Chapter 45.
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CHAP. 45.— Joint Resolution To amend the joint resolution entitled “Joint resolution to provide for eradication of pink bollworm and authorizing an appropriation therefor,” approved May 21, 1928. February 8, 1930.[[H. J. Res. 232](/us/bill/71/hjres/232).][[Pub. Res., No. 42](/us/bill/71/pubres/42).] Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That joint resolution Pink bollworra of cotton.Vol. 45, p. 688, amended.entitled “Joint resolution to provide for eradication of pink bollworm and authorizing an appropriation therefor,” approved May 21, 1928 (Forty-fifth Statutes, page 688), is amended to read as follows:
" “That when any State shall have enacted legislation and taken Sum authorized to pay farmers for loss due to nonproduction in noncotton zones, established by a State to eradicate pest in affected area.*Post*, p. 1067. measures, including the establishment and enforcement of non-cotton zones, adequate, in the opinion of the Secretary of Agriculture, to eradicate the pink bollworm in any area thereof actually infested, or threatened, by such pests, the said Secretary, under regulations to be prescribed by him, is authorized to pay, out of $2,500,000 hereby authorized to be appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be expended in cooperation In cooperation with State authorities. with the proper authorities of the State concerned in compensating any farmer for his actual and necessary loss due to the enforced nonproduction of cotton within said zones: *Provided*, That no part *Provisos*.
Not available unless live bollworm be found in county, etc. of the funds herein authorized to be appropriated shall be available for compensation in connection with the establishment of a noncotton zone in any county unless and until the live pink bollworm is found within such county or within a radius of five miles thereof: *Provided further*, That such loss as to noncotton zones established Determination of loss in Texas as provided by laws thereof.Similarly by other States. by the State of Texas shall be determined as provided for in existing statutes of that State, and similarly by similar statutes which may later be provided by other States concerned, and that in estimating such loss due account shall be taken of the value of other crops which may be produced on said land, so that the loss shall not exceed the difference in return to the farmer from cotton over such other crops: *Provided further*, That such determination of actual and Approval of Secretary. necessary loss shall be subject to the review and approval of the 68 Compliance with quarantine, etc., regulations.
Secretary of Agriculture: *And provided further*, That no reimbursement shall be made with respect to any farmer who has not complied in good faith with all of the quarantine and control regulations prescribed by said Secretary of Agriculture and such State Acceptance of guaranty by legislature, etc. relative to the pink bollworm: *And provided further*, That when a State through action of its legislature or through action of individuals, associations, and/or corporations shall have made guarantees satisfactory to the Secretary of Agricuture that there shall be repaid into the Treasury of the United States one-half of the appropriation for compensation for the crop of 1930, then on the basis of a determination by the Secretary of Agriculture of the actual and necessary losses incident to the enforcement of noncotton zones the Available only for Crop of 1930. appropriation herein authorized shall be available only for compensation for the crop of 1930 unless the State in which any noncotton *Post*, p. 1067. zone is established shall thereafter appropriate and pay a sum in each year equal to the amount expended in such State by the United States under this authorization.
" Approved, February 8, 1930.