Rural Development, Agriculture, and Related Agencies Appropriations for 1988: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, One Hundredth Congress, First Session, Part 4

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Page 113 - Administration is authorized to make or guarantee loans to public, private, or cooperative associations organized for profit or nonprofit; to certain Indian tribes or tribal groups; or to individuals for the purpose of improving, developing, or financing business, industry, and employment and improving the economic and environmental climate in rural communities.
Page 113 - These loans are repayable in not more than 50 years at an interest rate based on the average rate paid by the US Treasury on obligations of similar maturity. Total loans outstanding on any one project may not exceed $10 million. Resource conservation and development loans • are made to local sponsors of projects approved Tor operation by the soil Conservation Service.
Page 119 - Total, personnel compensation. 12 Personnel benefits 21 Travel and transportation of persons 22 Transportation of things 23 Rent, communications, and utilities 24 Printing and reproduction 25 Other services 26 Supplies and materials..
Page 151 - ... unable to obtain sufficient credit elsewhere to finance their actual needs at reasonable rates and terms, taking into consideration prevailing private and cooperative rates and terms in the community in or near which the applicant resides for loans for similar purposes and periods of time.
Page 611 - The purpose of this act is to promote the national welfare by improving the economic stability of agriculture through a sound system of crop insurance and providing the means for research and experience helpful in devising and establishing such insurance.
Page 759 - That this appropriation shall be available pursuant to law (7 USC 2250) for the alteration and repair of buildings and improvements, but, unless otherwise provided, the cost of altering any one building during the fiscal year shall not exceed $7,500 or 7.5 per centum of the cost of the building, whichever is greater...
Page 178 - Industrial development loans may be made in any area that is not within the outer boundary of any city having a population of 50,000 or more and its immediately adjacent urbanized and urbanizing areas with a population density of more than 100 persons per square mile.
Page 127 - Fund (RHIF) was established under the authority contained in section 1003 (a) of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 (Public Law 89-117), approved August 10. 1965. Public law 89—117 authorIzed an appropriation of such sums as may be necessary for the purposes of the fund.
Page 151 - Purchase and development of farms: One of the functions of the farm ownership loan program is to assist farmers in the purchase and enlargement of farms.
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