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 PUBLIC LAW 103-211—FEB. 12, 1994 108 STAT. 3 Public Law 103-211 103d Congress An Act Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1994, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to provide emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1994, and for other purposes, namely: TITLE I—EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS CHAPTER I DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE WATERSHED AND FLOOD PREVENTION OPERATIONS For an additional amount for 'Watershed and flood prevention operations" to repair damage to the waterways and watersheds resulting from the Midwest floods and California fires of 1993 and other natural disasters, and for other purposes, $340,500,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, That such assistance may be made available when the primary beneficiary is agriculture or agribusiness regardless of drainage size and no more than $50,000,000 may be spent as a result of this proviso for purposes not currently covered by the Soil Conservation Service: Provided further, That such amounts are designated by Congress as emergency requirements pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided further. That if the Secretary determines that the cost of land and levee restoration exceeds the fair market value of an affected cropland, the Secretary may use sufficient amounts from funds provided under this heading to accept bids from willing sellers to enroll such cropland inundated by the Midwest floods of 1993 in any of the affected States in the Wetlands Reserve Program, authorized by subchapter C of chapter 1 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3837). Feb.12, 1994 [H.R. 3759] California. Disaster assistance. Midwest floods. Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1994.

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