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FIGURE 1-3 THE PRESIDENT'S DROUGHT EMERGENCY PROGRAM '" '" WID AND DATE AGENCY TITLE AMOUN1 OF ACTI ON PURPOSE/DESCR I PT I Ofl I Erreroency loans 5100 milllon OMS Reapportionment 5% loans to cover prospective loses Prooral!1 4-20-77 to farmers and ranchers Farmers Home Administration (FmHA) COl11T1unity Program $225 m;' 110n SUPD 1 ernen ta 1 $150 million in 5% loans and 575 Loans appropriation 5-4-77 million in grants to COlllTunities less Departlrent than 10,000 population for of emergency water supplies Agriculture Agr; cul tural Stabilization Emergency Conser- 5100 million Supplemental and Conservation Service vation Measures appropriation 5-4-77 Soi 1 Conservation cost sharing grants (ASCS) Program Federal Crop Insurance FCIC J nsur'ance S 50 million Supplemental Corporation (FCIC) appropriation 5/4/77 Increase FCIC capital slod DT'ought [meT-- I 5100 million New authorization Creation of watej' bank, pl'ote(;tion of geney Program (P _ L_ 95-18) 4-7-77 fish and wildlife, grants to ~tates, 5~ for water supply and conservation Department measures of the Bu~eau of Reclamation Interi or Emergency Fund S 30 mi 11 ion Suprlemental appropriation 5-4-77 Emergency ir~i9ation 10an5 Southwestern Dower Emergency 513.8 million Supplemental Pu~chase of emergency Dower Administratiol1 (SWPA) Powe~ appronriation 5-4-77 supply Economi c Development Administration Corrnnun i ty Emer- 5225 mi 11 ion* New authorization $150 million in 5~ loans a~d 575 (EOA) , Department of Co~rce qency Drought (P _ L_ 95-31 ) 5-23-77) mi 11 ion in grants to com~unities over Rel ief Program 10,000 for emergency water' supply Small Business Administration Physical Loss 550 million** Amendments to the Low interest loans for small (S8A) and Economic Small Business Act businessmen (including farmers) Injury Loans 8-4-77 * Only $175 million of this amount was finally appropriated. **Action on this proposal resulted in the lowerinq of interest rates for Physical Loss and Economic Injury Loan~ (both ongoing, funded programs) but no additional appropriation as originally r~quested. Source: Western Governor's Policy Office, Institute for Policy Research. - - .. .. .. .. ..