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PUBLIC LAW 104-127—APR. 4, 1996 110 STAT. 1187 SEC. 915. DESIGNATION OF MOUNT PLEASANT NATIONAL SCENIC AREA. Sections 1, 2, and 3(a)(1) of the George Washington National Forest Mount Pleasant Scenic Area Act (Public Law 103-314; 16 U.S.C. 545 note) are each amended by striking "George Washington National Forest Mount Pleasant Scenic Area" and inserting "Mount Pleasant National Scenic Area". SEC. 916. PSEUDORABIES ERADICATION PROGRAM. Section 2506(d) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (21 U.S.C. 114i(d)) is amended by striking "1995" and inserting "2002". SEC. 917. COLLECTION AND USE OF AGRICULTURAL QUARANTINE AND INSPECTION FEES. Section 2509 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (21 U.S.C. 136a) is amended by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following: "(a) QUARANTINE AND INSPECTION FEES. — "(1) FEES AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of Agriculture may prescribe and collect fees sufficient— "(A) to cover the cost of providing agricultural quargintine and inspection services in connection with the arrival at a port in the customs territory of the United States, or the preclearance or preinspection at a site outside the customs territory of the United States, of an international passenger, commercial vessel, commercial aircraft, commercial truck, or railroad car; "(B) to cover the cost of administering this subsection; and "(C) through fiscal year 2002, to maintain a reasonable balance in the Agricultural Quarantine Inspection User Fee Account established under paragraph (5). "(2) LIMITATION.—In setting the fees under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure that the amount of the fees is commensurate with the costs of agricultural quarantine and inspection services with respect to the class of persons or entities paying the fees. The costs of the services with respect to passengers as a class includes the costs of related inspections of the aircraft or other vehicle. "(3) STATUS OF FEES. — Fees collected under this subsection by any person on behalf of the Secretary are held in trust for the United States and shall be remitted to the Secretary in such manner and at such times as the Secretary may prescribe. "(4) LATE PAYMENT PENALTIES.— If a person subject to a fee under this subsection fails to pay the fee when due, the Secretary shall assess a late payment penalty, and the overdue fees shall accrue interest, as required by section 3717 of title 31, United States Code. "(5) AGRICULTURAL QUARANTINE INSPECTION USER FEE ACCOUNT. — " (A) ESTABLISHMENT. —T here is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund, to be known as the 'Agricultural Quarantine Inspection User Fee Account', which shall contain all of the fees collected under this