2013 US Code
Title 7 - Agriculture
Chapter 104 - PLANT PROTECTION (§§ 7701 - 7786)
Subchapter III - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 7751 - 7761)
Section 7761 - National Clean Plant Network
Publication Title | United States Code, 2012 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 7 - AGRICULTURE |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 7 - AGRICULTURE CHAPTER 104 - PLANT PROTECTION SUBCHAPTER III - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Sec. 7761 - National Clean Plant Network |
Contains | section 7761 |
Date | 2013 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 16, 2014 |
Positive Law | No |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Pub. L. 110-234, title X, §10202, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1342; Pub. L. 110-246, §4(a), title X, §10202, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2104; Pub. L. 112-240, title VII, §701(g)(2), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2366. |
Statutes at Large References | 122 Stat. 1342, 1664 126 Stat. 2366 |
Public Law References | Public Law 110-234, Public Law 110-246, Public Law 112-240 |
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The Secretary shall establish a program to be known as the "National Clean Plant Network" (referred to in this section as the "Program").
(b) RequirementsUnder the Program, the Secretary shall establish a network of clean plant centers for diagnostic and pathogen elimination services to—
(1) produce clean propagative plant material; and
(2) maintain blocks of pathogen-tested plant material in sites located throughout the United States.
(c) Availability of clean plant source materialClean plant source material may be made available to—
(1) a State for a certified plant program of the State; and
(2) private nurseries and producers.
(d) Consultation and collaborationIn carrying out the Program, the Secretary shall—
(1) consult with State departments of agriculture, land grant universities, and NLGCA Institutions (as defined in section 3103 of this title); and
(2) to the extent practicable and with input from the appropriate State officials and industry representatives, use existing Federal or State facilities to serve as clean plant centers.
(e) Funding (1) Fiscal years 2009 through 2012Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out the Program $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2009 through 2012, to remain available until expended.
(2) Fiscal year 2013There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out the Program $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2013.
(Pub. L. 110–234, title X, §10202, May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1342; Pub. L. 110–246, §4(a), title X, §10202, June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 2104; Pub. L. 112–240, title VII, §701(g)(2), Jan. 2, 2013, 126 Stat. 2366.)
CODIFICATIONPub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 enacted identical sections. Pub. L. 110–234 was repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246.
Section was enacted as part of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, and not as part of the Plant Protection Act which comprises this chapter.
AMENDMENTS2013—Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 112–240 designated existing provisions as par. (1), inserted heading, and added par. (2).
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 2013 AMENDMENTAmendment by Pub. L. 112–240 effective Sept. 30, 2012, see section 701(j) of Pub. L. 112–240, set out in a 1-Year Extension of Agricultural Programs note under section 8701 of this title.
EFFECTIVE DATEEnactment 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, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as a note under section 8701 of this title.
DEFINITIONS"Secretary" as meaning the Secretary of Agriculture, see section 8701 of this title.
"State department of agriculture" as meaning the agency, commission, or department of a State government responsible for protecting and promoting agriculture in the State, see section 10001(2) of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as a note under section 1622b of this title.
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