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 PUBLIC LAW 98-8 —MAR. 24, 1983 97 STAT. 21 Water and Waste Disposal Grants", Farmers Home Administration, Department of Agriculture, to remain available until expended. In order to assist eligible borrowers such as communities and others to provide assistance for basic human amenities, alleviate health hazards and promote the orderly growth of rural areas by meeting the need for the financing of new and improved rural water and waste disposal systems and meet the National Clean Water Standards and the Safe Drinking Water Act and to assist in achiev- 42 USC 201 note. ing these objectives which create and conserve real wealth through- out the country, $450,000,000 for additional loans to be insured, or made to be sold and insured, under the "Rural Development Insur- ance Fund", Farmers Home Administration, Department of Agricul- ture in accordance with and subject to the provisions of 7 U.S.C. 1928 and 86 Stat. 661-664. For an additional amount for "Salaries and Expenses", Farmers Home Administration, Department of Agriculture, $6,500,000 for 500 additional permanent full-time staff at the county office level for the purpose of handling and supervising loans in an effort to avoid foreclosures. In order to assist States, local units of government, groups and individuals in developing area plans for resource conservation and development and to create jobs to increase and conserve the real wealth of this country, there is appropriated an additional amount for "Resource Conservation and Development", Soil Conservation Service, Department of Agriculture, $5,000,000, to remeiin available until expended. INCREASING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SOIL CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES In order to assist in installing works of improvement and rehabili- tation of existing works; reduce damage from floodwater sediment and erosion; for the conservation, development, utilization, and disposal of water; and for the conservation and proper utilization of land, there is appropriated an additional amount for "Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations", Soil Conservation Service, De- partment of Agriculture, and to assist in providing jobs which will increase and conserve the real wealth of this country, and to meet the needs for emergency work, including repairs to local roads and bridges, to remedy damages resulting from recent floods, $100,000,000, to remain available until expended. For an additional amount for emergency measures to repair flood damage as authorized by sections 403-405 of the A^cultural Credit Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2203-2205), $7,500,000, to remain available until expended.

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