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Title 7 — Agriculture

Chapter 108 — Tree Assistance Program

§ 8204. Limitations on assistance

Statutory text

(a)

Amount

The total amount of payments that a person shall be entitled to receive under this chapter may not exceed $75,000, or an equivalent value in tree seedlings.

(b)

Acres

The total quantity of acres planted to trees or tree seedlings for which a person shall be entitled to receive payments under this chapter may not exceed 500 acres.

(c)

Regulations

The Secretary shall promulgate regulations—

(1)

defining the term “person” for the purposes of this chapter, which shall conform, to the maximum extent practicable, to the regulations defining the term “person” promulgated under section 1308 of this title (before the amendment made by section 1603(a) 1 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008); and

(2)

promulgating such regulations as the Secretary determines necessary to ensure a fair and reasonable application of the limitation established under this section.

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. Pub. L. 107–171 title X § 10204 · 116 Stat. 134

    Enacted · 7 U.S.C. § 8204

    Pub. L. 107–171, title X, § 10204, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 491

    Source evidence

    Code source credit
    Pub. L. 107–171, title X, § 10204, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 491

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    SEC. 10204. LIMITATIONS ON ASSISTANCE. (a) Amount.— The total amount of payments that a person shall be entitled to receive under this subtitle may not exceed $75,000, or an equivalent value in tree seedlings. (b) Acres.— The total quantity of acres planted to trees or tree seedlings for which a person shall be entitled to receive payments under this subtitle may not exceed 500 acres. (c) Regulations.— The Secretary shall promulgate regulations— (1) defining the term “person” for the purposes of this subtitle, which shall conform, to the maximum extent practicable, to the regulations defining the term “person” promulgated under section 1001 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308); and (2) promulgating such regulations as the Secretary determines necessary to ensure a fair and reasonable application of the limitation established under this section.

  2. Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008

    Pub. L. 110–246 § 1603(g)(4) · 122 Stat. 1651

    1. Amended · 7 U.S.C. § 8204(c)(1)

      Pub. L. 110–246, § 1603(g)(4), as amended by Pub. L. 113–79, § 1609(b)(1)

    2. Inserted · 7 U.S.C. § 8204(c)(1)

      Pub. L. 110–246, § 1603(g)(4), as inserted “(before the amendment made by section 1603(a) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008)” after “section 1308 of this title”

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 110–246, § 1603(g)(4), as amended by Pub. L. 113–79, § 1609(b)(1), inserted “(before the amendment made by section 1603(a) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008)” after “section 1308 of this title”.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (4) Section 10204(c)(1) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8204(c)(1)) is amended by inserting “(before the amendment made by section 1703(a) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008)” after “1308)”.

    Effective date note
    Amendment by Pub. L. 113–79 effective as if included in Pub. L. 110–246, see section 1609(b)(2) of Pub. L. 113–79, set out as a note under section 1471g of this title.

  3. Agricultural Act of 2014

    Pub. L. 113–79 title I § 1609(b)(1) · 128 Stat. 649

    Inserted · 7 U.S.C. § 8204(c)(1)

    Pub. L. 113–79 amended language inserted by Pub. L. 110–246, § 1603(g)(4). See 2008 Amendment note below

    Source evidence

    Code amendment note
    Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 113–79 amended language inserted by Pub. L. 110–246, § 1603(g)(4). See 2008 Amendment note below.

    Enacted provision · exact public law section
    (1) Amendment.— Section 1603(g) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (Public Law 110–246; 122 Stat. 1739) 7 USC 1471g, 1524, 8204; 16 USC 2106a; 19 USC 2401. is amended in paragraphs (2) through (6) and the amendments made by those paragraphs by striking “1703(a)” each place it appears and inserting “1603(a)”.

    Effective date note
    Amendment by Pub. L. 113–79 effective as if included in Pub. L. 110–246, see section 1609(b)(2) of Pub. L. 113–79, set out as a note under section 1471g of this title.

4 of 4 references resolved to an enrolled provision

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Section 1308 of this title (before the amendment made by section 1603(a) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008), referred to in subsec. (c)(1), means section 1308 of this title before the amendment by section 1603(a) of Pub. L. 110–246, which amended the definition of “covered commodity” in section 1308(a)(1). Section 1603(b) of Pub. L. 110–246 amended section 1308 by, among other things, adding subsec. (a)(4) which defined “person” and striking out subsec. (e) which related to issuance of regulations defining “person”. The amendments by section 1603 of Pub. L. 110–246 to section 1308 were effective .

Codification

Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 made identical amendments to this section. The amendments by Pub. L. 110–234 were repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246.

Amendments2008–2014 · 2 rounds

2014

Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 113–79 amended language inserted by Pub. L. 110–246, § 1603(g)(4). See 2008 Amendment note below.

2008

Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 110–246, § 1603(g)(4), as amended by Pub. L. 113–79, § 1609(b)(1), inserted “(before the amendment made by section 1603(a) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008)” after “section 1308 of this title”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2014 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 113–79 effective as if included in Pub. L. 110–246, see section 1609(b)(2) of Pub. L. 113–79, set out as a note under section 1471g of this title.

Effective Date of 2008 Amendment

Amendment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective , the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as an Effective Date note under section 8701 of this title.

Credits

2002–2014 · 4 acts
  1. 2002Pub. L. 107–171, title X, § 10204, , 116 Stat. 491
  2. 2008Pub. L. 110–234, title I, § 1603(g)(4), , 122 Stat. 1011
  3. 2008Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title I, § 1603(g)(4), , 122 Stat. 1664, 1740
  4. 2014Pub. L. 113–79, title I, § 1609(b)(1), , 128 Stat. 709.
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(Pub. L. 107–171, title X, § 10204, , 116 Stat. 491; Pub. L. 110–234, title I, § 1603(g)(4), , 122 Stat. 1011; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title I, § 1603(g)(4), , 122 Stat. 1664, 1740; Pub. L. 113–79, title I, § 1609(b)(1), , 128 Stat. 709.)

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