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[CITE: 7USC136p]

 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
       CHAPTER 6--INSECTICIDES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PESTICIDE CONTROL
 
             SUBCHAPTER II--ENVIRONMENTAL PESTICIDE CONTROL
 
Sec. 136p. Exemption of Federal and State agencies

    The Administrator may, at the Administrator's discretion, exempt any 
Federal or State agency from any provision of this subchapter if the 
Administrator determines that emergency conditions exist which require 
such exemption. The Administrator, in determining whether or not such 
emergency conditions exist, shall consult with the Secretary of 
Agriculture and the Governor of any State concerned if they request such 
determination.

(June 25, 1947, ch. 125, Sec. 18, as added Pub. L. 92-516, Sec. 2, Oct. 
21, 1972, 86 Stat. 995; amended Pub. L. 94-140, Sec. 8, Nov. 28, 1975, 
89 Stat. 754; Pub. L. 100-532, title VIII, Sec. 801(k), Oct. 25, 1988, 
102 Stat. 2682; Pub. L. 102-237, title X, Sec. 1006(b)(1), (2), Dec. 13, 
1991, 105 Stat. 1895.)


                               Amendments

    1991--Pub. L. 102-237 substituted ``the Administrator'' for ``he'' 
before ``determines'' and ``the Administrator's'' for ``his''.
    1988--Pub. L. 100-532 substituted ``and'' for ``or`` in section 
catchline, and directed that sentence beginning ``The Administrator, 
in'' be run in after first sentence beginning ``The Administrator may''.
    1975--Pub. L. 94-140 inserted provision requiring Administrator to 
consult with Secretary of Agriculture and Governor of State concerned in 
determining whether an emergency situation exists.


                    Effective Date of 1988 Amendment

    Amendment by Pub. L. 100-532 effective on expiration of 60 days 
after Oct. 25, 1988, see section 901 of Pub. L. 100-532, set out as a 
note under section 136 of this title.


                             Effective Date

    For effective date of section, see section 4 of Pub. L. 92-516, set 
out as a note under section 136 of this title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in sections 136, 136a of this title; 
title 21 section 346a.
