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 PUBLIC LAW 96-438~OCT. 13, 1980

94 STAT. 1871

Public Law 96-438 96th Congress An Act To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, RENEWABLE RESOURCE ENERGY LOANS

1. The Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act is amended by— (1) in section 303(b), amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: "(1) the term 'improving farms' includes, but is not limited to, the acquisition, installation, and modification of any qualified nonfossil energy system located on a family farm; and"; (2) in the first sentence of section 310B(a), striking out all that follows "individuals" down through the end of the sentence and inserting in lieu thereof the following: "for the purposes of (1) improving, developing, or financing business, industry, and employment and improving the economic and environmental climate in rural communities, including pollution abatement and control, (2) the conservation, development, and use of water for aquaculture purposes in rural areas, and (3) reducing the reliance on nonrenewable energy resources by encouraging the development and construction of solar energy systems, including the modification of existing systems, in rural areas. For the purposes of this subsection, the term 'solar energy' means energy derived from sources (other than fossil fuels) and technologies included in the Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974, as amended."; and (3) in the first sentence of section 312(a), striking out "and" immediately before clause (10) and inserting immediately before the period at the end of the sentence a comma and the following: "and (11) assisting farmers and ranchers in reducing their dependence on nonrenewable energy resources through the development and construction of solar energy systems, including the modification of existing systems'. SECTION

Oct. 13, 1980 [S. 985] Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, amendment. 7 USC 1923. "Improving farms."

7 USC 1932.

'Solar energy.

42 USC 5901 note. 7 USC 1942.

LOAN ELIGIBILITY

SEC. 2. The Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act is amended by— (1) in section 306(a)(7), immediately after "in excess of ten thousand inhabitants, except that", inserting the following: "(A) for the purpose of loans for essential community facilities under subsection (a)(1) of this section, the terms 'rural and 'rural area' may include any area in any city or town that has a population not in excess of twenty thousand inhabitants; and (B)";

79-194

O-81-pt. 2

38: QL3

7 USC 1926. "Rural." "Rural area."

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