Sec. 1240I. DEFINITIONS
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## SEC. 1240I DEFINITIONS **[**[16 U.S.C. 3839aa–21](/us/usc/t16/s3839aa–21)**]** In this subchapter: ####
(1)Agricultural operation The term “**agricultural operation**” means all eligible land, whether or not contiguous, that is— #####
(A)under the effective control of a producer at the time the producer enters into a contract under the program; and #####
(B)operated with equipment, labor, management, and production or cultivation practices that are substantially separate from other agricultural operations, as determined by the Secretary. ####
(2)Conservation activities #####
(A)In general The term “**conservation activities**” means conservation systems, practices, or management measures. #####
(B)Inclusions The term “**conservation activities**” includes— ######
(i)structural measures, vegetative measures, and land management measures, including agriculture drainage management systems, as determined by the Secretary; ######
(ii)planning needed to address a priority resource concern; ######
(iii)development of a comprehensive conservation plan, as defined in section 1240L(e)(1); ######
(iv)soil health planning, including planning to increase soil organic matter; and ######
(v)activities that will assist a producer to adapt to, or mitigate against, increasing weather volatility. 8Subsections (a)(2) and subsection
(b)of section 2301 of Public Law 115–334 transfers and redesignates sections 1238D through 1238G as sections 1240I through 1240L, respectively from subchapter B of chapter 2 of subtitle D of this title to subchapter B of of chapter 4 of such title. Subsection (c)(1) of such section 2301 provides for the repeal of chapter 2 of subtitle D (as amended by subsection (b)). Subsection (c)(2) of such section 2301 states as follows: “**Effective on the date of enactment of this Act, the conservation stewardship program under subchapter B of chapter 2 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838d et seq.) (as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act) shall cease to be effective.**”. Paragraph
(3)of subsection
(c)provides for transitonal provisions. ####
(3)Conservation stewardship plan The term “**conservation stewardship plan**” means a plan that— #####
(A)identifies and inventories priority resource concerns; #####
(B)establishes benchmark data and conservation objectives; #####
(C)describes conservation activities to be implemented, managed, or improved; and #####
(D)includes a schedule and evaluation plan for the planning, installation, and management of the new and existing conservation activities. ####
(4)Eligible land #####
(A)In general The term “**eligible land**” means— ######
(i)private or tribal land on which agricultural commodities, livestock, or forest-related products are produced; and ######
(ii)lands associated with the land described in clause
(i)on which priority resource concerns could be addressed through a contract under the program. #####
(B)Inclusions The term “**eligible land**” includes— ######
(i)cropland; ######
(ii)grassland; ######
(iii)rangeland; ######
(iv)pasture land; ######
(v)nonindustrial private forest land; and ######
(vi)other land in agricultural areas (including cropped woodland, marshes, and agricultural land used or capable of being used for the production of livestock), as determined by the Secretary. ####
(5)Priority resource concern The term “**priority resource concern**” means a natural resource concern or problem, as determined by the Secretary, that— #####
(A)is identified at the national, State, or local level as a priority for a particular area of a State; #####
(B)represents a significant concern in a State or region; and #####
(C)is likely to be addressed successfully through the implementation of conservation activities under this program. ####
(6)Program The term “**program**” means the conservation stewardship program established by this subchapter. ####
(7)Stewardship threshold The term “**stewardship threshold**” means the level of management required, as determined by the Secretary, to conserve and improve the quality and condition of a natural resourcethrough the use of— #####
(A)quality criteria under a resource management system; #####
(B)predictive analytics tools or models developed or approved by the Natural Resources Conservation Service; #####
(C)data from past and current enrollment in the program; and #####
(D)other methods that measure conservation and improvement in priority resource concerns, as determined by the Secretary.
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- 16 USC 3839aa–21
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