Sec. 2001. EXTENSION AND ENROLLMENT REQUIREMENTS OF CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM
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## SEC. 2001 EXTENSION AND ENROLLMENT REQUIREMENTS OF CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM ###
(a)Extension Section 1231(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831(a)) is amended by striking “2012” and inserting “2018”. ###
(b)Eligible Land Section 1231(b) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831(b)) is amended— ####
(1)in paragraph (1)(B), by striking “the date of enactment of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008” and inserting “the date of enactment of the Agricultural Act of 2014”; ####
(2)by striking paragraph
(2)and redesignating paragraph
(3)as paragraph (2); ####
(3)by inserting before paragraph
(4)the following new paragraph: > > #### “(3) > > grasslands that— > > > ##### “(A) > > contain forbs or shrubland (including improved rangeland and pastureland) for which grazing is the predominant use; > > > ##### “(B) > > are located in an area historically dominated by grasslands; and > > > ##### “(C) > > could provide habitat for animal and plant populations of significant ecological value if the land is retained in its current use or restored to a natural condition;” > ; ####
(4)in paragraph (4)(C), by striking “filterstrips devoted to trees or shrubs” and inserting “filterstrips or riparian buffers devoted to trees, shrubs, or grasses”; and ####
(5)by striking paragraph
(5)and inserting the following new paragraph: > > #### “(5) > > the portion of land in a field not enrolled in the conservation reserve in a case in which— > > > ##### “(A) > > more than 50 percent of the land in the field is enrolled as a buffer or filterstrip, or more than 75 percent of the land in the field is enrolled as a conservation practice other than as a buffer or filterstrip; and > > > ##### “(B) > > the remainder of the field is— > > > ###### “(i) > > infeasible to farm; and > > > ###### “(ii) > > enrolled at regular rental rates.” > . ###
(c)Planting Status of Certain Land Section 1231(c) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831(c)) is amended by striking “if” and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting “if, during the crop year, the land was devoted to a conserving use.”. ###
(d)Enrollment Subsection
(d)of section 1231 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831) is amended to read as follows: > > ### “(d) Enrollment > > > #### “(1) Maximum acreage enrolled > > The Secretary may maintain in the conservation reserve at any one time during— > > > ##### “(A) > > fiscal year 2014, no more than 27,500,000 acres; > > > ##### “(B) > > fiscal year 2015, no more than 26,000,000 acres; > > > ##### “(C) > > fiscal year 2016, no more than 25,000,000 acres; > > > ##### “(D) > > fiscal year 2017, no more than 24,000,000 acres; and > > > ##### “(E) > > fiscal year 2018, no more than 24,000,000 acres. > > > #### “(2) Grasslands > > > ##### “(A) Limitation > > For purposes of applying the limitations in paragraph (1), no more than 2,000,000 acres of the land described in subsection (b)(3) may be enrolled in the program at any one time during the 2014 through 2018 fiscal years. > > > ##### “(B) Priority > > In enrolling acres under subparagraph (A), the Secretary may give priority to land with expiring conservation reserve program contracts. > > > ##### “(C) Method of enrollment > > In enrolling acres under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall make the program available to owners or operators of eligible land on a continuous enrollment basis with one or more ranking periods.” > . ###
(e)Duration of Contract Section 1231(e) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831(e)) is amended by striking paragraphs
(2)and
(3)and inserting the following new paragraph: > > #### “(2) Special rule for certain land > > In the case of land devoted to hardwood trees, shelterbelts, windbreaks, or wildlife corridors under a contract entered into under this subchapter, the owner or operator of the land may, within the limitations prescribed under paragraph (1), specify the duration of the contract.” > . ###
(f)Conservation Priority Areas Section 1231(f) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831(f)) is amended— ####
(1)in paragraph (1), by striking “watershed areas of the Chesapeake Bay Region, the Great Lakes Region, the Long Island Sound Region, and other”; ####
(2)in paragraph (2), by striking “Watersheds.—Watersheds” and inserting “Areas.—Areas”; and ####
(3)in paragraph (3), by striking “a watershed’s designation—” and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting “an area’s designation if the Secretary finds that the area no longer contains actual and significant adverse water quality or habitat impacts related to agricultural production activities.”.
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