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7 U.S.C. § 7784 — Establishment of program

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7 U.S.C. § 7784 — Establishment of program

**(a) In general** The Secretary shall establish a program to provide financial and technical assistance to control or eradicate noxious weeds. **(b) Grants** Subject to the availability of appropriations under [section 7786(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section7786/a&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary shall make grants under [section 7783 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section7783&num=0&edition=prelim) to weed management entities for the control or eradication of noxious weeds. **(c) Agreements** Subject to the availability of appropriations under [section 7786(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section7786/b&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary shall enter into agreements under [section 7784 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section7784&num=0&edition=prelim) with weed management entities to provide financial and technical assistance for the control or eradication of noxious weeds.

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**(a) In general** The Secretary shall establish a program to provide financial and technical assistance to control or eradicate noxious weeds. **(b) Grants** Subject to the availability of appropriations under [section 7786(a) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section7786/a&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary shall make grants under [section 7783 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section7783&num=0&edition=prelim) to weed management entities for the control or eradication of noxious weeds. **(c) Agreements** Subject to the availability of appropriations under [section 7786(b) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section7786/b&num=0&edition=prelim), the Secretary shall enter into agreements under [section 7784 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section7784&num=0&edition=prelim) with weed management entities to provide financial and technical assistance for the control or eradication of noxious weeds.

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7 U.S.C. § 7783 — Definitions

In this subchapter: (1) **Indian tribe** — The term “Indian Tribe” has the meaning given that term in [section 5304 of title 25](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section5304&num=0&edition=prelim). (2) **Weed management entity** — The term “weed management entity” means an entity that— (A) is recognized by the State in which it is established; (B) is established for the purpose of or has demonstrable expertise and significant experience in controlling or eradicating noxious weeds and increasing public knowledge and education concerning the need to control or eradicate noxious weeds; (C) may be multijurisdictional and multidisciplinary in nature; (D) may include representatives from Federal, State, local, or, where applicable, Indian Tribe governments, private organizations, individuals, and State-recognized conservation districts or State-recognized weed management districts; and (E) has existing authority to perform land management activities on Federal land if the proposed project or activity is on Federal lands. (3) **Federal lands** — The term “Federal lands” means those lands owned and managed by the United States Forest Service or the Bureau of Land Management.

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7 U.S.C. § 7702 — Authorization of appropriations

**(a) Grants** To carry out [section 7783 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section7783&num=0&edition=prelim), there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $7,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009, of which not more than 5 percent of the funds made available for a fiscal year may be used by the Secretary for administrative costs. **(b) Agreements** To carry out [section 7784 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section7784&num=0&edition=prelim), there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $7,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 through 2009, of which not more than 5 percent of the funds made available for a fiscal year may be used by the Secretary for administrative costs of Federal agencies.

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7 U.S.C. § 7784 — Agreements

Page 2106 TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE § 7783 shall enter into agreements under section 7784 of this title with weed management entities to pro- vide financial and technical assistance for the control or eradication of noxious weeds. (Pub. L. 106–224, title IV, § 453, as added Pub. L. 108–412, § 1, Oct. 30, 2004, 118 Stat. 2321.) § 7783. Grants to weed management entities (a) Consultation and consent In carrying out a grant under this subchapter, the weed management entity and the Secretary shall— (1) if the activities funded under the grant will take place on Federal land, consult with the heads of the Federal agencies having juris- diction over the land; or (2) obtain the written consent of the non- Federal landowner. (b) Grant considerations In determining the amount of a grant to a weed management entity, the Secretary shall consider— (1) the severity or potential severity of the noxious weed problem; (2) the extent to which the Federal funds will be used to leverage non-Federal funds to address the noxious weed problem; (3) the extent to which the weed manage- ment entity has made progress in addressing the noxious weeds problem; and (4) other factors that the Secretary deter- mines to be relevant. (c) Use of grant funds; cost shares (1) Use of grants A weed management entity that receives a grant under subsection (a) shall use the grant funds to carry out a project authorized by sub- section (d) for the control or eradication of a noxious weed. (2) Cost shares (A) Federal cost share The Federal share of the cost of carrying out an authorized project under this section exclusively on non-Federal land shall not ex- ceed 50 percent. (B) Form of non-Federal cost share The non-Federal share of the cost of car- rying out an authorized project

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