Us Code § 142 - Repealed. Pub. L. 105–113, §3(a), Nov. 21, 1997, 111 Stat. 2275
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§ 142. Repealed. Pub. L. 105–113, §3(a), Nov. 21, 1997, 111 Stat. 2275
Section, acts Aug. 31, 1954, ch. 1158, 68 Stat. 1020; Aug. 28, 1957, Pub. L. 85–207, §10, 71 Stat. 483; Mar. 15, 1976, Pub. L. 94–229, §1, 90 Stat. 210; Oct. 27, 1986, Pub. L. 99–544, §1(a), 100 Stat. 3046, provided that Secretary of Commerce take periodic censuses of agriculture and irrigation.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of Repeal
Repeal effective Oct. 1, 1998, see section 3(d) of Pub. L. 105–113, set out as an Effective Date of 1997 Amendment note under section 1991 of Title 7, Agriculture.
1997 Census of Agriculture
Pub. L. 105–86, title I, Nov. 18, 1997, 111 Stat. 2083, provided in part: "That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary of Agriculture shall conduct the 1997 Census of Agriculture, to the extent practicable, pursuant to the provisions of title 13, United States Code."
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