§ 5855. — Funding.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 7USC5855]
TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 88--RESEARCH
SUBCHAPTER III--NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL WEATHER INFORMATION SYSTEM
Sec. 5855. Funding
(a) Allocation of funds
(1) Cooperative work
Not less than 15 percent and not more than 25 percent of the
funds appropriated for a fiscal year to carry out this subchapter
shall be used for cooperative work with the National Weather Service
entered into under section 5852(b)(1) of this title.
(2) Competitive grants program
Not less than 15 percent and not more than 25 percent of such
funds shall be used by the Cooperative State Research Service for a
competitive grants program under section 5852(c) of this title.
(3) Weather information systems
Not less than 25 percent and not more than 35 percent of such
funds shall be divided equally between the participating States
selected for that fiscal year under section 5854 of this title.
(4) Other purposes
The remaining funds shall be allocated for use by the
Agricultural Weather Office and the Extension Service in carrying
out generally the provisions of this subchapter.
(b) Limitations on use of funds
Funds provided under the authority of this subchapter shall not be
used for the construction of facilities. Each State or agency receiving
funds shall not use more than 30 percent of such funds for equipment
purchases. Any use of the funds in facilitating the distribution of
agricultural and climate information to producers shall be done with
consideration for the role that the private meteorological sector can
play in such information delivery.
(c) Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 to carry out this
subchapter for each of the fiscal years 1991 through 1997.
(Pub. L. 101-624, title XVI, Sec. 1641, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3750;
Pub. L. 104-127, title VIII, Sec. 833, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1168.)
Amendments
1996--Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 104-127 substituted ``1997'' for
``1995''.
