Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 95.djvu/1362

 95 STAT. 1336

16 USC 590h.

PUBLIC LAW 97-98—DEC. 22, 1981

environmental enhancement measures that are recommended by the applicable county and State committees established under section 8(b) of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act and are included in the producer's conservation plan approved by the local soil and water conservation district; such loans shall be for a period not to exceed ten years at a rate of interest based upon the rate of interest charged the Corporation by the United States Treasury; the Corporation may make loans to any one producer in any fiscal year in an amount not to exceed $25,000; loans up to $10,000 in amount may be unsecured and loans in excess of $10,000 shall be secured; and the total of such unsecured and secured loans made in each fiscal year shall not exceed $200,000,000: Provided, That the authority provided by this sentence to make loans shall be effective only to the extent and in such amounts as may be provided for in prior appropriation Acts.". Subtitle F—Reservoir Sedimentation Reduction Program FORMULATION OF PROGRAM

16 USC 3441.

SEC. 1521. The Secretary of Agriculture (hereafter referred to in this subtitle as the "Secretary") may formulate and implement a program for testing the feasibility of reducing excessive sedimentation in existing reservoirs. Such an assistance program shall be implemented on the watershed drainage areas of no more than five publicly owned reservoirs. The Secretary shall select for the program those reservoirs in which excessive amounts of sediment are being deposited because of critical soil erosion problems in the watershed drainage area. PLANS

16 USC 3442. Agreement.

SEC. 1522. For each reservoir and drainage area selected under section 1521 of this subtitle, a plan shall be prepared that includes an assessment of the problems, a listing of objectives and priorities, and an implementation plan for achieving the objectives. The Secretary shall enter into an agreement with the soil and water conservation districts containing land within the reservoir or drainage area, an agency of State government designated by the Governor, and units of local government that have recognized interests in the reservoir, for the purpose of preparing the plan. The plan shall be signed by the Secretary, or the Secretary's designee, and the other parties to the agreement. APPROVAL OF PLANS

16 USC 3443.

SEC. 1523. The Secretary shall submit each plan developed under section 1522 of this subtitle to the (IJommittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives. The Secretary may implement any such plan only after each such committee adopts a resolution approving the plan. AUTHORIZATION FOR APPROPRIATIONS

16 USC 3444.

SEC. 1524. There are authorized to be appropriated, for each of the fiscal years 1983 through 1987, such sums as may be necessary for

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