§ 917. Prohibition on restricting water and waste facility services to electric customers
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(a)Prohibition Assistance under any rural development program administered by the Secretary or any agency of the Department of Agriculture shall not be conditioned on any requirement that the recipient of the assistance accept or receive electric service from any particular utility, supplier, or cooperative.
(b)Ensuring compliance The Secretary shall establish, by regulation, adequate safeguards to ensure that assistance under any rural development program is not subject to such a condition. The safeguards shall include periodic certifications and audits, and appropriate measures and sanctions against any person violating, or attempting to violate subsection (a).
(c)“Rural development programs” defined In this section, the term “rural development program” means the following:
(1)Sections 304(b), 306, 306A, 306C, 306D, 310B, and 375 1 and subtitle E [7 U.S.C. 2009 et seq.] of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1924(b), 1926, 1926a, 1926c, 1926d, and 1932).
(2)Subtitle G 1 of title XVI and sections 2281 [42 U.S.C. 5177a], 2333, and 2381 [7 U.S.C. 950aaa–2, 3125b] of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990.
(3)Subtitle C of title IX of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act Amendments of 1991 (Public Law 102–237; 7 U.S.C. 5930 note).
(4)Section 1323(b) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (Public Law 99–198; 7 U.S.C. 1932 note).
(5)Title V [7 U.S.C. 2661 et seq.] and section 603(c) [7 U.S.C. 2204a] of the Rural Development Act of 1972.
(6)Sections 905 and 940a 1 of this title and subchapter IV of this chapter.
(d)Regulations Not later than 60 days after April 4, 1996, the Secretary shall issue final regulations to ensure compliance with subsection (a).
(May 20, 1936, ch. 432, title I, § 17, as added Pub. L. 104–127, title VII, § 778, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1150.)
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- Public Law 102–237To make technical corrections to agricultural laws
- 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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U.S. Code
- Definitions§ 2009
- Conservation loan and loan guarantee program§ 1924
- Emergency grants to assist low-income migrant and seasonal farmworkers§ 5177a
- Purpose§ 950aaa
- Reservation extension agents§ 5930
- Assistance for rural entities§ 1932
- Statement of purposes and goals§ 2661
- Rural development; utilization of non-Federal offices; location of field units; interchange of personnel and facilities§ 2204a
- Transferred§ 2008j
- Congressional findings§ 1921
- Price support§ 1421
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- Public Law 102–237
- Public Law 99–198
- May 20, 1936, ch. 432
- Pub. L. 104–127, title VII, § 778
- 110 Stat. 1150
- Pub. L. 87–128, title III, § 375(j)(7)
- Pub. L. 106–78, title VIII, § 816(d)
- 113 Stat. 1182
- Pub. L. 87–128, title III
- 75 Stat. 307
- Pub. L. 101–624
- 104 Stat. 3359
- Pub. L. 107–171, title VI, § 6201(a)
- 116 Stat. 418
- Pub. L. 92–419
- 86 Stat. 657
- Pub. L. 104–127, title VII
- act May 20, 1936, ch. 432, title I, § 17
- Pub. L. 101–624, title XXIII, § 2343
- 104 Stat. 4027
- Pub. L. 102–237, title VII, § 703(b)
- 105 Stat. 1881
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