7 U.S.C. § 8204 — Limitations on assistance
submitted 24 years ago by Pub. L. 107-171 to r/title-7-AGRICULTURE · 141 words · no verdicts yet
Payments and covered acreage for tree losses are capped, and the Secretary must issue rules defining “person” and applying the limits fairly.
(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 (before the amendment made by section 1603
(a) 1 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.
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.
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.
The Secretary* shall promulgate regulations—
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 (before the amendment made by section 1603(a) 1 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008); and
promulgating such regulations as the Secretary determines necessary to ensure a fair and reasonable application of the limitation established under this section.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 107–171, title X, § 10204, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 491; Pub. L. 110–234, title I, § 1603(g)(4), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1011; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title I, § 1603(g)(4), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 1740; Pub. L. 113–79, title I, § 1609(b)(1), Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 709.)
- 2002Enacted · Pub. L. 107-171 · 116 Stat. 491
- 2008Amended · Pub. L. 110-234 · 122 Stat. 1011
- 2008Amended · Pub. L. 110-246 · 122 Stat. 1664, 1740
- 2014Amended · Pub. L. 113-79 · 128 Stat. 709
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 107-171 on 2002-05-13.
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