An Act to provide for the control of noxious plants on land under the control or jurisdiction of the Federal Government
PL 90-583 (S.2671), enacted 10/17/1968

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PUBLIC LAW 90-583-OCT. 17, 1968 
[82 STAT. 
59 Stat. 597. 
69 Stat. 658. 
enactment of this paragraph, he may accept in payment for such stock, 
such amount not in excess of par as in his judgment and with the con-
currence of the Secretary of the Treasury represents a fair value of 
such stock, or such retirement may be effected upon delivery to the 
Governor of an amount of United States Government bonds the market 
value of which on the date of transaction represents the fair value of 
the class A shares as determined by the Governor with the concurrence 
of the Secretary of the Treasury. 
"After all class A stock held by the Governor of the Farm Credit 
Administration on behalf of the United States has been retired from 
all of the banks for cooperatives, and full private ownership has thus 
been achieved, short-term Federal investments in such class A stock to 
help one or several of the banks to meet emergency credit needs shall 
not be deemed to change this ownership status: Provided^ 
however, 
That this sentence shall not alter the application of the Gt>vernment 
Corporation Control Act, as amended (31 U.S.C. 841-870), and section 
36(a) (3) of the Farm Credit Act of 1933, as amended (12 U.S.C. 
11341(a) (3)) (relating to payment of a franchise tax to the United 
States if the bank has outstanding capital stock held by the United 
States)." 
Approved October 17, 1968. 
October 17, 1968 
[S.2671] 
Public Law 90-583 
AN ACT 
To provide for the control of noxious plants on land under the control or 
jurisdiction of the Federal Government. 
Noxious plant 
control. 
Appropriation 
authorization. 
Be It enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 
of the 
United /States of America in Congress assembled, That the heads of 
Federal departments or agencies are authorized and directed to permit 
the commissioner of agriculture or other proper agency head of any 
State in which there is in effect a program for the control of noxious 
plants to enter upon any lands under their control or jurisdiction and 
destroy noxious plants growing on such land if— 
(1) such entry is in accordance with a program submitted to 
and approved by such department or agency: Provided, That no 
entry shall occur when the head of such Federal department or 
agency, or his designee, shall have certified that entry is incon-
sistent with nationail security; 
(2) the means by which noxious plants are destroyed are 
acceptable to the head of such department or agency; and 
(3) the same procedure required by the State program with 
respect to privately owned land has been followcKi. 
SEC. 2. Any State incurring expenses pursuant to section 1 of this 
Act upon presentation of an iteijiized account of such expenses shall 
be reimbursed by the head of the department or agency having 
control or jurisdiction of the land with respect to which such expenses 
were incurred: Provided, That such reimbursement shall be only to 
the extent that funds appropriated specifically to carry out the pur-
jx)ses of this Act are available therefor during the fiscal year in which 
the expenses are incurred. 
SEC. 3. There are hereby authorized to be appropriated to depart-
ments or agencies of the Federal Government such sums as the Con-
gress may determine to be necessary to carry out the purposes of this 
Act. 
Approved October 17, 1968.