model farms

model farms Sec. 1452. (a) In order to promote the establishment and operation of solar energy demonstration farms within each State, the Secretary shall distribute funds to carry out the activities described in subsections (b) and (c) of this section and section 1453 of this title to one or more of the following in each State: the State department of agriculture, the State cooperative extension service, the State agricultural experiment station, forestry schools eligible to receive funds under the Act of October 10, 1962 (76 Stat. 806–807, as amended; 16 U.S.C. 582a, 582a–1–582a–7), or colleges and universities eligible to receive funds under the Act of August 30, 1890 (26 Stat. 417–119, as amended; 7 U.S.C. 321–326 and 328), including Tuskegee Institute (hereinafter in this part referred to as “eligible institutions”), in accordance with such rules and regulations as the Secretary may prescribe. (b) The recipient or recipients in such State shall— (1) establish at least one large model farm which— (A) demonstrates all the solar energy projects determined by the Secretary, in consultation with the recipient or recipients, to be useful and beneficial to the State; (B) is located in the State on land owned or operated by that State and, if practicable, on the State agricultural experiment station farm land; and (C) includes other farming practices, such as raising livestock and crops, in order to provide a model of a farm which applies new and improved methods of agriculture through the use of solar energy as a means of heating, cooling, drying, or curing crops, and providing other farm needs; (2) sell the products of the model farm established under paragraph (1) of this subsection and pay to the Secretary that portion of the proceeds received through each such sale as bears the same proportion to the total proceeds as the grants under this section bear to the total cost of operating the farm. The Secretary shall deposit such funds into a fund which shall be. available without fiscal year limitation for use in carrying out the provisions of this part; (3) provide tours of the model farm to farmers and other interested groups and individuals and, upon request, provide such farmers, groups, and individuals with information concerning the operation of such model farm and the demonstrations, if any, established by it under section 1453 of this title; (4) determine the costs of energy, the income, and the total cost of the model farm; and 91 STAT. 1014 (5) annually compile a report concerning energy usage, income costs, operating difficulties, and farmer interest with respect to the model farm and the demonstrations, if any, established by it under section 1453 of this title, and submit the report to the Secretary along with any recommendations concerning project changes and specific needs of such farm or demonstrations. (c) The results obtained from each model farm established under subsection (b) of this section which prove to be economically practical shall be extended to other farms in each State through the State cooperative extension service as part of its ongoing energy management and conservation education programs.