16 U.S.C. § 2202

Current through P.L. 118-106 (published on www.congress.gov on 10/04/2024)

Section 2202 - Payments to agricultural producers for carrying out water conservation or water enhancing measures; criteria

The Secretary is authorized to make payments to agricultural producers who carry out emergency water conservation or water enhancing measures (including measures carried out to assist confined livestock) during periods of severe drought as determined by the Secretary.

16 U.S.C. § 2202

Pub. L. 95-334, title IV, §402, Aug. 4, 1978, 92 Stat. 434; Pub. L. 101-82, title V, §502, Aug. 14, 1989, 103 Stat. 586; Pub. L. 115-334, title II, §2403(a)(2)(A), Dec. 20, 2018, 132 Stat. 4571.

EDITORIAL NOTES

AMENDMENTS2018- Pub. L. 115-334 substituted "The Secretary is" for "The Secretary of Agriculture is".1989- Pub. L. 101-82, §502(1), inserted "(including measures carried out to assist confined livestock)". Pub. L. 101-82, §502(2), temporarily substituted "any fiscal year in which there is a period of severe drought" for "periods of severe drought". See Effective and Termination Dates of 1989 Amendment note below.

STATUTORY NOTES AND RELATED SUBSIDIARIES

EFFECTIVE AND TERMINATION DATES OF 1989 AMENDMENT Pub. L. 101-82, title V, §502(2), Aug. 14, 1989, 103 Stat. 586, provided in part that amendment by section 502(2) of Pub. L. 101-82 is effective only for fiscal year 1989.

EFFECTIVE DATESection effective Oct. 1, 1978, see section 406 of Pub. L. 95-334 set out as a note under section 2201 of this title.