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7 U.S.C. § 5854

State agricultural weather information systems

United States · Title 7 — AGRICULTURE · Status: effective

Agriculture & Food
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7 U.S.C. § 5854, State agricultural weather information systems, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/430946
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With funds allocated to carry out this section, the Secretary of Agriculture shall make grants to not fewer than 10 eligible States to plan and administer, in cooperation with persons described in paragraph (2), advisory programs for State agricultural weather information systems. The persons referred to in paragraph (1) are the Director of the Agricultural Weather Office, the Director of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, and other persons as appropriate (such as the directors of the appropriate State agricultural experiment stations and State extension programs). For purposes of selecting among applications submitted by States for grants under this section, the Secretary shall consult with the Director. To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, the chief executive officer of a State shall submit to the Secretary an application that contains— assurances that the State will expend such grant to plan and administer a State agricultural weather system that will—

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