§ 5506. Water policy with respect to agrichemicals
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(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)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 National Institute of Food and Agriculture, in conjunction with the system of State agricultural experiment stations and State and county cooperative extension services; the Economic Research Service; 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, § 1499, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3632; Pub. L. 102–237, title II, § 201(g), Dec. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1847; Pub. L. 104–127, title VIII, § 859(b), Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1173; Pub. L. 110–234, title VII, § 7511(c)(14), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1268; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title VII, § 7511(c)(14), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2030.)
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- Public Law 102–237To make technical corrections to agricultural laws
- Public Law 110–234To provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes
- Public Law 110–246To provide for the continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes
- Public Law 101–624To extend and revise agricultural price support and related programs, to provide for agricultural export, resource conservation, farm credit, and agricultural research and related programs, to ensure consumers an abundance of food and fiber at reasonable prices, and for other purposes
- Public Law 104–127To modify the operation of certain agricultural programs
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- Pub. L. 101–624, title XIV, § 1499
- 104 Stat. 3632
- Pub. L. 102–237, title II, § 201(g)
- 105 Stat. 1847
- Pub. L. 104–127, title VIII, § 859(b)
- 110 Stat. 1173
- Pub. L. 110–234, title VII, § 7511(c)(14)
- 122 Stat. 1268
- Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a)
- 122 Stat. 1664
- Pub. L. 101–624
- 104 Stat. 3627
- act June 25, 1947, ch. 125
- Pub. L. 92–516
- 86 Stat. 973
- Pub. L. 110–234
- Pub. L. 110–246
- section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246
- Pub. L. 110–246, § 7511(c)(14)
- Pub. L. 104–127
- Pub. L. 102–237, § 201(g)(1)
- Pub. L. 102–237, § 201(g)(2)
- Pub. L. 102–237, § 201(g)(3)
- section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246
- section 7511(c)(14) of Pub. L. 110–246
- section 7511(c) of Pub. L. 110–246
- Pub. L. 102–237
- section 1101(b)(1) of Pub. L. 102–237
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§ 5506
Water policy with respect to agrichemicals
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 101–624, title XIV, § 1499
Stat.104 Stat. 3632
Pub. L.Pub. L. 102–237, title II, § 201(g)
Stat.105 Stat. 1847
Pub. L.Pub. L. 104–127, title VIII, § 859(b)
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