CHAPTER 86—WATER
QUALITY RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND COORDINATION
5506.
Water policy with
respect to
agrichemicals.
§§5501 to 5505. Repealed. Pub.
L. 105–185, title III,
§302(c), June 23, 1998, 112
Stat. 563
Section 5501, Pub.
L. 101–624, title XIV,
§1481, Nov. 28, 1990, 104
Stat. 3622; Pub.
L. 104–127, title
VIII, §831, Apr. 4, 1996, 110
Stat. 1168, set forth short title and purpose of
chapter, provided definitions, and authorized appropriations.
Section 5502, Pub.
L. 101–624, title XIV,
§1482, Nov. 28, 1990, 104
Stat. 3622, related to soil and water activities.
Section 5503, Pub.
L. 101–624, title XIV,
§1483, Nov. 28, 1990, 104
Stat. 3623; Pub.
L. 102–237, title II,
§201(e), Dec. 13, 1991, 105
Stat. 1847, required establishment of water quality
coordination program within each State.
Section 5504, Pub.
L. 101–624, title XIV,
§1484, Nov. 28, 1990, 104
Stat. 3624, established water quality and nutrient
management research program.
Section 5505, Pub.
L. 101–624, title XIV,
§1485, Nov. 28, 1990, 104
Stat. 3626; Pub.
L. 102–237, title II,
§201(f), Dec. 13, 1991, 105
Stat. 1847; Pub.
L. 104–66, title I,
§1011(r), Dec. 21, 1995, 109
Stat. 710, directed establishment of repository of
agriculture and ground water quality planning information.
§5506. Water policy with respect to agrichemicals
(a) Authority
The Department of Agriculture shall be the principal Federal agency
responsible and accountable for the development and delivery of
educational programs, technical assistance, and research programs for
the users and dealers of agrichemicals to insure that—
(1) the use, storage, and disposal of agrichemicals by users is prudent,
economical, and environmentally sound; and
(2) agrichemical users, dealers, and the general public understand the
implications of their actions and the potential effects on water.
The Secretary is authorized to undertake such programs and assistance in
cooperation with other Federal, State, and local governments and
agencies, and appropriate nonprofit organizations. The Secretary shall
disseminate the results of efforts in extension, technical assistance,
research, and related activities. The Secretary shall undertake
activities under this subtitle in coordination with the Office of
Agricultural Environmental Quality in section
5402 of this title.
(b) Effect on existing authority
The authority granted in subsection (a) of this section does not alter
or effect the responsibility of the Environmental Protection Agency
under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7
U.S.C. 136 et seq.).
(c) Participation
The following agencies shall participate in the Department's water
program: the Agricultural Research Service; the Agricultural
Stabilization and Conservation Service; the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service; the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, in
conjunction with the system of State agricultural experiment stations
and State and county cooperative extension services; the Economic
Research Service; the Forest Service; the National Agricultural Library;
the National Agricultural Statistics Service; the Soil Conservation
Service; and other agencies within the Department deemed appropriate by
the Secretary.
(Pub. L. 101–624, title
XIV, §1499, Nov. 28, 1990, 104
Stat. 3632; Pub.
L. 102–237, title II,
§201(g), Dec. 13, 1991, 105
Stat. 1847; Pub.
L. 104–127, title
VIII, §859(b), Apr. 4, 1996, 110
Stat. 1173; Pub.
L. 110–234, title VII,
§7511(c)(14), May 22, 2008, 122
Stat. 1268; Pub.
L. 110–246, §4(a),
title VII, §7511(c)(14), June 18, 2008, 122
Stat. 1664, 2030.)
References in Text
This subtitle, referred to in subsec. (a), means subtitle H
(§§1491–1499) of title XIV of Pub.
L. 101–624, Nov. 28,
1990, 104
Stat. 3627, which enacted sections 136i–1 and 5506 of
this title, amended sections 136a, 136a–1, 136d, 136w–3, and 450i of
this title, and enacted provisions set out as a note under section
136a of this title. For complete classification of this
subtitle to the Code, see Tables.
The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, referred to in
subsec. (b), is act June 25, 1947, ch. 125, as amended generally by Pub.
L. 92–516, Oct. 21,
1972, 86
Stat. 973, which is classified generally to subchapter
II (§136 et seq.) of chapter
6 of this title. For
complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note
set out under section
136 of this title and
Tables.
Codification
Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub.
L. 110–246 made
identical amendments to this section. The amendments by Pub.
L. 110–234 were
repealed by section 4(a) of Pub.
L. 110–246.
Section was not enacted as part of the Agriculture and Water Policy
Coordination Act which comprises this chapter.
Amendments
2008—Subsec. (c). Pub.
L. 110–246, §7511(c)(14),
substituted “the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, in
conjunction with the system of State agricultural experiment stations
and State and county cooperative extension services; the Economic
Research Service;” for “the Cooperative State Research Service in
conjunction with the system of State agricultural experiment stations;
the Economic Research Service; the Extension Service, in conjunction
with State and county cooperative extension services;”.
1996—Subsec. (b). Pub.
L. 104–127 struck out
“and section
3125c of this title” before “does not alter”.
1991—Subsec. (a). Pub.
L. 102–237, §201(g)(1),
inserted “Agricultural” before “Environmental Quality” and substituted “section
5402 of this title” for “section 1612 of this Act”.
Subsec. (b). Pub.
L. 102–237, §201(g)(2),
substituted “Effect” for “Affect” in heading and inserted reference tosection
3125c of this title.
Subsec. (c). Pub.
L. 102–237, §201(g)(3),
inserted “and” after “Animal”.
Effective Date of 2008 Amendment
Amendment of this section and repeal of Pub.
L. 110–234 by Pub.
L. 110–246 effective
May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub.
L. 110–234, except as
otherwise provided, see section 4 of Pub.
L. 110–246, set out as
an Effective Date note under section
8701 of this title.
Amendment by section 7511(c)(14) of Pub.
L. 110–246 effective
Oct. 1, 2009, see section 7511(c) of Pub.
L. 110–246, set out as
a note under section
1522 of this title.
Effective Date of 1991 Amendment
Amendment by Pub.
L. 102–237 effective
as if included in the provision of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation,
and Trade Act of 1990, Pub.
L. 101–624, to which
the amendment relates, see section 1101(b)(1) of Pub.
L. 102–237, set out as
a note under section
1421 of this title.
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