Sec. 2. Improvements to Conservation Reserve Program
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Section 1231(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3831(a) ) is amended by striking 2018 and inserting 2023 . Section 1231 of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3831 ) is amended— in subsection (f)— in the subsection heading, by inserting after and economic ; Conservation by redesignating paragraphs
(1)through
(4)as paragraphs
(2)through (5), respectively; by inserting before paragraph
(2)(as so redesignated) the following: In this subsection, the term species of economic significance means a wildlife species— the conservation reserve program is critical to maintain the habitat of which, as determined by the Secretary; and that the Governor of a State verifies to the Secretary as providing more than $150,000,000 for each year to the economy of the State from hunting the wildlife species and other related activities (such as hunting supplies, lodging, and food sales), as determined by the Secretary. ; in paragraph
(2)(as so redesignated), by striking designate areas and inserting the following: “designate— areas of special economic sensitivity as economic priority areas; and areas ; in paragraph
(3)(as so redesignated), by striking the paragraph designation and heading and all that follows through subsection and inserting the following: Areas eligible for designation under— paragraph (2)(A) shall include areas with actual and significant declining habitat for species of economic significance; and paragraph (2)(B) ; in paragraph
(4)(as so redesignated), by striking contains actual and inserting the following: “contains, as applicable— actual and significant declining habitat for species of economic significance; or actual ; and in paragraph
(5)(as so redesignated), by striking maximize water quality and habitat benefits in the watersheds described in paragraph
(1)and inserting maximize, as applicable, significant declining habitat for species of economic significance or water quality and habitat benefits in the areas designated under subparagraph
(A)or (B), respectively, of paragraph
(2); and in subsection (i)— by inserting and economic purposes after conservation purposes ; and by striking habitat. and inserting habitat, including wildlife habitat for species of economic significance (as defined in subsection (f)(1)). . Section 1233(a)(1) of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3833(a)(1) ) is amended by striking interest; and inserting interest, including the cost of fencing and water distribution practices, if applicable; . Section 1233 of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3833 ) is amended— in subsection (b)— by striking paragraph (1); by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and
(5)as paragraphs (1), (2), (5), and (6), respectively; in paragraph
(1)(as so redesignated)— by redesignating subparagraphs
(A)and
(B)as clauses
(i)and (ii), respectively, and indenting appropriately; in the matter preceding clause
(i)(as so designated), by striking in permitting those activities and inserting the following: “in permitting— those activities ; in subparagraph (A)(ii) (as so designated), by adding and at the end; and by adding at the end the following: those activities and the activities described in paragraph (3), not more than 1/3 of the acres covered by the contract may be harvested during any year; ; in subparagraph
(B)of paragraph
(2)(as so redesignated), in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking grazing, the first place it appears and inserting grazing outside the normal grazing period described in paragraph (4), ; by inserting after paragraph
(2)(as so redesignated) the following: mechanical harvesting of vegetative cover, without any restriction on the use of the vegetative cover harvested (except harvesting the vegetative cover for seed), subject to the conditions that— the harvesting may not occur more frequently than once every 3 years; and the annual rental rate for the acres harvested during a year shall be reduced by 25 percent; grazing during the applicable normal grazing period determined under subclause
(I)of section 1501(c)(3)(D)(i) of the Agricultural Act of 2014 ( 7 U.S.C. 9081(c)(3)(D)(i) ), without any restriction on grazing during the primary nesting period, subject to the conditions that— the grazing shall be at 25 percent of the normal carrying capacity determined under that subclause; and the annual rental rate for the acres harvested during a year shall be reduced by 25 percent; ; and in subparagraph
(C)of paragraph
(6)(as so redesignated), by striking
(3)and inserting
(2); and by adding at the end the following: Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall permit harvesting and grazing in accordance with paragraphs
(1)through
(4)and
(6)of subsection
(b)on any land subject to a contract under the conservation reserve program. The Secretary, in coordination with the applicable State Technical Committee established under section 1265(a), may determine for any year that harvesting or grazing described in paragraph
(1)shall not be permitted on land subject to a contract under the conservation reserve program in a particular county if harvesting or grazing for that year would cause long-term damage to vegetative cover on that land. .
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