FUNDING.

SEC. 1641. FUNDING. (a) Allocation of Funds.— (1) Cooperative work.— Not less than 15 percent and not more than 25 percent of the funds appropriated for a fiscal year to carry out this subtitle shall be used for cooperative work with the National Weather Service entered into under section 1638(b)(1). (2) Competitive grants program.— Not less than 15 percent and not more than 25 percent of such funds shall be used by the Cooperative State Research Service for a competitive grants program under section 1638(c). (3) Weather information systems.— Not less than 25 percent and not more than 35 percent of such funds shall be divided equally between the participating States selected for that fiscal year under section 1640. (4) Other purposes.— The remaining funds shall be allocated for use by the Agricultural Weather Office and the Extension Service in carrying out generally the provisions of this subtitle. (b) Limitations on Use of Funds.— Funds provided under the authority of this subtitle shall not be used for the construction of facilities. Each State or agency receiving funds shall not use more than 30 percent of such funds for equipment purchases. Any use of the funds in facilitating the distribution of agricultural and climate information to producers shall be done with consideration for the104 STAT. 3751role that the private meteorological sector can play in such information delivery. (c) Authorization of Appropriations.— There are authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 to carry out this subtitle for each of the fiscal years 1991 through 1995.