Sec. 1271D. FUNDING
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## SEC. 1271D FUNDING **[**[16 U.S.C. 3871d](/us/usc/t16/s3871d)**]** ###
(a)Availability of Funding Of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall use to carry out the program, to the maximum extent practicable— ####
(1)$425,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; ####
(2)$450,000,000 for fiscal year 2027; ####
(3)$450,000,000 for fiscal year 2028; ####
(4)$450,000,000 for fiscal year 2029; ####
(5)$450,000,000 for fiscal year 2030; and ####
(6)$450,000,000 for fiscal year 2031. ###
(b)Duration of Availability Funds made available under subsection
(a)shall remain available until expended. ###
(c)Allocation of Funding Of the funds made available for the program under subsection
(a), the Secretary shall allocate— ####
(1)50 percent of the funds to projects based on a State or multistate competitive process administered by the Secretary at the local level with the advice of the applicable State technical committees established under subtitle G; and ####
(2)50 percent of the funds to projects for critical conservation areas designated under section 1271F. ###
(d)Limitation on Administrative Expenses ####
(1)In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), none of the funds made available for the program, including for a partnership agreement funded through an alternative funding arrangement or grant agreement under section 1271C(d), may be used to pay for the administrative expenses of eligible partners. ####
(2)Project development and outreach Under a partnership agreement that is not funded through an alternative funding arrangement or grant agreement under section 1271C(d), the Secretary may advance reasonable amounts of funding for not longer than 90 days for technical assistance to eligible partners to conduct project development and outreach activities in a project area, including— #####
(A)providing outreach and education to producers for potential participation in the project; #####
(B)establishing baseline metrics to support the development of the assessment required under section 1271B(c)(1)(E); or #####
(C)providing technical assistance to producers. ###
(e)Technical Assistance ####
(1)In general At the time of project selection, the Secretary shall identify and make publicly available the amount that the Secretary shall use to provide technical assistance under the terms of the partnership agreement. ####
(2)Limitation The Secretary shall limit costs of the Secretary for technical assistance to costs specific and necessary to carry out the objectives of the program. ####
(3)Third-party providers The Secretary shall develop and implement strategies to encourage third-party technical service providers to provide technical assistance to eligible partners pursuant to a partnership agreement.
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