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 105 STAT. 1848 PUBLIC LAW 102-237—DEC. 13, 1991 (2) The table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act (104 Stat. 3363) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1499 the following new item: "Sec. 1499A. Education program regarding handling of agricultural chemicals and agricultural chemical containers.". SEC. 202. AMENDMENT TO THE SOIL CONSERVATION AND DOMESTIC ALLOTMENT ACT. The 14th sentence of the 5th undesignated paragraph of section 8(b) of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act (16 U.S.C. 590h(b)) is amended by inserting ", except that, in the case of a person elected to be a national officer or State president of the National Association of Farmer Elected Committeemen, the limitation shall be four consecutive terms" before the period. SEC. 203. FARMS FOR THE FUTURE. (a) IN GENERAL. —Sections 1465 through 1469 of the Farms for the Future Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 4201 note) are amended to read as follows: "SEC. 1465. SHORT TITLE, PURPOSE, AND DEFINITION. "(a) SHORT TITLE.—This chapter may be cited as the 'Farms for the Future Act of 1990'. "(b) PURPOSE. —It is the purpose of this chapter to promote a national farmland protection effort to preserve our vital farmland resources for future generations. "(c) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this chapter: "(1) ALLOWABLE INTEREST RATE.— The term 'allowable interest rate' refers to the interest rate that the State trust fund pays on each eligible loan (including the interest paid by the State trust fund. State, or State agency on bonds or other obligations described in paragraph (2)). "(2) ELIGIBLE LOAN.— The term 'eligible loan' means each loan made by lending institutions to each State trust fund, or to the State acting in conjunction with the State trust fund, to further the purposes of this chapter, and the proceeds from any issuance of obligations, or other bonded indebtedness, of any eligible State, the State trust fund, or any agency of an eligible State, except that no eligible loan shall bear an interest rate in excess of 10 percent per year. "(3) ELIGIBLE STATE. —The term 'eligible State' means— "(A) the State of Vermont; and "(B) at the option of the Secretary and subject to appropriations, any State that—, "(i) operates or administers a land preservation fund that invests funds in the protection or preservation of farmland for agricultural purposes; and "(ii) works in coordination with the governing bodies of counties, towns, townships, villages, or other units of general government below the State level, or with private nonprofit or public organizations, to assist in the preservation of farmland for agricultural purposes. "(4) LENDING INSTITUTION. —The term 'lending institution' means any Federal or State chartered bank, savings and loan association, cooperative lending agency, other legally organized lending agency. State government or agency, political subdivision of a State, or any nonprofit conservation organization.

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