Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

7 U.S.C. § 8204

Limitations on assistance

(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)
section 1308 of this title1
1 See References in Text note below.
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 (before the amendment made by section 1603(a)  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.

Pub. L. 107–171, title X, § 10204116 Stat. 491Pub. L. 110–234, title I, § 1603(g)(4)122 Stat. 1011Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a)122 Stat. 1664Pub. L. 113–79, title I, § 1609(b)(1)128 Stat. 709(, , ; , , ; , title I, § 1603(g)(4), , , 1740; , , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Section 1308 of this titlesection 1308 of this titlesection 1603(a) of Pub. L. 110–246Section 1603(b) of Pub. L. 110–246section 1603 of Pub. L. 110–246 (before the amendment made by section 1603(a) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008), referred to in subsec. (c)(1), means before the amendment by , which amended the definition of “covered commodity” in section 1308(a)(1). 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 to section 1308 were effective .

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 The amendments by were repealed by .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. 113–79Pub. L. 110–246, § 1603(g)(4)2014—Subsec. (c)(1). amended language inserted by . See 2008 Amendment note below.

Pub. L. 110–246, § 1603(g)(4)Pub. L. 113–79, § 1609(b)(1)section 1308 of this title2008—Subsec. (c)(1). , as amended by , inserted “(before the amendment made by section 1603(a) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008)” after “”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2014 Amendment

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

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 , see , set out as an Effective Date note under .