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 104 STAT. 3750 PUBLIC LAW 101-624—NOV. 28, 1990 tion with persons described in paragraph (2), advisory programs for State agricultural weather information systems. (2) PERSONS DESCRIBED. — The persons referred to in paragraph (1) are the Director of the Agricultural Weather Office, the Administrator of the Extension Service, the Administrator of the Cooperative State Research Service, and other persons as appropriate (such as the directors of the appropriate State agricultural experiment stations and State extension programs). (b) CONSULTATION. — For purposes of selecting among applications submitted by States for grants under this section, the Secretary shall take into consideration the recommendation of the Advisory Board on Agricultural Weather and consult with the Director. (c) EuGiBiliTY REQUIREMENTS. —To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, the chief executive officer of a State shall submit to the Secretary an application that contains— (1) assurances that the State will expend such grant to plan and administer a State agricultural weather system that will— (A) collect observational weather data throughout the State and provide such data to the National Weather Service and the Agricultural Weather Office; (B) develop methods for packaging information received from the national system for use by agricultural producers (with State Cooperative Extension Services and the private sector to serve as the primary conduit of agricultural weather forecasts and climatic information to producers); and (C) develop programs to educate agricultural producers on how to best use weather and climate information to improve management decisions; and (2) such other assurances and information as the Secretary may require by rule. 7 USC 5855. SEC. 1641. FUNDING. (a) ALLOCATION OF FUNDS.— (1) COOPERATIVE WORK. — Not less than 15 percent and not more than 25 percent of the funds appropriated for a fiscal year to carry out this subtitle shall be used for cooperative work with the National Weather Service entered into under section 1638(b)(l). (2) COMPETITIVE GRANTS PROGRAM. —Not less than 15 percent and not more than 25 percent of such funds shall be used by the Cooperative State Research Service for a competitive grants program under section 1638(c). (3) WEATHER INFORMATION SYSTEMS. —Not less than 25 percent and not more than 35 percent of such funds shall be divided equally between the participating States selected for that fiscal year under section 1640. (4) OTHER PURPOSES. —The remaining funds shall be allocated for use by the Agricultural Weather Office and the Extension Service in carrying out generally the provisions of this subtitle. (b) LIMITATIONS ON USE OF FUNDS. —Funds provided under the authority of this subtitle shall not be used for the construction of facilities. Each State or agency receiving funds shall not use more than 30 percent of such funds for equipment purchases. Any use of the funds in facilitating the distribution of agricultural and climate information to producers shall be done with consideration for the

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