Violations.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 7

(a) (1) Knowingly or negligently damaging or causing conservation treatment to be impaired. (2) Adopting land use or treatment that tends to defeat the program purposes during the period of the contract. (3) Failing to comply with the terms of the contract. (4) Filing a false claim. (5) Misusing an authorization. (b) (A) There was a violation of the contract during the time the land user had control of the land, and (B) The violation was of a nature as to warrant termination of the contract. (ii) The land user is to be obligated to refund cost-share payments and cost shares paid under authorizations not to exceed the difference between the estimated value of the land at time of entering into the contract and the value at time of termination. (2) (A) There was a violation of the contract during the time the land user had control of the land, and (B) The nature of the violation does not warrant termination of the contract. (ii) Payment adjustments may include decreasing the rate of a cost share, deleting a cost-share commitment from the contract, or withholding cost-share payments earned but not paid. The land user who signs the contract may be obligated to refund cost-share payments and cost shares paid under authorizations.

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 7:§ 632.41