§ 8202. Eligibility  


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  • (a) Loss

    Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the Secretary shall provide assistance under section 8203 of this title to eligible orchardists that planted trees for commercial purposes but lost the trees as a result of a natural disaster, as determined by the Secretary.

    (b) Limitation

    An eligible orchardist shall qualify for assistance under subsection (a) of this section only if the tree mortality of the eligible orchardist, as a result of damaging weather or related condition, exceeds 15 percent (adjusted for normal mortality).

(Pub. L. 107–171, title X, § 10202, May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 490.)