§ 136u. — State cooperation, aid, and training.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC136u]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 6--INSECTICIDES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PESTICIDE CONTROL
SUBCHAPTER II--ENVIRONMENTAL PESTICIDE CONTROL
Sec. 136u. State cooperation, aid, and training
(a) Cooperative agreements
The Administrator may enter into cooperative agreements with States
and Indian tribes--
(1) to delegate to any State or Indian tribe the authority to
cooperate in the enforcement of this subchapter through the use of
its personnel or facilities, to train personnel of the State or
Indian tribe to cooperate in the enforcement of this subchapter, and
to assist States and Indian tribes in implementing cooperative
enforcement programs through grants-in-aid; and
(2) to assist States in developing and administering State
programs, and Indian tribes that enter into cooperative agreements,
to train and certify applicators consistent with the standards the
Administrator prescribes.
Effective with the fiscal year beginning October 1, 1978, there are
authorized to be appropriated annually such funds as may be necessary
for the Administrator to provide through cooperative agreements an
amount equal to 50 percent of the anticipated cost to each State or
Indian tribe, as agreed to under such cooperative agreements, of
conducting training and certification programs during such fiscal year.
If funds sufficient to pay 50 percent of the costs for any year are not
appropriated, the share of each State and Indian tribe shall be reduced
in a like proportion in allocating available funds.
(b) Contracts for training
In addition, the Administrator may enter into contracts with
Federal, State, or Indian tribal agencies for the purpose of encouraging
the training of certified applicators.
(c) Information and education
The Administrator shall, in cooperation with the Secretary of
Agriculture, use the services of the cooperative State extension
services to inform and educate pesticide users about accepted uses and
other regulations made under this subchapter.
(June 25, 1947, ch. 125, Sec. 23, as added Pub. L. 92-516, Sec. 2, Oct.
21, 1972, 86 Stat. 996; amended Pub. L. 95-396, Sec. 21, Sept. 30, 1978,
92 Stat. 834.)
Amendments
1978--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95-396 extended provisions to Indian
tribes, authorized annual appropriation of funds for training and
certification programs, and required proportionate reduction of shares
in the allocation of available funds when appropriations do not cover 50
percent of the annual costs.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 95-396 authorized contracts with Indian tribal
agencies.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 95-396 substituted ``shall'' for ``may'',
substituted ``use'' for ``utilize'', and ``to inform and educate
pesticide users about accepted uses and other regulations'' for ``for
informing farmers of accepted uses and other regulations''.
Effective Date
For effective date of section, see section 4 of Pub. L. 92-516, set
out as a note under section 136 of this title.
Availability of Grants for Pesticide Program Development and
Implementation
Pub. L. 105-276, title III, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2499, provided
in part: ``That beginning in fiscal year 1999 and thereafter, pesticide
program implementation grants under section 23(a)(1) of the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, as amended [7 U.S.C.
136u(a)(1)], shall be available for pesticide program development and
implementation, including enforcement and compliance activities''.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in sections 136i, 136w-1 of this title.
