Title 7 — Agriculture
Chapter 108 — Tree Assistance Program
§ 8202. Eligibility
Statutory text
Loss
Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary shall provide assistance under section 8203 of this title to eligible orchardists that planted trees for commercial purposes but lost the trees as a result of a natural disaster, as determined by the Secretary.
Limitation
An eligible orchardist shall qualify for assistance under subsection (a) only if the tree mortality of the eligible orchardist, as a result of damaging weather or related condition, exceeds 15 percent (adjusted for normal mortality).
Legislative history
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Pub. L. 107–171 title X § 10202 · 116 Stat. 134
Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 8202
(Pub. L. 107–171, title X, § 10202, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 490.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 107–171, title X, § 10202, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 490.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 10202. ELIGIBILITY. (a) Loss.— Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary shall provide assistance under section 10203 to eligible orchardists that planted trees for commercial purposes but lost the trees as a result of a natural disaster, as determined by the Secretary. (b) Limitation.— An eligible orchardist shall qualify for assistance under subsection (a) only if the tree mortality of the eligible orchardist, as a result of damaging weather or related condition, exceeds 15 percent (adjusted for normal mortality).
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