1997 U.S. Code
Title 7 - AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 86 - WATER QUALITY RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND COORDINATION
Sec. 5505 - Repository of agriculture and ground water quality planning information

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§5505. Repository of agriculture and ground water quality planning information

The Secretary, acting through the Director of the National Agricultural Library, shall establish at such Library, a repository for all reports prepared and submitted, in accordance with this chapter, to the Director, the Secretary, or Committees of Congress. The Director of the Library, in administering such repository, shall—

(1) compile other planning documents concerning agriculture and ground water protection that are produced by the Secretary and other Federal, regional, and State agencies;

(2) compile and catalog all Federal statutes relevant to the protection of ground water from agricultural production; and

(3) identify, list, and provide information concerning access to data bases and informational sources relating to ground water and agricultural production that are available through the Secretary, the United States Geological Survey, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Commerce, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Tennessee Valley Authority, private industry, nonprofit organizations, and other sources.

(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.)

Amendments

1995—Pub. L. 104–66 struck out subsec. (a) designation and heading before “The Secretary, acting” and struck out subsec. (b) which required Secretary to prepare and submit report to Congress on measures necessary to develop national database on agricultural practices and water resources.

1991—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–237, §201(f)(1), substituted “Director” for “Administrator” before “of the” in two places in introductory provisions.

Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 102–237, §201(f)(2), substituted “Atmospheric Administration” for “Atmospheric Agency”.

Subsec. (b)(3). Pub. L. 102–237, §201(f)(3), substituted “this subsection” for “subsection (a)”.

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.