§ 7717. Control of grasshoppers and Mormon crickets
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(a)In general Subject to the availability of funds pursuant to this section, the Secretary shall carry out a program to control grasshoppers and Mormon crickets on all Federal lands to protect rangeland.
(b)Transfer authority
(1)In general Subject to paragraph (3), upon the request of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of the Interior shall transfer to the Secretary of Agriculture, from any no-year appropriations, funds for the prevention, suppression, and control of actual or potential grasshopper and Mormon cricket outbreaks on Federal lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior. The transferred funds shall be available only for the payment of obligations incurred on such Federal lands.
(2)Transfer requests Requests for the transfer of funds pursuant to this subsection shall be made as promptly as possible by the Secretary.
(3)Limitation Funds transferred pursuant to this subsection may not be used by the Secretary until funds specifically appropriated to the Secretary for grasshopper control have been exhausted.
(4)Replenishment of transferred funds Funds transferred pursuant to this subsection shall be replenished by supplemental or regular appropriations, which shall be requested as promptly as possible.
(c)Treatment for grasshoppers and Mormon crickets
(1)In general Subject to the availability of funds pursuant to this section, on request of the administering agency or the agriculture department of an affected State, the Secretary, to protect rangeland, shall immediately treat Federal, State, or private lands that are infested with grasshoppers or Mormon crickets at levels of economic infestation, unless the Secretary determines that delaying treatment will not cause greater economic damage to adjacent owners of rangeland.
(2)Other programs In carrying out this section, the Secretary shall work in conjunction with other Federal, State, and private prevention, control, or suppression efforts to protect rangeland.
(d)Federal cost share of treatment
(1)Control on Federal lands Out of funds made available or transferred under this section, the Secretary shall pay 100 percent of the cost of grasshopper or Mormon cricket control on Federal lands to protect rangeland.
(2)Control on State lands Out of funds made available under this section, the Secretary shall pay 50 percent of the cost of grasshopper or Mormon cricket control on State lands.
(3)Control on private lands Out of funds made available under this section, the Secretary shall pay 33.3 percent of the cost of grasshopper or Mormon cricket control on private lands.
(e)Training From appropriated funds made available or transferred by the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of Agriculture for such purposes, the Secretary of Agriculture shall provide adequate funding for a program to train personnel to accomplish effectively the objective of this section.
(Pub. L. 106–224, title IV, § 417, June 20, 2000, 114 Stat. 447.)
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- Public Law 116-260Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
- Public Law 115-141Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018
- Public Law 117-328Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
- Public Law 114-113Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016
- Public Law 116-94Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
- Public Law 113-235Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015
- Public Law 113-76Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014
- Public Law 115-31Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017
- Public Law 117-103Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022
- Public Law 119-74Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026
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- Public LawMaking appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes
- Public Law 106–224To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to strengthen the safety net for agricultural producers by providing greater access to more affordable risk management tools and improved protection from production and income loss, to improve the efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program
- Public Law 115–141To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to include severe forms of trafficking in persons within the definition of transnational organized crime for purposes of the rewards program of the Department of State, and for other purposes
- Public Law 114–113Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes
- Public Law 117–103Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for providing emergency assistance for the situation in Ukraine, and for other purposes
- Public Law 116–260Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, providing coronavirus emergency response and relief, and for other purposes
- Public Law 116–94Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes
- Public Law 117–328Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for providing emergency assistance for the situation in Ukraine, and for other purposes
statute-compilations
- Sec. 543### (a)
- Sec. 503None of the funds made available by this Act may be used in contravention of Executive Order No. 12898 of February 11, 1994 (Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations).
- Sec. 417CONTROL OF GRASSHOPPERS AND MORMON CRICKETS
- Sec. 504### (a)
- Sec. 505None of the funds made available by this Act may be used in contravention of Executive Order No. 12898 of February 11, 1994 (“Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations”).
- Sec. 503None of the funds made available by this Act may be used in contravention of Executive Order No. 12898 of February 11, 1994 (Federal Actions to Address Environmental Justice in Minority Populations and Low-Income Populations).
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- Pub. L. 106–224, title IV, § 417
- 114 Stat. 447
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Control of grasshoppers and Mormon crickets
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 106–224, title IV, § 417
Stat.114 Stat. 447
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