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16 U.S.C. § 2104a — Pest and Disease Revolving Loan Fund
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Authorized equipment**
(A) *In general* — The term “authorized equipment” means any equipment necessary for the management of forest land.
(B) *Inclusions* — The term “authorized equipment” includes—
(i) cherry pickers;
(ii) equipment necessary for—
(I) the construction of staging and marshalling areas;
(II) the planting of trees; and
(III) the surveying of forest land;
(iii) vehicles capable of transporting harvested trees;
(iv) wood chippers; and
(v) any other appropriate equipment, as determined by the Secretary.
(2) **Fund** — The term “Fund” means the Pest and Disease Revolving Loan Fund established by subsection (b).
(3) **Secretary** — The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Deputy Chief of the State and Private Forestry organization.
**(b) Establishment of Fund** There is established in the Treasury of the United States a revolving fund, to be known as the “Pest and Disease Revolving Loan Fund”, consisting of such amounts as are appropriated to the Fund under subsection (f).
**(c) Expenditures from Fund**
(1) **In general** — Subject to paragraph (2), on request by the Secretary, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer from the Fund to the Secretary such amounts as the Secretary determines are necessary to provide loans under subsection (e).
(2) **Administrative expenses** — An amount not exceeding 10 percent of the amounts in the Fund shall be available for each fiscal year to pay the administrative expenses necessary to carry out this section.
**(d) Transfers of amounts**
(1) **In general** — The amounts required to be transferred to the Fund under this section shall be transferred at least monthly from the general fu
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Authorized equipment**
(A) *In general* — The term “authorized equipment” means any equipment necessary for the management of forest land.
(B) *Inclusions* — The term “authorized equipment” includes—
(i) cherry pickers;
(ii) equipment necessary for—
(I) the construction of staging and marshalling areas;
(II) the planting of trees; and
(III) the surveying of forest land;
(iii) vehicles capable of transporting harvested trees;
(iv) wood chippers; and
(v) any other appropriate equipment, as determined by the Secretary.
(2) **Fund** — The term “Fund” means the Pest and Disease Revolving Loan Fund established by subsection (b).
(3) **Secretary** — The term “Secretary” means the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Deputy Chief of the State and Private Forestry organization.
**(b) Establishment of Fund** There is established in the Treasury of the United States a revolving fund, to be known as the “Pest and Disease Revolving Loan Fund”, consisting of such amounts as are appropriated to the Fund under subsection (f).
**(c) Expenditures from Fund**
(1) **In general** — Subject to paragraph (2), on request by the Secretary, the Secretary of the Treasury shall transfer from the Fund to the Secretary such amounts as the Secretary determines are necessary to provide loans under subsection (e).
(2) **Administrative expenses** — An amount not exceeding 10 percent of the amounts in the Fund shall be available for each fiscal year to pay the administrative expenses necessary to carry out this section.
**(d) Transfers of amounts**
(1) **In general** — The amounts required to be transferred to the Fund under this section shall be transferred at least monthly from the general fund of the Treasury to the Fund on the basis of estimates made by the Secretary of the Treasury.
(2) **Adjustments** — Proper adjustment shall be made in amounts subsequently transferred to the extent prior estimates were in excess of or less than the amounts required to be transferred.
**(e) Uses of Fund**
(1) **Loans**
(A) *In general* — The Secretary shall use amounts in the Fund to provide loans to eligible units of local government to finance purchases of authorized equipment to monitor, remove, dispose of, and replace infested trees that are located—
(i) on land under the jurisdiction of the eligible units of local government; and
(ii) within the borders of quarantine areas infested by plant pests.
(B) *Maximum amount* — The maximum amount of a loan that may be provided by the Secretary to an eligible unit of local government under this subsection shall be the lesser of—
(i) the amount that the eligible unit of local government has appropriated to finance purchases of authorized equipment in accordance with subparagraph (A); or
(ii) $5,000,000.
(C) *Interest rate* — The interest rate on any loan made by the Secretary under this paragraph shall be a rate equal to 2 percent.
(D) *Report* — Not later than 180 days after the date on which an eligible unit of local government receives a loan provided by the Secretary under subparagraph (A), the eligible unit of local government shall submit to the Secretary a report that describes each purchase made by the eligible unit of local government using assistance provided through the loan.
(2) **Loan repayment schedule**
(A) *In general* — To be eligible to receive a loan from the Secretary under paragraph (1), in accordance with each requirement described in subparagraph (B), an eligible unit of local government shall enter into an agreement with the Secretary to establish a loan repayment schedule relating to the repayment of the loan.
(B) *Requirements relating to loan repayment schedule* — A loan repayment schedule established under subparagraph (A) shall require the eligible unit of local government—
(i) to repay to the Secretary of the Treasury, not later than 1 year after the date on which the eligible unit of local government receives a loan under paragraph (1), and semiannually thereafter, an amount equal to the quotient obtained by dividing—
(I) the principal amount of the loan (including interest); by
(II) the total quantity of payments that the eligible unit of local government is required to make during the repayment period of the loan; and
(ii) not later than 20 years after the date on which the eligible unit of local government receives a loan under paragraph (1), to complete repayment to the Secretary of the Treasury of the loan made under this section (including interest).
**(f) Authorization of appropriations** There are authorized to be appropriated to the Fund such sums as are necessary to carry out this section.
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Agricultural commodity** — The term “agricultural commodity” has the meaning given the term in [section 5602 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section5602&num=0&edition=prelim).
(2) **Geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher** — The term “geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher” has the meaning given the term in section 10906(a) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 ([7 U.S.C. 2204](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section2204&num=0&edition=prelim) note; Public Law 107–171).
**(b) Authorization** Subject to the availability of funds under subsection (d), the Secretary may provide geographically disadvantaged farmers or ranchers direct reimbursement payments for activities described in subsection (c).
**(c) Transportation**
(1) **In general** — Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the Secretary may provide direct reimbursement payments to a geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher to transport an agricultural commodity, or inputs used to produce an agricultural commodity, during a fiscal year.
(2) **Proof of eligibility** — To be eligible to receive assistance under paragraph (1), a geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher shall demonstrate to the Secretary that transportation of the agricultural commodity or inputs occurred over a distance of more than 30 miles, as determined by the Secretary.
(3) **Amount**
(A) *In general* — Subject to paragraph (2), the amount of direct reimbursement payments made to a geographically disadvantaged farmer or rancher under this section for a fiscal year shall equal the product obtained by multiplying—
(i) the amount of costs incurred by the geographically di
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**(a) In general** The Secretary shall—
(1) carry out market news activities to provide timely price and shipment information of specialty crops in the United States; and
(2) use funds made available under subsection (b) to increase the reporting levels for specialty crops in effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
**(b) Authorization of appropriations** In addition to any other funds made available through annual appropriations for market news services, there is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $9,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2023, to remain available until expended.
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TITLE 16—CONSERVATION
§ 2104a
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than February 28 of
each year during the term of the pilot project, the
Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the
status of the pilot project. The report shall include at
least the following:
‘‘(A) A complete accounting of the use of funds
made available under subsection (f)(1)(A) until such
funds are fully expended.
‘‘(B) A complete accounting of the use of funds
and accounts made available under subsection (f)(1)
for the previous fiscal year, including a schedule of
the amounts drawn from each account used to per-
form resource management activities described in
subsection (d).
‘‘(C) A description of total acres treated for each
of the resource management activities required
under subsection (d), forest health improvements,
fire risk reductions, water yield increases, and
other natural resources-related benefits achieved
by the implementation of the resource management
activities described in subsection (d).
‘‘(D) A description of the economic benefits to
local communities achieved by the implementation
of the pilot project.
‘‘(E) A comparison of the revenues generated by,
and costs incurred in, the implementation of the re-
source management activities described in sub-
section (d) on the Federal lands included in the
pilot project area with the revenues and costs dur-
ing each of the fiscal years 1992 through 1997 for
timber management of such lands before their in-
clusion in the pilot project.
‘‘(F) A proposed schedule for the resource man-
agement activities to be undertaken in the pilot
project area during the 1-year period beginning on
the date of submittal of the report.
‘‘(G) A description of any adverse environmental
impacts from the pilot project.
‘
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