16 USC Ch. 58: Front Matter
From Title 16-CONSERVATIONCHAPTER 58-ERODIBLE LAND AND WETLAND CONSERVATION AND RESERVE PROGRAM
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CHAPTER 58-ERODIBLE LAND AND WETLAND CONSERVATION AND RESERVE PROGRAM
SUBCHAPTER I-DEFINITIONS
Sec.
3801.
Definitions.
SUBCHAPTER II-HIGHLY ERODIBLE LAND CONSERVATION
3811.
Program ineligibility.
3812.
Exemptions.
(a)
Persons eligible for program benefits in connection with production or reduced production of crops on certain lands; eligibility based upon compliance with conservation plan by January 1, 1995; minimization of documentation.
(b)
Persons eligible for program benefits in connection with production of certain planted crops or production of crops on highly erodible land.
(c)
Ineligibility for loans and payments under section 3811.
(d)
Program ineligibility inapplicable to pre-December 23, 1985, section 3811 loans.
(e)
Limitations on ineligibility for tenants.
(f)
Graduated sanctions.
(g)
Preparation or revision of conservation plan.
(h)
Noncommercial production of agricultural commodities.
3813.
Soil surveys.
SUBCHAPTER III-WETLAND CONSERVATION
3821.
Program ineligibility.
3822.
Delineation of wetlands; exemptions.
(a)
Delineation of wetlands.
(b)
Exemptions.
(c)
On-site inspection requirement.
(d)
Prior loans.
(e)
Nonwetlands.
(f)
Minimal effect; mitigation.
(g)
Mitigation appeals.
(h)
Good faith exemption; graduated sanctions.
(i)
Restoration.
(j)
Determinations; restoration and mitigation plans; reporting; monitoring activities.
3823.
Consultation with Secretary of the Interior.
3824.
Fairness of compliance.
SUBCHAPTER IV-AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION PROGRAM
Part I-Environmental Conservation Acreage Reserve Program
subpart a-general provisions
3830.
Environmental Conservation Acreage Reserve Program.
(a)
Establishment.
(b)
Number of acres.
(c)
Implementation.
subpart b-conservation reserve
3831.
Conservation reserve.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Eligible lands.
(c)
Certain land affected by secretarial action.
(d)
Maximum enrollment.
(e)
Duration of contract.
(f)
Conservation priority areas.
(g)
Multi-year grasses and legumes.
3832.
Duties of owners and operators.
(a)
Terms of contract.
(b)
Conversion plan provisions.
(c)
Environmental use.
(d)
Alley cropping.
(e)
Foreclosure.
3833.
Duties of Secretary.
3834.
Payments.
(a)
Time of cost-sharing and annual rental payments.
(b)
Federal percentage of cost sharing payments.
(c)
Annual rental payments; encouragement factor; method of determination; acceptance of contract offers.
(d)
Cash or in-kind payments.
(e)
Regulations: payments upon death, disability, or succession.
(f)
Rental payments fiscal year limitation; regulations; receipt of other payments unaffected; application of limit to payments received by a State, political subdivision, or agency.
(g)
Contracts unaffected by certain Presidential orders.
(h)
Cost share assistance.
3835.
Contracts.
(a)
Ownership or operation requirement.
(b)
Sales or transfers; options.
(c)
Modification; waiver.
(d)
Termination; notice to Congressional Committees
3835a.
Conversion of land subject to contract to other conserving uses.
(a)
Conversion to trees.
(b)
Conversion to wetlands.
(c)
Limitation.
(d)
Condition of contract.
3836.
Base history.
(a)
Reductions.
(b)
Basis for participation in other Federal programs.
(c)
Extension of preservation of cropland base and allotment history.
(d)
Additional remedy for violations.
subpart c-wetlands reserve program
3837.
Wetlands reserve program.
(a)
Establishment.
(b)
Minimum enrollment.
(c)
Eligibility.
(d)
Other eligible land.
(e)
Ineligible land.
(f)
Termination of existing contract.
(g)
Easements.
3837a.
Easements.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Terms of easement.
(c)
Restoration plans.
(d)
Compatible uses.
(e)
Type and length of easement.
(f)
Compensation.
(g)
Violation.
3837b.
Duties of owners.
3837c.
Duties of Secretary.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Cost share assistance.
(c)
Acceptability of offers.
(d)
Easement priority.
3837d.
Payments.
(a)
Time of payment.
(b)
Payments to others.
(c)
Payment limitation.
(d)
Exemption from automatic sequester.
3837e.
Changes in ownership; agreement modification; termination.
(a)
Limitations.
(b)
Modification; termination.
3837f.
Administration and funding.
(a)
Delegation of easement administration.
(b)
Regulations.
Part II-Agricultural Water Quality Incentives
3838.
Policy.
3838a.
Definitions.
3838b.
Agricultural water quality protection program.
(a)
Incentives.
(b)
Content of plans.
(c)
Plan development.
(d)
Protection of confidentiality.
(e)
Acceptance of contracts.
(f)
Federal or State provisions.
3838c.
Eligible lands.
(a)
Eligible lands.
(b)
Priority lands.
3838d.
Technical assistance for water quality protection.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Field office technical guidance for water quality protection.
(c)
Personnel.
(d)
Limitation of liability.
3838e.
Demonstration and pilot programs.
(a)
Demonstration and model farm programs.
(b)
Pilot programs.
3838f.
Report to Congress.
Part III-Environmental Easement Program
3839.
Environmental easement program.
(a)
Establishment.
(b)
Eligibility; termination.
3839a.
Duties of owners; components of plan.
(a)
Duties of owners.
(b)
Components of plan.
3839b.
Duties of Secretary.
3839c.
Payments.
(a)
Time of payment.
(b)
Cost sharing payments.
(c)
Easement payments; acceptability of offers.
(d)
Form of payment.
(e)
Payments to others.
(f)
Payment limitation.
(g)
Exemption from automatic sequester.
3839d.
Changes in ownership; modification of easement.
(a)
Limitations.
(b)
Modification; termination.
SUBCHAPTER V-ADMINISTRATION
3841.
Use of Commodity Credit Corporation.
3842.
Use of other agencies.
3843.
Administration.
(a)
Appeal procedure.
(b)
Landlord's eligibility unaffected by ineligibility of tenant or sharecropper.
(c)
Safeguards for tenants and sharecroppers.
(d)
Determinations.
(e)
Maintenance of data.
(f)
Limitations on enrollments.
3844.
Regulations.
3845.
Authorization of appropriations.
(a)
Environmental conservation acreage reserve program and water quality incentive program.
(b)
Other conservation matters.
3846.
Monitoring and evaluation.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Requirements.
3847.
Assistance for control of spread of weeds and pests.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Conservation measure.
SUBCHAPTER VI-STATE TECHNICAL COMMITTEES
3861.
Establishment.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Standards.
(c)
Composition.
3862.
Responsibilities.
(a)
In general.
(b)
Wetland and wildlife habitat protection guidelines.
(c)
Other duties.
(d)
Authority.
(e)
FACA requirements.
Chapter Referred to in Other Sections
This chapter is referred to in title 7 sections 1308–3, 1308–4, 1463, 1985, 6932, 6962.