§ 590k. — Availability of funds.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 16USC590k]
TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
CHAPTER 3B--SOIL CONSERVATION
Sec. 590k. Availability of funds
All funds available for carrying out this chapter shall be available
for allotment to the bureaus and offices of the Department of
Agriculture and for transfer to such other agencies of the Federal or
State Governments, or to local public agencies, as the Secretary may
request to cooperate or assist in carrying out this chapter, and for
payments to committees or associations of producers in any region or
regions to cover the estimated administrative expenses to be incurred by
any such committee or association in cooperating in carrying out this
chapter: Provided, That the Secretary may prescribe that all or part of
such estimated expenses of any such committee or association may be
deducted pro rata from the payments or grants made to the members
thereof: Provided further, That the Secretary may make such payments in
advance of determination of performance. Funds so transferred may be
placed in a single account for each State.
(Apr. 27, 1935, ch. 85, Sec. 11, as added Feb. 29, 1936, ch. 104,
Sec. 1, 49 Stat. 1150; amended June 24, 1936, ch. 767, 49 Stat. 1915;
Aug. 3, 1956, ch. 950, Sec. 6(c), 70 Stat. 1033; Pub. L. 104-127, title
III, Sec. 336(a)(1)(B), Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1005.)
Amendments
1996--Pub. L. 104-127, at end of first sentence, substituted
``performance'' for ``performance: Provided further, That the transfer
of funds for services of technicians in formulating and carrying out
agricultural conservation programs, from allotments for agricultural
conservation payments within a State, shall be subject to such
limitations and conditions as may be provided in appropriation or other
law''.
1956--Act Aug. 3, 1956, authorized transfer of funds to local public
agencies and provided that transfer of funds for services of technicians
in formulating and carrying out agricultural programs from allotments
for agricultural conservation payments within the State shall be subject
to such limitations and conditions as may be provided in the
appropriation or other law, and that funds so transferred may be placed
in a single account for each State.
1936--Act June 24, 1936, authorized availability of funds for
payments to committees or associations of producers to cover the
estimated administrative expenses.
Transfer of Functions
Functions respecting lands under jurisdiction of Department of the
Interior, see Transfer of Functions note set out under section 590a of
this title.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 590g, 590m of this title;
title 7 sections 1388, 1391, 1392; title 12 section 1150a.
