7 U.S.C. § 5404 — Good Neighbor Environmental Board

Page 1753 TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE § 5405 (3) such recommendations as the Secretary considers appropriate regarding current or ad- ditional environmental protection programs, initiatives, or policies that will balance the needs of production agriculture while address- ing environmental concerns. (d) Authorization of appropriations There are hereby authorized to be appro- priated annually not to exceed $2,000,000 to carry out this chapter. (Pub. L. 101–624, title XIV, § 1473, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3620; Pub. L. 102–237, title II, § 201(d), Dec. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1847.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 1991—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 102–237, § 201(d)(1), sub- stituted ‘‘paragraph (2)’’ for ‘‘subparagraph (B)’’. Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 102–237, § 201(d)(2), substituted ‘‘paragraph (1)’’ for ‘‘subparagraph (A)’’ in introductory provisions. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1991 AMENDMENT Amendment by Pub. L. 102–237 effective as if included in the provision of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990, Pub. L. 101–624, to which the amendment relates, see section 1101(b)(1) of Pub. L. 102–237, set out as a note under section 1421 of this title. TERMINATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS For termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions in subsec. (c) of this section relating to submittal of an- nual report to Congress, see section 3003 of Pub. L. 104–66, as amended, set out as a note under section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance, and page 49 of House Document No. 103–7. § 5404. Good Neighbor Environmental Board (a) Establishment The President shall establish an advisory board to be known as the Good Neighbor Envi- ronmental Board (hereinafter in this section re- ferred to as the ‘‘Board’’). (b) Purpose The purpose of the Board shall be to advise the President and the Congress on the need for im- plementation of environmental and infrastruc- ture projects (including projects that affect ag- riculture, rural development, and human nutri- tion) within the States of the United States con- tiguous to Mexico in order to improve the qual- ity of life of persons residing on the United States side of the border. (c) Membership The Board shall be composed of— (1) representatives from the United States Government, including a representative from the Department of Agriculture and representa- tives from other appropriate agencies; (2) representatives from the governments of the States of Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas; and (3) representatives from private organiza- tions, including community development, aca- demic, health, environmental, and other non- governmental entities with experience and ex- pertise on environmental and infrastructure problems along the southwest border. (d) Annual reports to President and Congress (1) In general The Board shall submit to the President and the Congress of the United States an annual report on— (A) the environmental and infrastructure projects referred to in subsection (a) that have been implemented, and (B) the need for the implementation of ad- ditional environmental and infrastructure projects. (2) Transmission of copies to Board members The Board shall— (A) transmit to each member of the Board a copy of any report to be submitted pursu- ant to paragraph (1) at least 14 days before its submission, and (B) allow each member of the Board to have 14 days within which to prepare and submit supplemental views with respect to the recommendations of the Board for inclu- sion in such report. (Pub. L. 102–532, § 6, Oct. 27, 1992, 106 Stat. 3513.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was enacted as part of the Enterprise for the Americas Initiative Act of 1992, and not as part of sub- title F (§ 1471 et seq.) of title XIV of Pub. L. 101–624 which comprises this chapter. Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries TERMINATION OF ADVISORY BOARDS Advisory boards established after Jan. 5, 1973, to ter- minate not later than the expiration of the 2-year pe- riod beginning on the date of their establishment, un- less, in the case of a board established by the President or an officer of the Federal Government, such board is renewed by appropriate action prior to the expiration of such 2-year period, or in the case of a board estab- lished by Congress, its duration is otherwise provided by law. See sections 1001(2) and 1013 of Title 5, Govern- ment Organization and Employees. Executive Documents DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY Authority of President under this section delegated to Administrator of Environmental Protection Agency by section 10 of Ex. Ord. No. 12916, May 13, 1994, 59 F.R. 25780, set out as a note under section 3473 of Title 19, Customs Duties. § 5405. Agricultural air quality research over- sight (a) Findings Congress finds that— (1) various studies have alleged that agri- culture is a source of PM–10 emissions; (2) many of these studies have often been based on erroneous data; (3) Federal research activities are currently being conducted by the Department of Agri- culture to determine the true extent to which agricultural activities contribute to air pollu- tion and to determine cost-effective ways in which the agricultural industry can reduce any pollution that exists; and (4) any Federal policy recommendations that may be issued by any Federal agency to ad-