Office of the Secretary

Office of the Secretary During fiscal year 1998, not to exceed $543,000 from funds available to the Secretary of Agriculture to provide compensation to agriculture producers and other persons under section 105(b) of the Federal Plant Pest Act (7 U.S.C. 150dd(b)) may be available for payments to any person who had wheat stored in a storage facility that was subject to an emergency action notice issued by the Secretary relating to the presence or presumed presence of Karnal bunt to compensate the person for economic losses incurred as a result of the effect of the notice on the operation of the storage facility (including wheat plowed under in calendar year 1996) after issuance of an emergency action notice due to Karnal bunt. The determination by the Secretary of the amount of any compensation to be paid under this section shall be final.