§ 243. — Imposition and collection of fees.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC243]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 10--WAREHOUSES
Sec. 243. Imposition and collection of fees
(a) In general
The Secretary shall assess persons covered by this chapter fees to
cover the costs of administering this chapter.
(b) Rates
The fees under this section shall be set at a rate determined by the
Secretary.
(c) Treatment of fees
All fees collected under this section shall be credited to the
account that incurs the costs of administering this chapter and shall be
available to the Secretary without further appropriation and without
fiscal year limitation.
(d) Interest
Funds collected under this section may be deposited in an interest-
bearing account with a financial institution, and any interest earned on
the account shall be credited under subsection (c) of this section.
(e) Efficiencies and cost effectiveness
(1) In general
The Secretary shall seek to minimize the fees established under
this section by improving efficiencies and reducing costs, including
the efficient use of personnel to the extent practicable and
consistent with the effective implementation of this chapter.
(2) Report
The Secretary shall publish an annual report on the actions
taken by the Secretary to comply with paragraph (1).
(Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, pt. C, Sec. 4, as added Pub. L. 106-472, title
II, Sec. 201, Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2064.)
Prior Provisions
A prior section 243, act Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, pt. C, Sec. 3, 39
Stat. 486, authorized investigation of warehousing, weighing,
classifying, and certification of agricultural products, inspection of
warehouses, and prescription of duties of warehousemen by Secretary of
Agriculture, prior to the general amendment of this chapter by Pub. L.
106-472. See section 242 of this title.
A prior section 4 of act Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, pt. C, was
classified to section 244 of this title, prior to the general amendment
of this chapter by Pub. L. 106-472.
