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7 U.S.C. § 8204 - Limitations on assistance

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(a) Amount The total amount of payments that a person shall be entitled to receive under this chapter may not exceed $75,000, or an equivalent value in tree seedlings.

(b) Acres The total quantity of acres planted to trees or tree seedlings for which a person shall be entitled to receive payments under this chapter may not exceed 500 acres.

(c) Regulations The Secretary shall promulgate regulations—

(1) defining the term “person” for the purposes of this chapter, which shall conform, to the maximum extent practicable, to the regulations defining the term “person” promulgated under section 1308 of this title (before the amendment made by section 1603(a) 11 See References in Text note below. of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008); and

(2) promulgating such regulations as the Secretary determines necessary to ensure a fair and reasonable application of the limitation established under this section.

(Pub. L. 107171, title X, § 10204, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 491; Pub. L. 110234, title I, § 1603(g)(4), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1011; Pub. L. 110246, § 4(a), title I, § 1603(g)(4), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 1740; Pub. L. 11379, title I, § 1609(b)(1), Feb. 7, 2014, 128 Stat. 709.)

Notes

Editorial Notes

References in TextSection 1308 of this title (before the amendment made by section 1603(a) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008), referred to in subsec. (c)(1), means section 1308 of this title before the amendment by section 1603(a) of Pub. L. 110246, which amended the definition of “covered commodity” in section 1308(a)(1). Section 1603(b) of Pub. L. 110246 amended section 1308 by, among other things, adding subsec. (a)(4) which defined “person” and striking out subsec. (e) which related to issuance of regulations defining “person”. The amendments by section 1603 of Pub. L. 110246 to section 1308 were effective May 22, 2008.

Codification Pub. L. 110234 and Pub. L. 110246 made identical amendments to this section. The amendments by Pub. L. 110234 were repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110246.

Amendments2014—Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 11379 amended language inserted by Pub. L. 110246, § 1603(g)(4). See 2008 Amendment note below. 2008—Subsec. (c)(1). Pub. L. 110246, § 1603(g)(4), as amended by Pub. L. 11379, § 1609(b)(1), inserted “(before the amendment made by section 1603(a) of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008)” after “section 1308 of this title”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date of 2014 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 11379 effective as if included in Pub. L. 110246, see section 1609(b)(2) of Pub. L. 11379, set out as a note under section 1471g of this title.

Effective Date of 2008 AmendmentAmendment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110234 by Pub. L. 110246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110234, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110246, set out as an Effective Date note under section 8701 of this title.