Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 102 Part 1.djvu/970

 102 STAT. 932

7 USC 1427 note.

PUBLIC LAW 100-387—AUG. 11, 1988 (6) Section 303 of the Dairy and Tobacco Adjustment Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 1427 note) is repealed. (c) EFFECTIVE PERIOD.—(1) This section and the amendments made by this section shall become effective 15 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) The provisions of section 604(d), 605(c), 606(a)(2)(A), 606(e), 609(c), and 609(d) of the Agricultural Act of 1949, as added by subsection (a), shall apply only with respect to any livestock emergency in 1988. SEC. 102. ASSISTANCE FOR DAIRY FARMERS.

Effective date. Termination date. 7 USC 1446 note.

contracts. 7 USC 1471d note.

(a) FISCAL YEAR 1989 GENERALLY.—Section 201(d)(l)(D) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1446(d)(l)(D)) is amended by striking out "if for any of the calendar years 1988, 1989, and 1990" and inserting in lieu thereof "if for each of the calendar years 1988 and 1990". (b) TEMPORARY INCREASE IN PRICE SUPPORT.—Notwithstanding section 201(d)(l) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1446(d)(l)), the rate of price support for milk in effect under such section immediately before April 1, 1989, shall be increased by 50 cents throughout the period beginning on April 1, 1989, and ending on June 30, 1989. SEC. 103. EMERGENCY FORAGE PROGRAM.

(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall implement an emergency forage p r ( ^ a m for established pasture damaged by the drought or related condition in 1988, under which the Secretary shall enter into cost-share agreements with owners or operators of such damaged land to provide for reseeding of forage crops on such land to facilitate late fall 1988 and early spring 1989 grazing and haying. Assistance may be provided to such owners and operators only when— (1) the forage crop will not regenerate naturally; (2) reseeding is the most cost-effective method to reestablish the forage crop; and (3) reseeding is not undertaken simply to improve the forage crop damaged by the drought. (b) CJOST-SHARE.—The Secretary shall share half the costs incurred under each agreement entered into under subsection (a), including the costs of seed, fertilizer, and other inputs on reseeded pasture. (c) LIMITATIONS.—(1) The total amount of payments an owner or operator of pasture land shall be entitled to receive under this section shall be $3,500. (2) The Secretary may cost-share for reseeding under this section only if the reseeding is to nonannual crops planted for pasture purposes. (d) FUNDING.—(1) The Secretary shall use the funds, facilities, and authorities of the (Dommodity Credit (Corporation to carry out this section. (2) Not more than $50,000,000 of the funds of the (Commodity Credit (Corporation may be expended under paragraph (1). (3) To ensure the equitable award of funds under agreements under this section, as limited under paragraph (2), the Secretary may prorate, and adopt procedures to facilitate proration of, funds made available under this section.

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