Sec. 2503. Administrative requirements for conservation programs
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Section 1244(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3844(a) ) is amended— in the subsection heading, by striking and inserting ranchers and Indian tribes ; and ranchers, Indian tribes, and acequias in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the following: Acequias. . Section 1244(f) of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3844(f) ) is amended— in paragraph (1)(B), by striking 10 and inserting 15 ; and in paragraph (5), by striking the Agricultural Act of 2014 and inserting the .
Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 Section 1244(l) of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3844(l) ) is amended by striking may and inserting shall . Section 1244(m) of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3844(m) ) is amended— in paragraph (1), by inserting or commodity after conservation ; and in paragraph (2), by inserting or the Farm Service Agency before the period at the end. Section 1244 of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3844 ) (as amended by section 2425(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
In carrying out the conservation stewardship program under subchapter B of chapter 2 of subtitle D and the environmental quality incentives program under chapter 4 of subtitle D, the Secretary shall encourage water quality and water quantity practices that— protect sources of potable water, including protecting against public health threats; and mutually benefit agricultural producers. In encouraging practices under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— work collaboratively with drinking water utilities, community water systems, and State technical committees established under section 1261 to identify local priority areas for the protection of source waters for drinking water; and subject to limitations under the programs described in paragraph (1), provide payment rates to producers for water quality practices or enhancements that primarily result in off-farm benefit at a rate sufficient to encourage greater adoption of those practices or enhancements by producers. .
Section 1244 of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3844 ) (as amended by subsection (e)) is amended by adding at the end the following: The Secretary may waive the applicability of the limitations in section 1001D(b) or section 1240G for a payment made under a contract under this title entered into with an acequia if the Secretary determines that the waiver is necessary to fulfill the objectives of the project under the contract. If the Secretary grants a waiver under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall impose a separate payment limitation, as determined by the Secretary, for the contract to which the waiver applies. .
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