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§ 590o. Authorization of appropriations; distribution of appropriated funds
To enable the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out the purposes of section 590g of this title there is authorized to be appropriated for any fiscal year not exceeding $500,000,000. The amount appropriated shall be available until expended. The Secretary shall distribute the funds available for financial assistance among the several States in accordance with their conservation needs, as determined by the Secretary.
(Apr. 27, 1935, ch. 85, § 15, as added Feb. 29, 1936, ch. 104, § 1, 49 Stat. 1151; amended Feb. 16, 1938, ch. 30, title I, § 104, 52 Stat. 35; Aug. 28, 1954, ch. 1041, title V, § 502, 68 Stat. 908; Pub. L. 92–419, title VI, § 606(6), Aug. 30, 1972, 86 Stat. 677; Pub. L. 95–113, title XV, § 1501(b), Sept. 29, 1977, 91 Stat. 1020; Pub. L. 104–127, title III, § 336(a)(1)(D), Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 1005.)