§1416.400. Applicability.
7 C.F.R. § 1416.400
This subpart establishes the terms and conditions under which the Tree Assistance Program (TAP) will be administered under Title I of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (Pub. L. 113-79, the 2014 Farm Bill), as amended.
Eligible orchardists and nursery tree growers will be compensated as specified in § 1416.406 for eligible tree, bush, and vine losses in excess of normal mortality, or, where applicable, damage in excess of normal mortality and normal damage, that occurred in the calendar year (or loss period in the case of plant disease) for which benefits are being requested and as a direct result of a natural disaster.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[79 FR 21097, Apr. 14, 2014, as amended at 83 FR 49471, Oct. 2, 2018; 84 FR 48537, Sept. 13, 2019; 85 FR 10968, Feb. 26, 2020; 91 FR 42330, July 9, 2026]
Authority
Authority: 7 U.S.C. 9081 and 15 U.S.C. 714b and 714c.
Source
Source: 79 FR 21097, Apr. 14, 2014, unless otherwise noted.
Amendments
[79 FR 21097, Apr. 14, 2014, as amended at 83 FR 49471, Oct. 2, 2018; 84 FR 48537, Sept. 13, 2019; 85 FR 10968, Feb. 26, 2020; 91 FR 42330, July 9, 2026]