Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations for 1981: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, Ninety-sixth Congress, Congress, Second Session, Part 3

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Page 420 - The applicant represents an interest whose representation can reasonably be expected to contribute substantially to a full and fair determination...
Page 251 - Indian tribes, or to individuals for the purpose of improving, developing, or financing business, industry, and employment, and improving the economic and environmental climate in rural areas.
Page 636 - To carry out preventive measures, including, but not limited to, engineering operations, methods of cultivation, the growing of vegetation, and changes in use of land; 3.
Page 636 - Provided further, That this appropriation shall be available for field employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 USC 2225), and not to exceed...
Page 685 - USC 590a-5900 in demonstration projects: Provided further. That this appropriation shall be available for employment pursuant to the second sentence of section 706(a) of the Organic Act of 1944 (7 USC 2225) and not to exceed $25,000 shall be available for employment under 5 USC 3109: Provided further.
Page 294 - Grants are made to public bodies to organize, train, and equip local fire-fighting forces, Including those of Indian tribes or other native groups, to prevent, control, and suppress fires threatening human lives, crops, livestock, farmsteads or other Improvements, pastures, orchards, wildlife, rangeland, woodland, and other resources in rural areas.
Page 797 - Program began in February 1964 under authority of Section 102 of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1962 (Public Law 87-703) and other Departmental authorities.
Page 116 - ... 4-H Club and Future Farmers of America programs. * Set $225,000 as the maximum permissible debt against farm property on which FmHA and a cooperating lender may simultaneously hold liens. This enabled FmHA to participate in larger loans up to its limit of $100,000 to family farmers and ranchers. The emergency loan program to help farmers recover from natural disaster underwent an immense but short-lived expansion in 1972.
Page 762 - Program Assignments The Soil Conservation Service has general responsibility for administration of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act and the work authorized under the Flood Control Acts.
Page 189 - Rural housing insurance fund 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.