Sec. 7. Critical conservation areas
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Section 1271F of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3871f ) is amended— by redesignating subsections
(a)(as amended by section 6(b)), (b), and
(c)as subsections (b), (c), and (d), respectively; by inserting before subsection
(b)(as so redesignated) the following: In this section: The term critical conservation area means a geographical area that contains a critical conservation condition that can be addressed through one or more covered programs. The term critical conservation condition means— a condition of land that would benefit from water quality improvement, including through reducing erosion, promoting sediment control, and addressing nutrient management activities affecting large bodies of water of regional, national, or international significance; and a condition of land that would benefit from water quantity improvement, including improvement relating to— groundwater, surface water, aquifer, or other water sources; or water retention and flood prevention. ; in subsection
(b)(as so redesignated), by inserting that address each critical conservation condition for which the critical conservation area is designated before the period at the end; in subsection
(c)(as so redesignated)— by redesignating paragraphs
(1)through
(3)as paragraphs
(2)through (4), respectively; by inserting before paragraph
(2)(as so redesignated) the following: In designating a critical conservation area under this section, the Secretary shall identify one or more critical conservation conditions that the critical conservation area contains, including— the geographical area of land that contains the critical conservation condition; and conservation goals and outcomes sufficient to demonstrate that progress is being made to address the critical conservation conditions. ; in paragraph
(2)(as so redesignated)— by striking subparagraphs
(C)and
(D)and inserting the following: contains a critical conservation condition; or ; and by redesignating subparagraph
(E)as subparagraph (D); and by striking paragraph
(3)(as so redesignated) and inserting the following: The Secretary may— review designations of critical conservation areas under this section not more than once every 5 years; and withdraw designation of a critical conservation area only if the Secretary determines that the area is no longer a critical conservation area. ; in subsection
(d)(as so redesignated)— by redesignating paragraph
(3)as paragraph (4); by inserting after paragraph
(2)the following: The Secretary shall give priority to an application under this section that addresses a critical conservation condition by— including a diversity of stakeholders in the project; building new partnerships at the local, State, and corporate levels; leveraging non-Federal financial and technical resources; and coordinating with other local, State, or national efforts; delivering a high percentage of environmental benefits to address the conservation goals and outcomes that shall be achieved for the Secretary to determine that the land is no longer a critical conservation area; providing innovative conservation methods and delivery, including outcome-based performance measures and methods; or implementing the project consistent with multi-State watershed restoration plans. ; and in paragraph
(4)(as so redesignated), by striking area described in subsection (b)(1)(D) and inserting condition described in subsection (a)(2)(B) ; and by adding at the end the following: Not later than December 31, 2018, and each year thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report describing the status of each critical conservation condition for each critical conservation area designated under this section, including— the conditions for which each critical conservation area is designated; conservation goals and outcomes sufficient to demonstrate that progress is being made to address the critical conservation conditions; the partnership agreements selected to address each conservation goal and outcome; and the extent to which each conservation goal and outcome is being addressed by the partnership agreements. .
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