16 U.S.C. § 3871a
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- § 3871
- § 3871a
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- § 3871c
- § 3871d
- § 3871f
- § 3871e
§ 3871a. Definitions
In this subchapter:
- (1) The term “covered program” means the following:
- (A) The agricultural conservation easement program.
- (B) The environmental quality incentives program.
- (C) The conservation stewardship program, not including the grassland conservation initiative under section 3839aa–25 of this title .
- (D) The healthy forests reserve program established under section 6571 of this title .
- (E) The conservation reserve program established under subpart B of part I of subchapter IV.
- (F) The programs established by the Secretary to carry out the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.), except for any program established by the Secretary to carry out section 14 ( 16 U.S.C. 1012 ) of that Act.
- (2) The term “eligible activity” means a practice, activity, agreement, easement, or related conservation measure that is available under the statutory authority for a covered program.
- (3) The term “eligible land” means any agricultural or nonindustrial private forest land or associated land on which the Secretary determines an eligible activity would help achieve conservation benefits.
- (4) The term “eligible partner” means any of the following:
- (A) An agricultural or silvicultural producer association or other group of producers.
- (B) A State or unit of local government.
- (C) An Indian tribe.
- (D) A farmer cooperative.
- (E) A water district, irrigation district, acequia, rural water district or association, or other organization with specific water delivery authority to producers on agricultural land.
- (F) A municipal water or wastewater treatment entity.
- (G) An institution of higher education.
- (H) An organization or entity with an established history of working cooperatively with producers on agricultural land, as determined by the Secretary, to address—
- (i) local conservation priorities related to agricultural production, wildlife habitat development, or nonindustrial private forest land management; or
- (ii) critical watershed-scale soil erosion, water quality, sediment reduction, or other natural resource issues.
- (I) An organization described in section 3865a(3)(B) of this title .
- (J) A conservation district.
- (5) The term “partnership agreement” means the programmatic agreement entered into between the Secretary and an eligible partner, subject to the terms and conditions under section 3871b of this title .
- (6) The term “program” means the regional conservation partnership program established by this subchapter.
- (7)
- (A) The term “program contract” means the contract between the Secretary and a producer entered into under this subchapter.
- (B) The term “program contract” does not include a contract under a covered program.
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