Public Law 110-196

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Public Law 110-196
Public Law 110-196
by the 110th Congress of the United States
Pub.L. 110−196, 122 Stat. 653, enacted March 14, 2008
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456974Public Law 110-196 —
Pub.L. 110−196, 122 Stat. 653, enacted March 14, 2008
2008by the 110th Congress of the United States
110TH UNITED STATES CONGRESS
2ND SESSION

An Act
To extend agricultural programs beyond March 15, 2008, to suspend permanent price support authorities beyond that date, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,


SECTION 1. EXTENSION OF AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS.[edit]

(a) Extension.—
Except as otherwise provided in this section and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the authorities provided under the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-171; 7 U.S.C. 7901 et seq.) and each amendment made by that Act (and for mandatory programs at such funding levels), as in effect on September 30, 2007, shall continue, and the Secretary of Agriculture shall carry out the authorities, until April 18, 2008.
(b) Conservation Programs.—
(1) Farmland protection program.—
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Agriculture (referred to in this subsection as the ``Secretary”) shall continue the farmland protection program established under subchapter B of chapter 2 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838h et seq.) at a funding level of $97,000,000 per year.
(2) Ground and surface water conservation.—
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall continue the ground and surface water conservation program established under section 1240I of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-9) at a funding level of $60,000,000 per year.
(3) Wildlife habitat incentives program.—
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall continue the wildlife habitat incentive program established under section 1240N of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb-1) at a funding level of $85,000,000 per year.
(c) Exceptions.—
This section does not apply with respect to the following provisions of law:
(1) Section 1307(a)(6) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7957(a)(6)).
(2) Section 524(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1524(b)).
(3) Section 25 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2034).
(4) Section 601(j)(1) of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 950bb(j)(1)).
(5) Section 231(b)(4) of the Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000 (7 U.S.C. 1621 note; Public Law 106-224).
(6) Section 9002(k)(2) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8102(k)(2)).
(7) Section 9004(d) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8104(d)).
(8) Section 9006(f) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 8106(f)).
(9) Subtitles A through C of title I of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7911 et seq.), with respect to the 2008 crops (other than the 2008 crop of a loan commodity described in paragraph (11), (12), (13), or (14) of section 1202(b) of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7932(b))).
(d) Suspension of Permanent Price Support Authorities.—
The provisions of law specified in subsections (a) through (c) of section 1602 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (7 U.S.C. 7992) shall be suspended through April 18, 2008.
(e) Relation to Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008.—
(1) In general.—
Except as provided in paragraph (2), this section does not apply to the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 (division A of Public Law 110-161; 121 Stat. 1846).
(2) Repeal of superseded extension.—
Section 751 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008 (division A of Public Law 110-161; 121 Stat. 1883) is repealed.
(f) Effective Date.—
This section and the amendment made by this section shall take effect on March 15, 2008.


Approved March 14, 2008.


Legislative History[edit]

  • S. 2745, (H.R. 5578)
  • CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 154 (2008):
    • Mar. 12, considered and passed Senate and House.

See also[edit]

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