§ 2202. — Payments to agricultural producers for carrying out water conservation or water enhancing measures; criteria.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC2202]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 42--EMERGENCY CONSERVATION PROGRAM
Sec. 2202. Payments to agricultural producers for carrying out
water conservation or water enhancing measures; criteria
The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to make payments to
agricultural producers who carry out emergency water conservation or
water enhancing measures (including measures carried out to assist
confined livestock) during periods of severe drought as determined by
the Secretary.
(Pub. L. 95-334, title IV, Sec. 402, Aug. 4, 1978, 92 Stat. 434; Pub. L.
101-82, title V, Sec. 502, Aug. 14, 1989, 103 Stat. 586.)
Amendments
1989--Pub. L. 101-82, Sec. 502(1), inserted ``(including measures
carried out to assist confined livestock)''.
Pub. L. 101-82, Sec. 502(2), temporarily substituted ``any fiscal
year in which there is a period of severe drought'' for ``periods of
severe drought''. See Effective and Termination Dates of 1989 Amendment
note below.
Effective and Termination Dates of 1989 Amendment
Section 502(2) of Pub. L. 101-82 provided in part that amendment by
section 502(2) of Pub. L. 101-82 is effective only for fiscal year 1989.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 3811, 3821 of this title.
