§ 5506. — Water policy with respect to agrichemicals.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC5506]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 86--WATER QUALITY RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND COORDINATION
Sec. 5506. Water policy with respect to agrichemicals
(a) Authority
The Department of Agriculture shall be the principal Federal agency
responsible and accountable for the development and delivery of
educational programs, technical assistance, and research programs for
the users and dealers of agrichemicals to insure that--
(1) the use, storage, and disposal of agrichemicals by users is
prudent, economical, and environmentally sound; and
(2) agrichemical users, dealers, and the general public
understand the implications of their actions and the potential
effects on water.
The Secretary is authorized to undertake such programs and assistance in
cooperation with other Federal, State, and local governments and
agencies, and appropriate nonprofit organizations. The Secretary shall
disseminate the results of efforts in extension, technical assistance,
research, and related activities. The Secretary shall undertake
activities under this subtitle in coordination with the Office of
Agricultural Environmental Quality in section 5402 of this title.
(b) Effect on existing authority
The authority granted in subsection (a) of this section does not
alter or effect the responsibility of the Environmental Protection
Agency under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7
U.S.C. 136 et seq.).
(c) Participation
The following agencies shall participate in the Department's water
program: the Agricultural Research Service; the Agricultural
Stabilization and Conservation Service; the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service; the Cooperative State Research Service in
conjunction with the system of State agricultural experiment stations;
the Economic Research Service; the Extension Service, in conjunction
with State and county cooperative extension services; the Forest
Service; the National Agricultural Library; the National Agricultural
Statistics Service; the Soil Conservation Service; and other agencies
within the Department deemed appropriate by the Secretary.
(Pub. L. 101-624, title XIV, Sec. 1499, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3632;
Pub. L. 102-237, title II, Sec. 201(g), Dec. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1847;
Pub. L. 104-127, title VIII, Sec. 859(b), Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1173.)
References in Text
This subtitle, referred to in subsec. (a), means subtitle H
(Secs. 1491-1499) of title XIV of Pub. L. 101-624, Nov. 28, 1990, 104
Stat. 3627, which enacted sections 136i-1 and 5506 of this title,
amended sections 136a, 136a-1, 136d, 136w-3, and 450i of this title, and
enacted provisions set out as a note under section 136a of this title.
For complete classification of this subtitle to the Code, see Tables.
The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, referred to
in subsec. (b), is act June 25, 1947, ch. 125, as amended generally by
Pub. L. 92-516, Oct. 21, 1972, 86 Stat. 973, which is classified
generally to subchapter II (Sec. 136 et seq.) of chapter 6 of this
title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short
Title note set out under section 136 of this title and Tables.
Codification
Section was not enacted as part of the Agriculture and Water Policy
Coordination Act which comprises this chapter.
Amendments
1996--Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 104-127 struck out ``and section 3125c of
this title'' before ``does not alter''.
1991--Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102-237, Sec. 201(g)(1), inserted
``Agricultural'' before ``Environmental Quality'' and substituted
``section 5402 of this title'' for ``section 1612 of this Act''.
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 102-237, Sec. 201(g)(2), substituted ``Effect''
for ``Affect'' in heading and inserted reference to section 3125c of
this title.
Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 102-237, Sec. 201(g)(3), inserted ``and'' after
``Animal''.
Effective Date of 1991 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 102-237 effective as if included in the
provision of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990,
Pub. L. 101-624, to which the amendment relates, see section 1101(b)(1)
of Pub. L. 102-237, set out as a note under section 1421 of this title.
