Contract modifications and transfers of land.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 7

(a) NRCS may modify a conservation stewardship contract, if— (1) The participant agrees to the modification; and (2) NRCS determines the modification is in the public interest. (b) NRCS may allow modification to a conservation stewardship contract to accommodate certain changes in the agricultural operation, including— (1) Removing contract acres the participant will enroll in CRP, protect with a wetland reserve easement through the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP), or enroll in other Federal or State programs that offer greater natural resource protection through an easement, long-term contract, land use restrictions, or similar authority as determined by NRCS. NRCS may reduce payments for such modified contracts to reflect the modified acreage and performance. Participants will not be subject to liquidated damages or refund of payments received for enrolling land in these programs. (2) Accommodating other limited changes, in response to a participant's request made prior to implementing the change, that would take land out of production or convert an area under contract to a different land use. These situations apply only to land for which the participant has and will retain effective control, and not for situations of involuntary loss of land. (3) Allowing a participant to substitute a conservation activity as long (i) Adjustments to existing activities may occur consistent with conservation performance requirements from § 1470.23. (ii) [Reserved] (4) Prio

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 7:§ 1470.25