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7 U.S.C. 1926: Water and waste facility loans and grants

Created in 1961 by Public Law 87-128. Changed by 27 later laws. 1 bill in this Congress would change it.

20 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 7 U.S.C. 936f, 7 U.S.C. 950bb–3, 7 U.S.C. 1926a, 7 U.S.C. 1927, 7 U.S.C. 1929a.

3 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Rural Utilities Service, Department of Agriculture (2), Rural Business-Cooperative Service, Rural Housing Service, and Rural Utilities Service, Department of Agriculture (1).

This Congress

  • H.R. 10061 Wildfire Response and Readiness Act · introduced · would change (a)

How it got here

2018

  • Pub. L. 115–334, §6403(1), substituted "$200,000" for "$100,000" in subcls. (I) and (II). (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 115–334, §6403(2), substituted "$15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023" for "$30,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2018". (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 115–334, §6404(1), added cls. (iv) and (v). (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (a), (v)
  • Pub. L. 115–334, §6404(2), substituted "3 percent and not more than 5" for "1 nor more than 3" and "3 percent" for "1 per centum". (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 115–334, §6701(a)(1), inserted ", Indian Tribes (as defined in section 5304(e) of title 25)" after "nonprofit corporations". (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 115–334, §6405, substituted "$25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023" for "$20,000,000 for fiscal year 2014 and each fiscal year thereafter". (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 115–334, §6601(a)(1)(A), struck out par. (23) which related to multijurisdictional regional planning organizations. (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 115–334, §6402(b), added subpar. (D). (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 115–334, §6406, substituted "2023" for "2018". (Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018) Law text · (a)

2014

  • Pub. L. 113–79, §6001, substituted "2018" for "2012". (Agricultural Act of 2014) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 113–79, §6012(b), struck out par. (11) which related to rural business opportunity grants. (Agricultural Act of 2014) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 113–79, §6002, struck out subpar. (C) which related to reservation of funds for child day care facilities. (Agricultural Act of 2014) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 113–79, §6003, added par. (22) and struck out former par. (22) which related to rural water and wastewater circuit rider program. (Agricultural Act of 2014) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 113–79, §6004, added subpar. (C). (Agricultural Act of 2014) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 113–79, §6005, substituted "2018" for "2012". (Agricultural Act of 2014) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 113–79, §6006, added par. (26). (Agricultural Act of 2014) Law text · (a)

2008

  • Pub. L. 110–246, §6001, substituted "2008 through 2012" for "2002 through 2007". (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 110–246, §6002(a), added subpar. (C). (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 110–246, §7511(c)(3), substituted "the National Institute of Food and Agriculture" for "the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service". (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 110–246, §6003, substituted "2008 through 2012" for "1996 through 2007". (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 110–246, §6004, substituted "June" for "April". (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 110–246, §6005, substituted "State" for "state" and struck out "dial-up Internet access or" before "broadband service". (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 110–246, §6006, substituted "$25,000,000 for fiscal year 2008" for "$15,000,000 for fiscal year 2003". (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 110–246, §6007(1), substituted "grants to an entity that is a Tribal College or University" for "grants to tribal colleges and universities" and "specific Tribal College or University" for "specific tribal college or university". (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 110–246, §6007(2), added subpar. (B) and struck out former subpar. (B) which directed the Secretary to establish the maximum percentage of the cost of the facility that could be covered by a grant, provided that the amount of a grant was not to exceed 75 percent of the c… (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 110–246, §6007(3), substituted "2008 through 2012" for "2003 through 2007". (Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008) Law text · (a)

2002

  • Pub. L. 107–171, §6001, inserted after first sentence "The Secretary may also make or insure loans to communities that have been designated as rural empowerment zones or rural enterprise communities pursuant to part I of subchapter U of chapter 1 of title 26, or as rural enterprise … (Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 107–171, §6002, inserted heading, designated existing provisions as subpar. (A) and inserted heading, designated first sentence of subpar. (A) as cl. (i), inserted heading, and struck out "aggregating not to exceed $590,000,000 in any fiscal year" after "authorized to make g… (Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 107–171, §6020(b)(1), struck out heading and text of par. (7). Text read as follows: "For the purpose of water and waste disposal grants and direct and guaranteed loans provided under paragraphs (1) and (2), the terms 'rural' and 'rural area' mean a city, town, or unincorpor… (Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 107–171, §6003, substituted "$15,000,000" for "$7,500,000" and "2007" for "2002". (Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 107–171, §6004, added subpar. (C). (Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 107–171, §§6005–6007(a), 6008, added pars. (22) to (25). (Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002) Law text · (a)

2001

  • Pub. L. 107–76 added subpar. (E). (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2002) Law text · (a)

2000

  • Pub. L. 106–387, which directed amendment of section 306(a)(19)(A) of the Consolidated Farmers Home Administration Act of 1961 by inserting ", Indian tribes (as such term is defined under section 5304(e) of title 25)," after "nonprofit corporations" and could not be executed as … (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 106–472, §304(a), added par. (20). (Grain Standards and Warehouse Improvement Act of 2000) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 106–472, §305(a), added par. (21). (Grain Standards and Warehouse Improvement Act of 2000) Law text · (a)

1996

  • Pub. L. 104–127, §741(a)(1), substituted "$590,000,000" for "$500,000,000". (Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 104–127, §758, added par. (5). (Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 104–127, §741(a)(2), added par. (7) and struck out former par. (7) which read as follows: "As used in this chapter, the terms 'rural' and 'rural area' shall not include any area in any city or town which has a population in excess of ten thousand inhabitants, except that (A)… (Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 104–127, §741(a)(3), added pars. (9) and (10) and struck out former pars. (9) and (10) which read as follows: (Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996) Law text · (a), (10)
  • Pub. L. 104–127, §741(a)(3), added par. (11) and struck out former par. (11) which authorized grants to public bodies, private nonprofit community development corporations or entities, or other agencies to enable such recipients to (1) identify and analyze business opportunities, i… (Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 104–127, §741(a)(6)(A)–(D)(i), inserted par. heading and headings for subpars. (A) to (C), and realigned margins of subpars. and cls. (i) to (iii) of subpar. (A). (Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 104–127, §741(a)(4), (5), redesignated par. (16) as (14) and struck out former par. (14) which read as follows: (Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 104–127, §741(a)(6)(D)(ii), which directed substitution of "3 percent of any funds appropriated" for "2 per centum of any funds provided in appropriations Acts", was executed by making the substitution for "2 per centum of any funds provided in Appropriations Acts", to r… (Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 104–127, §741(a)(4), (5), redesignated par. (17) as (15) and struck out former par. (15) which authorized making or insuring of loans to associations, including corporations not operated for profit, Indian tribes on Federal and State reservations and other federally recogni… (Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 104–127, §741(a)(5), redesignated pars. (18) to (20) as (16) to (18), respectively. Former pars. (16) to (18) redesignated (14) to (16), respectively. (Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 104–127, §763, added par. (19). (Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 104–127, §741(a)(5), redesignated par. (19) as (17). (Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996) Law text · (a)
  • Pub. L. 104–127, §741(a)(5), redesignated par. (20) as (18). (Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996) Law text · (a)

1994

  • Pub. L. 103–354 redesignated subpar. (D) as (C) and struck out former subpar. (C) which read as follows: "The Administrator of the Rural Electrification Administration shall administer loans made or insured under this paragraph." · (a), (D)

1993

  • Pub. L. 103–129 inserted after first sentence "The Secretary may also make loans to any borrower to whom a loan has been made under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 901 et seq.), for the conservation, development, use, and control of water, and the installation of dra… · (a)

1991

  • Pub. L. 102–237, §701(a)(1), in subcl. (I) inserted "and" after semicolon and in subcl. (II) substituted a period for "; and". · (a)
  • Pub. L. 102–237, §701(h)(1)(A), (B), substituted "this chapter" for "this Act". · (a), (20)
  • Pub. L. 102–237, §701(a)(2), struck out par. (21) which was identical to par. (20). · (a)

1990

  • Pub. L. 101–624, §2328, inserted "rural businesses," after "farm laborers,". · (a)
  • Pub. L. 101–624, §2321, struck out ": Provided, That for fiscal years commencing after September 30, 1981, such grants may not exceed $154,900,000 in any fiscal year" after "in rural areas". · (a)
  • Pub. L. 101–624, §2316(b), struck out "and not inconsistent with any planned development provided in any State, multijurisdictional, county, or municipal plan approved by competent authority for the area in which the rural community is located, and the Secretary shall require the su… · (a)
  • Pub. L. 101–624, §§2341, 2342, amended par. (11) generally. Prior to amendment, par. (11) read as follows: "The Secretary may make grants, not to exceed $15,000,000 annually, to public bodies or such other agencies as the Secretary may select to provide rural development technical … · (a)
  • Pub. L. 101–624, §2329, added par. (20). · (a)
  • Pub. L. 101–624, §2393, added par. (21). · (a)

1986

  • Pub. L. 99–514 substituted "Internal Revenue Code of 1986" for "Internal Revenue Code of 1954", which for purposes of codification was translated as "title 26" thus requiring no change in text. · (a), (15)

1985

  • Pub. L. 99–198 provided for graduated scale of grant rates for each project and higher rates in communities having lower community population and income levels. · (a)
  • Pub. L. 99–198 added pars. (16) to (19). · (a)

1981

  • Pub. L. 97–35 inserted provisions limiting grants for fiscal years after Sept. 30, 1981. · (a)

1980

  • Pub. L. 96–438 provided that for the purpose of loans for essential community facilities under subsection (a)(1) of this section, terms "rural" and "rural area" may include any area in any city or town with a population not in excess of twenty thousand. · (a)
  • Pub. L. 96–355 in par. (11) substituted provisions authorizing annual grants not to exceed $15,000,000 for rural development technical assistance, rural community leadership development, etc., for provisions authorizing annual grants not to exceed $10,000,000 for preparatio… · (a)

1978

  • Pub. L. 95–334, §104, inserted provisions respecting bond counsel requirements for loans under $500,000. · (a)
  • Pub. L. 95–334, §105, substituted "$500,000,000" for "$300,000,000" and "75" for "50". · (a)
  • Pub. L. 95–334, §106, struck out references to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. · (a)
  • Pub. L. 95–334, §107(a), added par. (14). · (a)

1973

  • Pub. L. 91–524, title VIII, §816(c), as added by Pub. L. 93–86 added par. (13). · (a)

1972

  • Pub. L. 92–419, §104(1), (2), authorized loans to Indian tribes on Federal and State reservations and other federally recognized Indian tribes and included as an allowable use provision for essential community facilities including necessary related equipment, respectively. · (a)
  • Pub. L. 92–419, §105, substituted "$300,000,000" for "$100,000,000". · (a)
  • Pub. L. 92–419, §§106, 107, substituted "project" for "facility" where first appearing; in item (i), substituted "project" for "facility" and inserted in such text ", if such project is carried out,"; in item (ii), substituted "will or can be" for "will be or can be"; substituted "a… · (a)
  • Pub. L. 92–419, §110, struck out provisions of former par. (5) which prohibited any loan or grant under subsec. (a) of this section which would cause the unpaid principal indebtedness of any association under this chapter and Act Aug. 28, 1937, as amended (superseded by this chapter… · (a)
  • Pub. L. 92–419, §108, substituted "$30,000,000" for "$15,000,000", struck out "official" before "comprehensive plans", and substituted "waste disposal systems" for "sewer systems". · (a)
  • Pub. L. 92–419, §109, substituted definition of "rural" and "rural area" as excluding an area in a city or town with a population in excess of ten thousand inhabitants for prior provision for rural areas for purposes of water and waste disposal projects excluding an area in a city o… · (a)
  • Pub. L. 92–419, §§111, 112, added pars. (11) and (12). · (a), (12)

1970

  • Pub. L. 91–617 required inclusion in gross income of the interest or other income paid to an insured holder when any loan made for a purpose specified in subsec. (a)(1) is sold out of the Agricultural Credit Insurance Fund as an insured loan. · (a)
  • Pub. L. 91–606 repealed subsec. (c), added by Pub. L. 89–769, §6(b), Nov. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 1318, which related to loans to associations in areas suffering major disasters. See section 4401 et seq. of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. · (c)
  • Pub. L. 91–524 added subsec. (d). · (d)

1968

  • Pub. L. 90–488 substituted "$100,000,000" for "$50,000,000" in par. (2), "1971" for "1968" in par. (3), and "$15,000,000" for "$5,000,000" in par. (6), respectively. · (a)

1966

  • Pub. L. 89–769 added subsec. (c). · (c)

1965

  • Pub. L. 89–240 designated existing provisions as par. (1), struck out "including the development of recreational facilities" after "shifts in land use", substituted "drainage or waste disposal facilities" for "drainage facilities", inserted "and recreational developments", deleted prov… · (a)

1962

  • Pub. L. 87–703 authorized loans to be made or insured to provide for the application or establishment of shifts in land use including the development of recreational facilities. · (a)

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