§251. Fee for warehouse examination, inspection, and licensing; amount; disposition of moneys

The Secretary of Agriculture, or the Secretary's designated representative, shall charge, assess, and cause to be collected a reasonable fee for (1) each examination or inspection of a warehouse (including the physical facilities and records thereof and the agricultural products therein) under this chapter; (2) each license issued to any person to classify, inspect, grade, sample, or weigh agricultural products stored or to be stored under provisions of this chapter; (3) each annual warehouse license issued to a warehouseman to conduct a warehouse under this chapter; and (4) each warehouse license amended, modified, extended, or reinstated under this chapter. Such fees shall cover, as nearly as practicable, the costs of providing such services and licenses, including administrative and supervisory costs: Provided, That the amount of such fees collected for cotton warehouse inspections shall not exceed $400,000 in the fiscal year ending September 30, 1982, $415,000 in fiscal year ending September 30, 1983, and $430,000 in the fiscal year ending September 30, 1984. All fees collected shall be credited to the current appropriation account that incurs the costs and shall be available without fiscal year limitation to pay the expenses of the Secretary incident to providing services under this chapter. The Secretary may deposit such funds in an interest bearing account with a financial institution. If any interest is earned on this account such interest shall be credited to the account for use by the Secretary in providing such services.

(Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, pt. C, §10, 39 Stat. 487 ; Mar. 2, 1931, ch. 366, §5, 46 Stat. 1464 ; Pub. L. 97–35, title I, §158(a)(1), Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 375 .)

Amendments

1981-Pub. L. 97–35 substituted provisions requiring the Secretary or the Secretary's designated representative to charge, assess, and cause to be collected fees for warehouse examination, inspection, and licensing, for provisions authorizing the Secretary or his designated representative to charge, assess, and cause to be collected fees for warehouse inspection and licensing.

1931-Act Mar. 2, 1931, inserted ", or his designated representative," after "Secretary of Agriculture", substituted "may" for "shall" where appearing for first time and substituted provision authorizing a reasonable fee to be charged for license issued to warehouseman or other person to classify etc., agricultural products for former provision requiring a fee of $2 per annum for each license or renewal thereof issued to a warehouseman, all in first sentence.

Effective Date of 1981 Amendment

Section 158(b) of Pub. L. 97–35 provided that: "The provisions of this section [amending this section and section 271 of this title] shall become effective October 1, 1981."

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in section 271 of this title.