Allocation of funds
Cooperative work
section 5852(b)(1) of this titleNot less than 15 percent and not more than 25 percent of the funds appropriated for a fiscal year to carry out this subchapter shall be used for cooperative work with the National Weather Service entered into under .
Competitive grants program
section 5852(c) of this titleNot less than 15 percent and not more than 25 percent of such funds shall be used by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture for a competitive grants program under .
Weather information systems
section 5854 of this titleNot less than 25 percent and not more than 35 percent of such funds shall be divided equally between the participating States selected for that fiscal year under .
Other purposes
The remaining funds shall be allocated for use by the Agricultural Weather Office and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture in carrying out generally the provisions of this subchapter.
Limitations on use of funds
Funds provided under the authority of this subchapter shall not be used for the construction of facilities. Each State or agency receiving funds shall not use more than 30 percent of such funds for equipment purchases. Any use of the funds in facilitating the distribution of agricultural and climate information to producers shall be done with consideration for the role that the private meteorological sector can play in such information delivery.
Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subchapter $5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012 and $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2023.
Pub. L. 101–624, title XVI, § 1641104 Stat. 3750Pub. L. 104–127, title VIII, § 833110 Stat. 1168Pub. L. 110–234, title VII122 Stat. 1233Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a)122 Stat. 1664Pub. L. 113–79, title VII, § 7206128 Stat. 881Pub. L. 115–334, title VII, § 7207132 Stat. 4805(, , ; , , ; , §§ 7202, 7511(c)(20), , , 1269; , title VII, §§ 7202, 7511(c)(20), , , 1994, 2030; , , ; , , .)
Editorial Notes
Codification
Pub. L. 110–234Pub. L. 110–246Pub. L. 110–234section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246 and made identical amendments to this section. The amendments by were repealed by .
Amendments
Pub. L. 115–3342018—Subsec. (c). substituted “2023” for “2018”.
Pub. L. 113–792014—Subsec. (c). substituted “to carry out this subchapter $5,000,000” for “$5,000,000 to carry out this subchapter” and inserted “and $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018” before period at end.
Pub. L. 110–246, § 7511(c)(20)(A)2008—Subsec. (a)(2). , substituted “National Institute of Food and Agriculture” for “Cooperative State Research Service”.
Pub. L. 110–246, § 7511(c)(20)(B)Subsec. (a)(4). , substituted “National Institute of Food and Agriculture” for “Extension Service”.
Pub. L. 110–246, § 7202Subsec. (c). , substituted “2008 through 2012” for “1991 through 1997”.
Pub. L. 104–1271996—Subsec. (c). substituted “1997” for “1995”.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2008 Amendment
Pub. L. 110–234Pub. L. 110–246Pub. L. 110–234section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246section 8701 of this titleAmendment of this section and repeal of by effective , the date of enactment of , except as otherwise provided, see , set out as an Effective Date note under .
section 7511(c)(20) of Pub. L. 110–246section 7511(c) of Pub. L. 110–246section 1522 of this titleAmendment by effective , see , set out as a note under .