Pub. L. 110-161, div. A, tit. VII, sec. 746

Sec. 746. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and until receipt of the decennial Census for the year 2010, the Secretary of Agriculture shall consider—(1) the City of Alamo, Texas; the City of Mercedes, Texas; the City of Weslaco, Texas; the City of Donna, Texas; the 121 STAT. 1882 City of La Feria, Texas; and the City of Northampton, Massachusetts, (including individuals and entities with projects within the cities) eligible for loans and grants funded through the Rural Business Program account;(2) the City of Bainbridge Island, Washington; the City of Keene, New Hampshire; and the City of Havelock, North Carolina, (including individuals and entities with projects within the cities) eligible for loans and grants funded through the Rural Community Facilities Program account;(3) the City of Freeport, Illinois; Kitsap County (except the City of Bremerton), Washington; the City of Atascadero, California; and the City of Paso Robles, California, (including individuals and entities with projects within the cities) eligible for loans and grants funded through the Rural Housing Insurance Fund Program account and the Rural Housing Assistance Grants account;(4) the City of Canton, Mississippi, (including individuals and entities with projects within the cities) eligible for loans and grants funded through the Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program account;(5) the City of Parsons, Kansas; the Town of Boone, North Carolina; the City of Henderson, North Carolina; and the City of Lenoir, North Carolina, to be rural areas for the purposes of eligibility for loans and grants funded through the Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program account;(6) the City of Lansing, Kansas, a rural area for purposes of eligibility for Rural Housing Service programs, and the City of Leavenworth, Kansas, and the City of Lansing, Kansas, as separate geographic entities for purposes of Rural Development grants and loans;(7) the City of Binghamton, New York, for the purpose of upgrading a trunk line for waste transport to the Town of Conklin, New York, (including individuals and entities with projects within the cities) eligible for loans and grants funded through the Rural Water and Waste Disposal Program account;(8) the County of Lexington, South Carolina, shall be considered to be a rural area for the purposes of financing a farmers’ market under the Business and Industry Loan Guarantee Program in a local area that has rural characteristics as determined by the Secretary; and(9) the service areas being acquired by Mid-Kansas Electric Cooperative, except for the City of Dodge City, Kansas, shall be considered eligible for financing under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, as amended.