§1505. Multiyear set-aside contracts

(a) Contracting authority of Secretary; duration of contracts; eligibility and duties of producers

Notwithstanding the provisions of any other title, the Secretary may establish multiyear set-aside contracts for a period not to extend beyond the 1981 crop. Such contracts may be entered into only as a part of the programs in effect for wheat, feed grains, and cotton for the years 1974 through 1982, and only producers participating in one or more of such programs shall be eligible to contract with the Secretary under this section. Producers agreeing to a multiyear set-aside agreement shall be required to devote this acreage to vegetative cover capable of maintaining itself throughout such period to provide soil protection, water quality enhancement, wildlife production, and natural beauty. Grazing of livestock under this section shall be prohibited, except in areas of a major disaster as determined by the President if the Secretary finds there is a need therefor, as a result of such disaster. Producers entering into agreements under this section shall also agree to comply with all applicable State and local law and regulation governing noxious weed control.

(b) Cost-sharing incentives for farm operators

The Secretary shall provide cost-sharing incentives to farm operators for such cover establishment, whenever a multiyear contract is entered into on all or a portion of the set-aside acreage.

(Pub. L. 91–524, title X, §1005, as added Pub. L. 93–86, §1(28), Aug. 10, 1973, 87 Stat. 243 ; amended Pub. L. 95–113, title XV, §1509, Sept. 29, 1977, 91 Stat. 1022 .)

References in Text

Any other title, referred to in subsec. (a), probably has reference to any other title of Pub. L. 91–524, which is popularly known as the Agricultural Act of 1970. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1281 of Title 7, Agriculture, and Tables.

Amendments

1977-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 95–113 substituted "1981" for "1977" as the year beyond which a multiyear set-aside contract may not extend, substituted "1982" for "1978" as the final crop year for programs which the contracts entered into may involve, and inserted exception to prohibition on grazing of livestock to apply in areas of a major disaster as determined by the President if the Secretary finds that there is a need therefor, as a result of the disaster.

Effective Date of 1977 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 95–113 effective Oct. 1, 1977, see section 1901 of Pub. L. 95–113, set out as a note under section 1307 of Title 7, Agriculture.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in sections 1507, 1508 of this title.