---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 U.S.C. § 2009bb–1a"
title: "7"
title_heading: "Agriculture"
number: "2009bb–1a"
heading: "Interstate cooperation for economic opportunity and efficiency"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/7/2009bb-1a"
units:
  - "Chapter 50 — Agricultural Credit"
  - "Subchapter VII — Northern Great Plains Regional Authority"
---

# §2009bb–1a. Interstate cooperation for economic opportunity and efficiency

- (a) **In general—** The [Authority](/usc/7/2009aa.md?p=1) shall provide assistance to [States](/usc/7/2009.md?p=1) in developing regional plans to address multistate economic issues, including plans—
  - (1) to develop a regional transmission system for movement of renewable energy to [markets](/usc/7/198.md?p=1) outside the [region](/usc/7/2009aa.md?p=2);
  - (2) to address regional transportation concerns, including the establishment of a Northern Great Plains Regional Transportation Working Group;
  - (3) to encourage and support interstate collaboration on federally-funded research that is in the national interest; and
  - (4) to establish a Regional Working Group on Agriculture Development and Transportation.
- (b) **Economic issues—** The multistate economic issues referred to in [subsection (a)](#a) shall include—
  - (1) renewable energy development and transmission;
  - (2) transportation planning and economic development;
  - (3) information technology;
  - (4) movement of freight and individuals within the [region](/usc/7/2009aa.md?p=2);
  - (5) federally-funded research at institutions of higher education; and
  - (6) conservation land management.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 87–128, title III, § 383C, as added Pub. L. 110–234, title VI, § 6026(c)(1)(B), May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1178, and Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title VI, § 6026(c)(1)(B), June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 1940.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### Codification

Pub. L. 110–234 and Pub. L. 110–246 enacted identical sections. Pub. L. 110–234 was repealed by section 4(a) of Pub. L. 110–246.

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 383C of Pub. L. 87–128, title III, was renumbered section 383D and is classified to section 2009bb–2 of this title.

### Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date

Enactment of this section and repeal of Pub. L. 110–234 by Pub. L. 110–246 effective May 22, 2008, the date of enactment of Pub. L. 110–234, see section 4 of Pub. L. 110–246, set out as a note under section 8701 of this title.