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 118 STAT. 1236 PUBLIC LAW 108–324—OCT. 13, 2004 (b) The amounts provided under sections 101, 102, 103, 104, 108, 109, 110, and 111 in this chapter are designated as an emer gency requirement pursuant to section 402 of S. Con. Res. 95 (108th Congress), as made applicable to the House of Representa tives by H. Res. 649 (108th Congress) and applicable to the Senate by section 14007 of Public Law 108–287. SEC. 106. (a) RURAL COMMUNITY ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM.— The communities in Burlington and Camden Counties in New Jersey, affected by the flood which occurred on July 12, 2004, are deemed to be rural areas during fiscal year 2005 for purposes of subtitle E of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act. Any limitations under subtitle E of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act that are based on the income of families shall not apply during fiscal year 2005 with respect to such commu nities, or to businesses or families residing in such communities. (b) RURAL HOUSING INSURANCE FUND AND RURAL HOUSING ASSISTANCE GRANTS.—The communities referred to in subsection (a) are deemed to be rural areas during fiscal year 2005 for purposes of the direct and guaranteed loan programs under title V of the Housing Act of 1949 and the grant programs under sections 504, 509(c), 525, and 533 of such title V. Any limitations under title V of the Housing Act of 1949 that are based on the income of families shall not apply during fiscal year 2005 with respect to such communities or to families residing in such communities. SEC. 107. The Secretary of Agriculture shall provide financial and technical assistance to repair, and if necessary, replace Hope Mills Dam, Cumberland County, North Carolina, in accordance with the dam safety standards of the state of North Carolina: Provided, That from within the funds provided in this chapter for the Emergency Watershed Protection program of the Natural Resources Conservation Service $1,600,000 is provided for this pur pose. SEC. 108. The Secretary shall provide $90,000,000 to the fund established by section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c), to make payments with respect to 2004 hurricane losses. SEC. 109. The Secretary, acting through the Farm Service Agency, may use not more than $4,000,000 to cover administrative expenses associated with the implementation of sections 101 and 102 of this chapter. SEC. 110. In addition to amounts provided in this Act for the tree assistance program, $10,000,000 shall be made available to the Secretary of Agriculture, to remain available until expended, to provide assistance to eligible private forest landowners owning not more than 5,000 acres of forest crop in counties declared Presi dential disaster areas as a result of hurricane, tropical storm, or related events for the purposes of debris removal, replanting of timber, and other such purposes. SEC. 111. In addition to amounts provided in this Act for the tree assistance program, $8,500,000 shall be made available to the Secretary of Agriculture, to remain available until expended, to provide assistance under the tree assistance program established under subtitle C of title X of the Farm Security and Rural Invest ment Act of 2002 to pecan producers in counties declared a disaster by the President of the United States who suffered tree loss or damage due to damaging weather related to any hurricane or tropical storm of the 2004 hurricane season: Provided, That the funds made available under this section shall also be made available New Jersey.

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