§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, §402, Aug. 4, 1978, 92 Stat. 434 ; Pub. L. 101–82, title V, §502, Aug. 14, 1989, 103 Stat. 586 .)

Amendments

1989-Pub. L. 101–82, §502(1), inserted "(including measures carried out to assist confined livestock)".

Pub. L. 101–82, §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.