Sec. 2103. Partnership initiatives
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Section 1231A of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3831a ) is amended in the header by striking and inserting Conservation reserve enhancement program . Partnership initiatives Section 1231A(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3831a(a) ) is amended to read as follows: The Secretary shall establish the conservation reserve enhancement program and the State acres for wildlife enhancement program under this subchapter in order to leverage Federal and non-Federal funds to— target specific State, regional, or nationally significant conservation concerns; and restore critical wildlife habitat. .
Section 1231A(b) of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3831a(b) ) is amended to read as follows: The Secretary may enter into or modify an agreement with an eligible partner to carry out the conservation reserve enhancement program or the State acres for wildlife enhancement program, within a defined geographic area— to assist in enrolling eligible land in the conservation reserve under this subchapter; and that the Secretary determines will advance the purposes of this subchapter.
An agreement entered into or modified under paragraph
(1)shall describe— 1 or more specific State or nationally significant resource concerns to be addressed by the agreement; quantifiable environmental goals for addressing the concerns under clause (i); a suitable acreage goal for enrollment of eligible land under the agreement, as determined by the Secretary; the location of eligible land to be enrolled in the project area identified under the agreement; the payments to be offered by the Secretary and eligible partner to an owner or operator; an appropriate list of conservation reserve program conservation practices that are appropriate to meeting the concerns described under clause (i), as determined by the Secretary in consultation with eligible partners; and methods and processes for enrollment of eligible land under the agreement, as determined by the Secretary in consultation with the eligible partner. An agreement entered into or modified under paragraph
(1)to carry out the conservation reserve enhancement program shall— subject to clause (ii), require the eligible partner to provide matching funds— in an amount determined during a negotiation between the Secretary and 1 or more eligible partners, if the majority of the matching funds to carry out the agreement are provided by 1 or more eligible partners that are not nongovernmental organizations; or in an amount not less than 30 percent of the cost required to carry out the conservation measures and practices described in the agreement, if a majority of the matching funds to carry out the agreement are provided by 1 or more nongovernmental organizations; and include procedures to allow for a temporary waiver of the matching requirements under clause (i), or continued enrollment with a temporary suspension of incentives or eligible partner contributions for new agreements, during a period when an eligible partner loses the authority or ability to provide matching contributions, if the Secretary determines that the temporary waiver or continued enrollment with a temporary suspension will advance the purposes of this subchapter. . Section 1231A(c) of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3831a(c) ) is amended— in paragraph (2), by striking under a CREP and inserting under a contract entered into pursuant to an agreement under this section ; in paragraph (3), by striking under a CREP each place it appears and inserting under a contract entered into pursuant to an agreement under this section ; in paragraph (4)— in subparagraph (A), by inserting reserve after consistent with the conservation ; and in subparagraph (B), by striking The amount of payments received by and inserting The amount of payments made by the Secretary to . Section 1231A(d) of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3831a(d) ) is amended to read as follows: In the case of an agreement under subsection (b)(1) that includes forested riparian buffers as an eligible practice, the Secretary shall allow an owner or operator— to plant food-producing woody plants in the forested riparian buffers, on the conditions that— the plants shall contribute to the conservation of soil, water quality, and wildlife habitat; and the planting shall be consistent with— recommendations of the applicable State technical committee established under section 1261(a); and technical guide standards approved by the Natural Resources Conservation Service; and to harvest from plants described in paragraph (1), on the conditions that— the harvesting shall not damage the conserving cover or otherwise have a negative impact on the conservation concerns targeted by the agreement; only native plant species appropriate to the region shall be used within 35 feet of the watercourse; and the producer shall be subject to a reduction in the rental rate commensurate to the value of the crop harvested. . Section 1231A(e) of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3831a(e) ) is amended— in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking In the case of an agreement under subsection (b)(1) to address regional drought concerns, in accordance with the conservation purposes of the CREP and inserting In the case of an agreement under the conservation reserve enhancement program to address regional drought concerns, in accordance with the conservation purposes of the agreement ; and in paragraph (1), by striking notwithstanding subsection (a)(2) and inserting notwithstanding section 1230(4) . Section 1231A of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3831a ) is amended by striking subsection (f).
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