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7 U.S.C. § 3701 — Congressional findings and declarations
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Congress finds and declares that—
(1) an adequate system for the efficient transient storage and movement of bulk agricultural commodities is essential to the overall success of the agricultural industry of the Nation, the development of rural areas of the Nation, and the economic stability of the Nation;
(2) the movement and storage of bulk agricultural commodities has been seriously and repeatedly impeded by shortages of transient storage facilities, adequate rail rolling stock, and the deterioration of many railroad track beds and rural highways throughout the United States;
(3) the efficient movement and storage of bulk agricultural commodities may be achieved and facilitated by the joint location at strategic points throughout the United States of transient storage facilities and multimodal terminal facilities constructed especially for the efficient shipment and receipt of agricultural commodities; and
(4) the location of such facilities must be carefully planned to assure maximum benefits to producers of agricultural commodities and unprocessed agricultural products and utilization of the most efficient means of transporting bulk agricultural commodities for domestic and export markets.
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Congress finds and declares that—
(1) an adequate system for the efficient transient storage and movement of bulk agricultural commodities is essential to the overall success of the agricultural industry of the Nation, the development of rural areas of the Nation, and the economic stability of the Nation;
(2) the movement and storage of bulk agricultural commodities has been seriously and repeatedly impeded by shortages of transient storage facilities, adequate rail rolling stock, and the deterioration of many railroad track beds and rural highways throughout the United States;
(3) the efficient movement and storage of bulk agricultural commodities may be achieved and facilitated by the joint location at strategic points throughout the United States of transient storage facilities and multimodal terminal facilities constructed especially for the efficient shipment and receipt of agricultural commodities; and
(4) the location of such facilities must be carefully planned to assure maximum benefits to producers of agricultural commodities and unprocessed agricultural products and utilization of the most efficient means of transporting bulk agricultural commodities for domestic and export markets.
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### Statutory Notes
Section, Pub. L. 87–128, title III, § 310A, as added Pub. L. 92–419, title I, § 117, Aug. 30, 1972, 86 Stat. 663, related to insured watershed and resource conservation and development loans.
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**(a) Loans to private business enterprises**
(1) **Definitions** — In this subsection:
(A) *Aquaculture* — The term “aquaculture” means the culture or husbandry of aquatic animals or plants by private industry for commercial purposes including the culture and growing of fish by private industry for the purpose of creating or augmenting publicly owned and regulated stocks of fish.
(B) *Solar energy* — The term “solar energy” means energy derived from sources (other than fossil fuels) and technologies included in the Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974, as amended [[42 U.S.C. 5901](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5901&num=0&edition=prelim) et seq.].
(2) **Loan purposes** — The Secretary may make and insure loans to public, private, or cooperative organizations organized for profit or nonprofit and private investment funds that invest primarily in cooperative organizations, to Indian tribes on Federal and State reservations or other federally recognized Indian tribal groups, or to individuals for the purposes of—
(A) improving, developing, or financing business, industry, and employment (including through the financing of working capital) and improving the economic and environmental climate in rural communities, including pollution abatement and control;
(B) the conservation, development, and use of water for aquaculture purposes in rural areas;
(C) reducing the reliance on nonrenewable energy resources by encouraging the development and construction of solar energy systems and other renewable energy systems (including wind energy systems and anaerobic digestors for the purpose of energy generation), including the modification of existing systems, in rural areas; and
(D) to facilita
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As used in this chapter, the term—
(1) “bulk agricultural commodity” means any agricultural commodity that can be transported in bulk and can be temporarily stored in bulk quantities without undergoing processing or packaging. Such term also includes any commodity or product that is used by producers in the production of agricultural commodities and that can be stored or shipped in bulk, such as fertilizer and fuel;
(2) “unprocessed agricultural products” means food, fiber, and other agricultural products that have not been packaged or otherwise prepared for retail sale, including animal products and unfinished cotton, wool, leather, or any other unfinished natural material;
(3) “Secretary” means Secretary of Agriculture;
(4) “subterminal facility” means any facility that is located in the area of production or consumption of agricultural commodities or any major storage or major export point for such commodities and is located at a place that conveniently serves the needs of producers, purchasers, and consumers of bulk agricultural commodities, and is—
(A) used for the transient storage of bulk agricultural commodities and may include equipment or structures necessary for the transportation, upgrading, receiving, drying, or loading out of such commodities; or
(B) any rail siding, loading, or unloading facility that can accommodate unit railroad trains or multiple car trains and other appropriate transportation modes designed for the transport of bulk agricultural commodities and production materials; and
(5) “region” means two or more States acting together to develop a coordinated regional subterminal facilities plan.
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**(a) Grants; requisite provisions of plans**
(1) The Secretary shall, beginning not more than one hundred and eighty days after October 1, 1980, make financial assistance available to any State that makes application therefor, and that otherwise meets the requirements of this section, for the purpose of assisting such State in the development of a subterminal facilities plan (hereinafter in this chapter referred to as the “State plan”) for such State. Assistance under this section shall be made available in the form of a grant. No grant may be made to any State unless the Governor of such State or the appropriate agency of such State makes an application therefor as provided in this section. To the maximum extent practicable, the personnel and resources of the colleges or universities in the State which are eligible to receive funds under the Act of July 2, 1862 ([7 U.S.C. 301–305](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section301–305&num=0&edition=prelim), 307, and 308), or the Act of August 30, 1890 ([7 U.S.C. 321–326](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section321–326&num=0&edition=prelim) and 328), including Tuskegee Institute, shall be utilized in developing the subterminal facilities plan for that State pursuant to this section.
(2) The Secretary may also make grants under this section available to two or more States acting together to develop a coordinated regional subterminal facilities plan (hereinafter in this chapter referred to as the “regional plan”) for such region.
(3) Grants made under this section to any State or region may not exceed 80 per centum of the cost of preparing the State or regional plan.
(4) The State or regional plan shall prescribe in detail the actions such State or region
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TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE
§ 3606
§ 3606. Repealed. Pub. L. 105–362, title I, § 101(g),
Nov. 10, 1998, 112 Stat. 3281
Section, Pub. L. 96–236, § 6, Apr. 22, 1980, 94 Stat. 337,
related to protection of interests of United States con-
sumers.
CHAPTER 68—AGRICULTURAL
SUBTERMINAL FACILITIES
Sec.
3701.
Congressional findings and declarations.
3702.
Definitions.
3703.
State and regional plans.
§ 3701. Congressional findings and declarations
Congress finds and declares that—
(1) an adequate system for the efficient tran-
sient storage and movement of bulk agricul-
tural commodities is essential to the overall
success of the agricultural industry of the Na-
tion, the development of rural areas of the Na-
tion, and the economic stability of the Nation;
(2) the movement and storage of bulk agri-
cultural commodities has been seriously and
repeatedly impeded by shortages of transient
storage facilities, adequate rail rolling stock,
and the deterioration of many railroad track
beds and rural highways throughout the
United States;
(3) the efficient movement and storage of
bulk
agricultural
commodities
may
be
achieved and facilitated by the joint location
at strategic points throughout the United
States of transient storage facilities and
multimodal terminal facilities constructed es-
pecially for the efficient shipment and receipt
of agricultural commodities; and
(4) the location of such facilities must be
carefully planned to assure maximum benefits
to producers of agricultural commodities and
unprocessed agricultural products and utiliza-
tion of the most efficient means of trans-
porting bulk agricultural commodities for do-
mestic and export markets.
(Pub. L. 96–358, § 2, Sept. 25, 1980, 94 Stat. 1184.)
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