references resolved to an enrolled provision