TITLE 7 - US CODE - CHAPTER 86 - WATER QUALITY RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND COORDINATION

5501 to 5505. Repealed. Pub. L. 105185, title III, 302(c), June 23, 1998, 112 Stat. 563

Section 5501, Pub. L. 101–624, title XIV, § 1481, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3622; Pub. L. 104–127, title VIII, § 831, Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1168, set forth short title and purpose of chapter, provided definitions, and authorized appropriations. Section 5502, Pub. L. 101–624, title XIV, § 1482, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3622, related to soil and water activities. Section 5503, Pub. L. 101–624, title XIV, § 1483, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3623; Pub. L. 102–237, title II, § 201(e), Dec. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1847, required establishment of water quality coordination program within each State. Section 5504, Pub. L. 101–624, title XIV, § 1484, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3624, established water quality and nutrient management research program. Section 5505, Pub. L. 101–624, title XIV, § 1485, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3626; Pub. L. 102–237, title II, § 201(f), Dec. 13, 1991, 105 Stat. 1847; Pub. L. 104–66, title I, § 1011(r), Dec. 21, 1995, 109 Stat. 710, directed establishment of repository of agriculture and ground water quality planning information.

7 USC 5506 - Water policy with respect to agrichemicals

(a) Authority
The Department of Agriculture shall be the principal Federal agency responsible and accountable for the development and delivery of educational programs, technical assistance, and research programs for the users and dealers of agrichemicals to insure that

(1) the use, storage, and disposal of agrichemicals by users is prudent, economical, and environmentally sound; and

(2) agrichemical users, dealers, and the general public understand the implications of their actions and the potential effects on water.

The Secretary is authorized to undertake such programs and assistance in cooperation with other Federal, State, and local governments and agencies, and appropriate nonprofit">nonprofit organizations. The Secretary shall disseminate the results of efforts in extension, technical assistance, research, and related activities. The Secretary shall undertake activities under this subtitle in coordination with the Office of Agricultural Environmental Quality in section 5402 of this title.

(b) Effect on existing authority
The authority granted in subsection (a) of this section does not alter or effect the responsibility of the Environmental Protection Agency under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.).

(c) Participation
The following agencies shall participate in the Departments water program: the Agricultural Research Service; the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service; the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; the Cooperative State Research Service in conjunction with the system of State agricultural experiment stations; the Economic Research Service; the Extension Service, in conjunction with State and county cooperative extension services; the Forest Service; the National Agricultural Library; the National Agricultural Statistics Service; the Soil Conservation Service; and other agencies within the Department deemed appropriate by the Secretary.