Payments.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 7

(a) (1) NRCS will make equal annual payments for the existing activity portion of the payment, specific to the operation, based on the land uses and NRCS assessment of existing stewardship. NRCS will make payments for the additional conservation activities based on the complexity and extent of the individual activities completed by the participant during the previous fiscal year. Additional activities implemented may vary from year to year, so the total annual payment may fluctuate; (2) In order to receive an annual payment for a land use, participants must schedule, install, and adopt at least one additional conservation activity on the land use type; (3) At least one additional conservation activity must be implemented within the first 12 months of the contract. NRCS may extend this timeframe if NRCS determines that the participant is unable to complete the conservation activity for reasons beyond their control; (4) NRCS will base the annual payment rates, to the maximum extent practicable, on the following factors: (i) Costs incurred by the participant associated with planning, design, materials, installation, labor, management, maintenance, or training; (ii) Income foregone by the participant; (iii) Expected conservation benefits; (iv) The extent to which priority resource concerns will be addressed through the installation and adoption of conservation activities on the agricultural operation; (v) The level of stewardship in place at the time of application and maintained

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 7:§ 1470.24