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Credit Corporation In discharging his functions and 

 responsibilities under this program, including pay- 

 ment of costs of administration : Provided, That after 

 December 31, 1966, the Commodity Credit Corpora- 

 tion shall not make any expenditures for carrying 

 out the purposes of this subchapter unless the Cor- 

 poration has received funds to cover such expendi- 

 tures from appropriations made to carry out the 

 purposes of this subchapter. There are hereby 

 authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 

 necessary to carry out the program, including such 

 amounts as may be required to make payments to 

 the Corporation for its actual costs incurred or to 

 be incurred under this program. 



(m) Payment to successor upon death, incompetence, 

 or disappearance of producer entitled to payment. 

 In case any producer who is entitled to any pay- 

 ment or compensation dies, becomes Incompetent, or 

 disappears before receiving such payment or com- 

 pensation, or is succeeded by another who renders 

 or completes the required performance, the payment 

 or compensation shall, without regard to any other 

 provisions of law, be made as the Secretary may de- 

 termine to be fair and reasonable in all the circum- 

 stances and so provide by regulations. 



(n) Sharine of comp?nsation or payments with ten- 

 ants and sharecroppers. 



The Secretary shall provide adequate safeguards 

 to protect the Interests of tenants and sharecroppers. 

 Including provision for sharing, on a fair and equi- 

 table basis, in payments or compensation under this 

 program. 



(o) Effect of diversion on commodity programs. 



The acreage on any farm which is diverted fronj 

 the production of any commodity pursuant to an 



agreement hereafter entered into under this sub- 

 chapter shall be deemed to be acreage diverted from 

 that commodity for the purposes of any commodity 

 program under which diversion is required as a con- 

 dition of eligibility for price support. 



(p) Advisory Board on Wildlife; membership. 



The Secretary may. without regard to the civil 

 service laws, appoint an Advisory Board on Wildlife 

 to adVise and consult on matters relating to his 

 functions under this subchapter as he deems appro- 

 priate. The Board shall consist of twelve persons 

 chosen from members of wildlife organizations, farm 

 organizations. State game and fish agencies, and 

 representatives of the general public. Members of 

 such Advisory Board who are not regular full-time 

 employees of the United States shall not be entitled 

 to any compensation or expenses. 



(q) Rules and regulations. 

 The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as 



he determines necessary to carry out the provisions 

 of this subchapter. (Pub. L. 89-321, title VI, § 602, 

 Nov. 3, 1965, 79 Stat. 1206; Pub. L. 90-210, Dec. 18, 



1967, 81 Stat, 657; Pub. L. 90-559. § 1(1), (7), Oct. 11, 



1968. 82 Stat. 996.) 



Amendments 



1968 — Subset (a). Pub L. 90-559, § 1(1), provided for 

 a one year extension through 1970 



SutKec (k). Pub. L 90-559. § 1(7). substituted "June 

 30. 1969" for "June 30, 1968" In two Instances and "De- 

 cember 31. 1970" for "December 31. 1969". 



1967 — Subsec(a) Pub L. 90-210 permitted a farm to 

 be placed In the cropland adjustment program without 

 regard to the length of past ownership If that farm was 

 acquired In replacement of an eligible farm which was 

 taken by any Federal. State, or other agency by means of 

 eminent domain proceedings 



4. Environmental Financing Authority 

 Public Law 92-500 § 12 



Section 12 of Pub. L 92-500 provided that: 



"(a) (Short Title] This section may be cited as the 

 Environmental Financing Act of 1972. 



"(b) I Establishment I There is hereby created a body 

 corporate to be known as the Enviror.mer.tal Financing 

 Authority, which shall have succession until dissolved 

 by Act of Congress. The Authority shall be suoject to' 

 the general supervision and direction of the Secretary 

 of the Treasury. The Authority shall be an Ir.strumen- 

 tallty of the United States Government and shall main- 

 tain such offices as may be necessary or appropriate in 

 the conduct of Its business. 



"(c) [Congressional Declaration of Purpose] The pur- 

 pose of this section Is to assure that Inability to borrow 

 necessary funds on reasonable terms does not prevent 

 any State or local public body from carrying out any 

 project for construction of waste treatment works de- 

 termined eligible for assistance pursuant to subsection 

 (e) of this section. 



"(d) [Board of Directors] ( I) The Authority shall have 

 a Board of Directors consisting of five persons, one of 

 whom shall be the Secretary of the Treasury or his desig- 

 nee as Chairman of the Board, and four of whom shall 

 be appointed by the President from among the officers 

 or employees of the Authority or of any department or 

 agency pf the United States Government. 



"(2) The Board of Directors shall meet at the call of 

 Its Chairman. The Board shall determine the general 

 policies which shall govern the operations of the Author- 



ity. The Chairman of the Board shall select and effect 

 the appointment of qualified persons to fill the offices 

 as may be provided for in the bylaws, with such executive 

 functions, powers, and duties as may be prescribed by 

 the bylaws or by the Board of Directors, and such per- 

 sons shall be the executive officers of the Authority 

 and shall discharge all such executive functions, powers, 

 and duties The members of the Board, as such, shall not 

 receive compotisatlon for tlielr services. 



"(e) (Purchase of State and Local Obligations] (1) 

 Until July 1. 1975, the Authority is authorized to make 

 commitments to purchase and to purchase on terms and 

 conditions determined by the Authority, any obligation 

 or participation therein which Is Issued by a Ptate or 

 local public body to finance the non-^c,3eral share of 

 the cost of any project for the consi ruction of waste 

 treatment works which the Administrator of the Environ- 

 mental Protection Agency has determined to be eligible 

 for Federal financial assistance under the Federal Water 

 Pollution Control Act (this chapter(. 



"(2) No commitment shall be entered Into and no 

 purchase shall be made, unless the Administrator of the 

 Environmental Protection Agency (A) has certified that 

 the public body is unable to obtain on reasonable terms 

 sufficient credit to finance its actual needs: (B) has 

 approved the project as eligible under the Federal Water 

 Pollution Control Act (this chapter], and (C) has agreed 

 to guarantee timely payment of principal and Interest on 

 the obligation. The Administrator Is authorized to guar- 

 antee such timely payments and to issue regulations as 



