Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 94 Part 1.djvu/1237

 PUBLIC LAW 96-358—SEPT. 25, 1980

94 STAT. 1187

information developed in the plan, for the most beneficial location of subterminal facilities. (c) No application for planning assistance authorized pursuant to Applications, this section may be submitted by a State or region until the appropriate plan review commission established in accordance with this Act has had the opportunity to make recommendations to the Governor or Governors that a need exists for the development of a State or regional plan, and a majority of the members of such plan review commission concur that such application should be submitted. (d) No State or region may receive a grant under this section Grants. unless— (1) an application therefor has been submitted that complies with the provisions of this Act; (2) the average annual production of bulk agricultural commodities produced within such State or region, or shipments of such commodities transported into such State or region, meets minimum levels established by the Secretary for a period the Secretary considers appropriate preceding the year in which application for such grant is made; (3) the Governor of such State or the Governors of the States in such region certify to the Secretary that producers of agricultural commodities have experienced serious storage and transportation problems within such State or region during the three years preceding the year in which application for such grant is made; and (4) such State or each State within such region has established an adequate plan, as described in section 5(j) of the Department of Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. 1654(j)), for rail service in such State or States, or such State or each State in such region is actively developing such a plan. (e) Whenever any State or region has submitted a State or regional plan under this section, the Secretary shall approve such plan only if it has been approved by a majority of the members of the appropriate plan review commission established pursuant to this Act, and it meets the other conditions specified in this Act and those prescribed in regulations issued by the Secretary to carry out this Act. When a plan is approved by the Secretary, such plan shall be known as an "approved State plan" or an "approved regional plan", as appropriate. (f) To carry out the purposes of this section, there are authorized to Appropriation be appropriated not to exceed $3,300,000 for each of the fiscal years authorization. ending September 30, 1981, September 30, 1982, and September 30, 1983. LOANS UNDER THE CONSOLIDATED FARM AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT ACT

SEC. 5. Section 310B of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act (7 U.S.C. 1932) is amended by adding at the end thereof a new subsection (e) as follows: "(e)(1) The Secretary may also insure and guarantee loans under this section to public, private, or cooperative organizations organized for profit or nonprofit, or to individuals for the purpose of constructing or improving subterminal facilities if— "(A) the construction or improvement of such facilities is consistent with the appropriate approved State or regional plans and the recommendations of the local plan review commission established pursuant to the Agricultural Subterminal Facilities Act of 1980;

Ante, p. 1184.

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