Sec. 223. Stewardship contracts

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Section 1240K of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2 ) is amended— in subsection (a)(1), by striking 2 priority resource concerns and inserting 2 designated priority resource concerns ; in subsection (b)— in paragraph (1)(A)— in clause (ii), by striking and at the end; in clause (iii), by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and by adding at the end the following: the level of conservation treatment on all applicable designated priority resource concerns at the time of application; the number of designated priority resource concerns that meet or exceed the stewardship threshold at the end of the contract period; the degree to which the proposed conservation activities effectively, efficiently, and comprehensively address the designated priority resource concerns and reduces greenhouse gas emissions; the extent to which the contract offer will meet or exceed the stewardship threshold for one or more designated priority resource concerns at a lower cost relative to other similarly beneficial contract offers; the extent to which priority resource concerns will be addressed when transitioning from the conservation reserve program to agricultural production; and the extent to which the contract will reduce greenhouse gas emissions. ; by striking paragraphs

(2)and

(3)and inserting the following: The Secretary may not assign a higher priority to any application because the applicant is willing to accept a lower payment than the applicant would otherwise be eligible to receive. The Secretary may develop and use such additional criteria that the Secretary determines are necessary to ensure that designated priority resource concerns are effectively and efficiently treated to meet or exceed the stewardship threshold. ; by amending subsection

(c)to read as follows: After a determination that a producer is eligible for the program under subsection (a), and a determination that the contract offer ranks sufficiently high under the evaluation criteria under subsection (b), the Secretary shall enter into a conservation stewardship contract with the producer to enroll the eligible land to be covered by the contract. Consistent with section 1240K(c), a contract entered into under paragraph

(1)shall not create an obligation for financial assistance until the first October 1 after the contract is entered into. ; in subsection (d)— in paragraph (1), by striking 5 years and inserting 10 years ; and in paragraph (2)(B)(i), by inserting that comprehensively address a designated priority resource concern after conservation activities ; and in subsection (e)— in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking fifth year and inserting tenth year ; and by amending paragraph (3)(A) to read as follows: has met or exceeded, or agrees to meet or exceed, the stewardship threshold of all designated priority resource concerns identified for the region or area in which the land that is subject to the contract is located; or .

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Sec. 223

Stewardship contracts

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