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7 U.S.C. § 8203 — Assistance
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Subject to [section 8204 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section8204&num=0&edition=prelim), the assistance provided by the Secretary to eligible orchardists for losses described in [section 8202 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section8202&num=0&edition=prelim) shall consist of—
(1) reimbursement of 75 percent of the cost of replanting trees lost due to a natural disaster, as determined by the Secretary, in excess of 15 percent mortality (adjusted for normal mortality); or
(2) at the option of the Secretary, sufficient seedlings to reestablish a stand.
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Subject to [section 8204 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section8204&num=0&edition=prelim), the assistance provided by the Secretary to eligible orchardists for losses described in [section 8202 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section8202&num=0&edition=prelim) shall consist of—
(1) reimbursement of 75 percent of the cost of replanting trees lost due to a natural disaster, as determined by the Secretary, in excess of 15 percent mortality (adjusted for normal mortality); or
(2) at the option of the Secretary, sufficient seedlings to reestablish a stand.
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**(a) Loss** Subject to subsection (b), the Secretary shall provide assistance under [section 8203 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section8203&num=0&edition=prelim) to eligible orchardists that planted trees for commercial purposes but lost the trees as a result of a natural disaster, as determined by the Secretary.
**(b) Limitation** An eligible orchardist shall qualify for assistance under subsection (a) only if the tree mortality of the eligible orchardist, as a result of damaging weather or related condition, exceeds 15 percent (adjusted for normal mortality).
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**(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](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section1308&num=0&edition=prelim) (before the amendment made by section 1603(a) 11 See References in Text note below. 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.
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TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE
§ 8115
awards made after Dec. 20, 2018, with matching funds
requirement in effect on Dec. 20, 2018, to continue to
apply to such grant, cooperative agreement, or other
award, see section 7614(c) of Pub. L. 115–334, set out as
a note under section 3151 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATE
Enactment of this section and repeal of Pub. L.
110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the
date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, see section 4 of
Pub. L. 110–246, set out as a note under section 8701 of
this title.
DEFINITION OF ‘‘SECRETARY’’
‘‘Secretary’’ as meaning the Secretary of Agri-
culture, see section 8701 of this title.
§ 8115. Carbon utilization and biogas education
program
(a) Definitions
In this section:
(1) Carbon dioxide
The term ‘‘carbon dioxide’’ means carbon di-
oxide that is produced as a byproduct of the
production of a biobased product.
(2) Eligible entity
The term ‘‘eligible entity’’ means an entity
that—
(A) is—
(i) an organization described in section
501(c)(3) of title 26 and exempt from tax-
ation under section 501(a) of that title; or
(ii) an institution of higher education (as
defined in section 1001(a) of title 20);
(B) has demonstrated knowledge about—
(i) sequestration and utilization of car-
bon dioxide; or
(ii) aggregation of organic waste from
multiple sources into a single biogas sys-
tem; and
(C) has a demonstrated ability to conduct
educational and technical support programs.
(b) Establishment
The Secretary, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Energy, shall make competitive grants
to eligible entities—
(1) to provide education to the public about
the economic and emissions benefits of perma-
nent sequestration or utilization of carbon di-
oxide with a primary objective of providing
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