‘‘SEC. 21. COMMUNITY FORESTS AND OPEN SPACE CON-
SERVATION PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT
AND PURPOSE.—The Sec-
retary of Agriculture shall establish within the Forest 
Service a program to be known as the ‘Community Forests 
and Open Space Conservation Program’ (in this section 
referred to as the ‘Program’) for the purpose of assisting 
local governments in a State selected to participate in the 
Program to acquire forested land that— 
‘‘(1) is economically, culturally, and environ-
mentally important to the locality in which the land 
is located; 
‘‘(2) is threatened by conversion to non-forest 
uses; and 
‘‘(3) will conserve public access to and benefit 
from the land for a wide variety of public purposes, 
including model forest stewardship, sustainable tim-
ber production, forest-based educational and cultural 
activities, wildlife habitat protection, watershed pro-
tection, or outdoor recreation, including hunting and 
fishing. 
‘‘(b) SELECTION OF PARTICIPATING STATES.— 
‘‘(1) SELECTION.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this section, the 
Secretary shall select at least one State in each of 
the New England, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, South, 
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West, and Pacific Northwest regions of the United 
States to participate in the Program. The Secretary 
shall make the selections from among applications 
submitted by willing States. No State shall be com-
pelled to participate in the Program. 
‘‘(2) IMPLEMENTATION.—Authority for imple-
mentation of the Program in a participating State 
shall lie with the State forester, equivalent State of-
ficial, or other appropriate State natural resource 
management agency designated by the Governor of 
the State. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBILITY AND RANKING CRITERIA.— 
‘‘(1) STATE ASSESSMENT OF NEED.—Each par-
ticipating State shall prepare an assessment of need 
that identifies the geographic areas within the State 
that will be the focus of land acquisition activities 
under the Program and priority objectives for con-
servation, based on conditions and public needs in 
the State. This requirement may be satisfied by in-
clusion of the assessment as part of an integrated 
State-wide forest planning process for application of 
Federal programs in the State. 
‘‘(2) ESTABLISHMENT OF CRITERIA.—Not later 
than one year after the date of the enactment of this 
section, the Secretary shall establish eligibility and 
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ranking criteria for the selection of land acquisition 
proposals to receive funding under the Program. The 
Secretary shall establish the criteria in consultation 
with State Forest Stewardship Advisory Committees, 
State Urban and Community Forestry Advisory 
Committees, and similar organizations. 
‘‘(3) PRIORITIES.—In establishing the eligibility 
and ranking criteria under paragraph (2), the Sec-
retary shall give priority to the acquisition of lands 
that— 
‘‘(A) meet identified local open space and 
natural resource needs, as expressed in town 
plans, regional plans, or other relevant local 
planning documents; 
‘‘(B) can be effectively managed to model 
good forest stewardship for private landowners 
and support forest-based educational programs, 
including vocational education in forestry; 
‘‘(C) provide significant protection of pub-
lic water supplies or other waterways; 
‘‘(D) can offer long-term economic benefit 
to communities through forestry; 
‘‘(E) contain important wildlife habitat; 
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‘‘(F) provide convenient public access for 
outdoor recreation, including hunting and fish-
ing; and 
‘‘(G) are most threatened with conversion 
to non-forest uses. 
‘‘(d) APPLICATION AND RANKING OF PROPOSALS.— 
‘‘(1) PREPARATION
AND
CONTENTS.—A local 
government in a participating State may prepare an 
application for assistance under the Program in the 
acquisition of forested land within the geographic 
program focus area in the State identified under 
subsection (c)(1). The application shall include cer-
tification by the appropriate unit or units of local 
government that the proposed land acquisition is 
consistent with any comprehensive plans for develop-
ment adopted by the unit of local government and 
include such other information as the Secretary may 
prescribe. 
‘‘(2) SUBMISSION.—Participating States shall 
rank all applications according to priority and sub-
mit the applications to the Secretary at such times 
and in such form as the Secretary may prescribe. 
‘‘(3) NATIONAL
LIST.—The Secretary shall 
maintain a national list of all submitted applications, 
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ranked according to the criteria established pursuant 
to subsection (c). 
‘‘(e) OWNERSHIP OF LAND.— 
‘‘(1) GOVERNMENT
OWNERSHIP.—Except as 
provided in paragraph (2), all land acquired in whole 
or in part using funds provided under the Program 
shall be owned in fee simple by a local government, 
such as a municipality or county. 
‘‘(2) NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION OWNERSHIP.— 
Upon the request of a participating State, des-
ignated nonprofit organizations operating within 
that State may also own land acquired using funds 
provided under the Program, subject to the condi-
tion that the land is open for public access con-
sistent with the purposes and criteria of the Pro-
gram. 
‘‘(3) EFFECT OF VIOLATION.—If the owner of 
land acquired in whole or in part using funds pro-
vided under the Program sells the land, the owner 
shall reimburse the Secretary for the full amount of 
the funds provided under the Program, plus a pen-
alty equal to 50 percent of the sale price or ap-
praised value of the land at the time of the sale, 
whichever is greater. The local government or des-
ignated nonprofit organization that sold the land 
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shall no longer be eligible for assistance under the 
Program. 
‘‘(f) DUTIES OF OWNERS.— 
‘‘(1) USE AND PROHIBITION ON CONVERSION.— 
The owner of land acquired in whole or in part using 
funds provided under the Program shall manage the 
land in a manner that is consistent with the pur-
poses for which the land was purchased under the 
Program and shall not convert the property to other 
non-forest uses. Public access for compatible rec-
reational uses, as determined by the owner, shall be 
required. 
‘‘(2) MANAGEMENT PLAN.—Not later than two 
years after the closing date on the purchase of land 
using funds under the Program, the owner of the 
land shall complete a management plan for the land, 
which shall be subject to the approval of the respon-
sible State agency. Management plans shall be cre-
ated through a public process that allows for com-
munity participation and input. 
‘‘(g) COST SHARING REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) COST SHARING.—In accordance with such 
terms and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, 
costs for the acquisition of land under the Program, 
and other costs associated with the Program, shall 
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be shared among participating entities, including 
State, county, municipal, and other governmental 
units, landowners, corporations, or private organiza-
tions. Such costs may include costs associated with 
planning, administration, property acquisition, and 
property management. The Secretary may authorize 
in-kind contributions. 
‘‘(2) FEDERAL
COST
SHARE.—The Federal 
share of the cost to acquire land under the Program 
shall not exceed 50 percent of the total cost to ac-
quire the land. Payments under this section shall be 
made in accordance with Federal appraisal and ac-
quisition standards and procedures. 
‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATION AND TECHNICAL ASSIST-
ANCE.—In order to assist local governments in 
achieving model stewardship of land acquired under 
the Program, 10 percent of all funds appropriated 
for a fiscal year for the Program shall be allocated 
to the responsible State agencies in participating 
States to administer the Program and to provide 
technical assistance to local governments for forest 
stewardship, including development and implementa-
tion of management plans required by subsection 
(f)(2). 
‘‘(h) PRIVATE PROPERTY PROTECTIONS.— 
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‘‘(1) ACCESS.—Nothing in this section— 
‘‘(A) requires a private property owner to 
permit public access (including Federal, State, 
or local government access) to private property; 
or 
‘‘(B) modifies any provision of Federal, 
State, or local law with regard to public access 
to, or use of, private land. 
‘‘(2) LIABILITY.—Nothing in this section cre-
ates any liability, or has any effect on liability under 
any other law, of a private property owner with re-
spect to any persons injured on the private property. 
‘‘(3) RECOGNITION OF AUTHORITY TO CONTROL 
LAND USE.—Nothing in this section modifies any 
authority of Federal, State, or local governments to 
regulate land use. 
‘‘(4) PARTICIPATION
OF
PRIVATE
PROPERTY 
OWNERS.—Nothing in this section requires a private 
property owner to participate in the Program. 
‘‘(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 
out the Program $50,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 
2008 through 2013.’’. 
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SEC. 112. FARMLAND PROTECTION AND FARM VIABILITY 
PROGRAMS. 
Paragraph (4) of subsection (a) of section 1241 of 
the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(4) The farmland protection program under 
subchapter B of chapter 2, using $300,000,000 in 
each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012.’’. 
SEC. 113. HEALTHY FORESTS RESERVE PROGRAM. 
(a) 
METHODS
OF
ENROLLMENT.—Section 
502(f)(1)of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 
(16 U.S.C. 6572(f)(1)) is amended by striking subpara-
graph (C) and inserting the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) a permanent easement.’’. 
(b) FUNDING.—Section 508 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 
6578) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 508. FUNDING FOR HEALTHY FORESTS RESERVE 
PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) FUNDING SOURCE.—For each of fiscal years 
2008 through 2013, the Secretary shall use the funds, fa-
cilities, and authorities of the Commodity Credit Corpora-
tion to carry out the healthy forests reserve program, in-
cluding the provision of technical assistance under the pro-
gram. 
‘‘(b) SECTION 11 CAP.—The use of Commodity Cred-
it Corporation funds under subsection (a) to provide tech-
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nical assistance under the healthy forests reserve program 
shall not be considered an allotment or fund transfer from 
the Commodity Credit Corporation for purposes of the 
limitation on expenditures for technical assistance imposed 
by section 11 of the Commodity Credit Corporation Char-
ter Act (15 U.S.C. 714i).’’. 
SEC. 114. INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT INITIATIVE. 
(a) INITIATIVE REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture shall implement an integrated pest management 
initiative in priority areas identified by the Secretary pur-
suant to subsection (b) for the purpose of assisting agri-
cultural producers operating in a priority area to comply 
with pest management regulations and alleviate the need 
for additional regulations regarding pest management ac-
tivities. 
(b) IDENTIFICATION OF PRIORITY AREAS.— 
(1) IDENTIFICATION.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture shall identify priority areas where the adop-
tion by agricultural producers of integrated pest 
management practices and approaches offers the 
greatest potential benefit to producers seeking to 
comply with pest management regulations and allevi-
ate the need for additional regulations regarding 
pest management activities. At a minimum, priority 
areas shall include agricultural lands dominated by 
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the production of specialty crops and agricultural 
lands where agricultural pest management activities 
are regulated for the purpose of mitigating specific 
impacts to human health or the environment, such 
as an area in which pollutants exceed authorized 
total maximum daily load or an air quality non-at-
tainment area. 
(2) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall iden-
tify priority areas in consultation with the Environ-
mental Protection Agency, the United States Geo-
logical Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, agricultural producers, appropriated State 
agencies, and other interested persons. 
(c) ACTIVITIES IN PRIORITY AREAS.— 
(1) EXPEDITED
APPROVAL
OF
MANAGEMENT 
PRACTICES.—The Secretary of Agriculture shall de-
velop the best-available integrated pest management 
practices for the primary agricultural commodities 
and significant pests in each priority area identified 
under subsection (b) and expedite approval of these 
practices for implementation by agricultural pro-
ducers. 
(2) IMPROVED EVALUATION OF MANAGEMENT 
PLANS.—The Secretary shall develop and make 
available criteria to enable staff of the Natural Re-
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sources Conservation Service and agricultural pro-
ducers operating in priority areas identified under 
subsection (b) to effectively compare pest manage-
ment plans, considering relative risks and potential 
benefits to multiple resources of concern, including 
air, surface water, ground water, bees and other pol-
linators, wildlife, and worker safety. 
(3) TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 
may enter in cooperative agreements, memorandums 
of understanding, and contracts for services with 
technical service providers, other agencies, and non- 
Federal organizations, as necessary, to assist in pro-
viding technical assistance regarding integrated pest 
management planning and implementation to pro-
ducers operating in priority areas identified under 
subsection (b). 
(4) MARKETING.—The Secretary may market 
the availability of integrated pest management tools 
and training to agricultural producers in the priority 
areas identified under subsection (b). 
(5) PROGRAM
INTEGRATION.—The Secretary 
shall set goals for integrating the integrated pest 
management initiative with the environmental qual-
ity incentives program established under chapter 4 
of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act 
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of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa et seq.) and other con-
servation programs in each priority area identified 
under subsection (b), including indicators of the ex-
tent to which these programs fund integrated pest 
management practices and the extent to which sup-
ported integrated pest management practices reduce 
pesticide use and risk. 
(d) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Secretary of Agriculture 
shall submit to Congress an annual report on the inte-
grated pest management initiative, including progress in 
meeting the program integration goals set under sub-
section (c)(5). 
(e) FUNDING.—The Secretary of Agriculture may use 
funds provided for the conservation security program and 
environmental quality incentives program under subtitle D 
of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3830 et seq.) to implement the integrated pest manage-
ment initiative. 
SEC. 115. CONSERVATION ACCESS INITIATIVE TO ENCOUR-
AGE GREATER PARTICIPATION BY SOCIALLY 
DISADVANTAGED FARMERS AND RANCHERS 
IN CONSERVATION PROGRAMS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) SOCIALLY
DISADVANTAGED
GROUP.—The 
term ‘‘socially disadvantaged group’’ means a group 
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of persons whose members have been subjected to 
racial or ethnic prejudice because of their identity as 
members of a group without regard to their indi-
vidual qualities. 
(2) SOCIALLY
DISADVANTAGED
FARMER
OR 
RANCHER.—The term ‘‘socially disadvantaged farm-
er or rancher’’ means a farmer or rancher who is a 
member of a socially disadvantaged group. 
(3) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means any of the following: 
(A) Any community-based organization, 
network, or coalition of community-based orga-
nizations that— 
(i) has demonstrated experience in 
providing agricultural education or other 
agriculturally related services to socially 
disadvantaged farmers or ranchers; 
(ii) has provided to the Secretary of 
Agriculture documentary evidence of work 
with socially disadvantaged farmers or 
ranchers for not less than a five-year pe-
riod preceding the submission of an appli-
cation for assistance under this section; 
and 
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(iii) does not engage in activities pro-
hibited under section 501(c)(3) of the In-
ternal Revenue Code of 1986. 
(B) An Indian tribe (as defined in section 
4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Edu-
cation Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b)) or a 
national tribal organization that has dem-
onstrated experience in providing agriculture 
education or other agriculturally related serv-
ices to socially disadvantaged farmers or ranch-
ers in a region. 
(C) An 1890 institution or 1994 institu-
tion (as defined in section 2 of the Agricultural 
Research, Extension, and Education Reform 
Act of 1998 (7 U.S.C. 7601)), including West 
Virginia State College. 
(D) An Indian tribal community college or 
an Alaska Native cooperative college. 
(E) An Hispanic-serving institution (as de-
fined in section 1404 of the National Agricul-
tural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy 
Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3103)). 
(F) Any other institution of higher edu-
cation (as defined in section 101 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)) that 
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has demonstrated experience in providing agri-
culture education or other agriculturally related 
services to socially disadvantaged farmers or 
ranchers in a region. 
(b) INITIATIVE.—With respect to all programs au-
thorized or amended by this title, the Secretary of Agri-
culture shall establish a conservation initiative for socially 
disadvantaged farmers or ranchers. With respect to such 
programs that serve an Indian tribe, the Secretary shall 
be required to pay the costs of office space to carry out 
conservation functions authorized under this section. 
(c) SPECIAL RULE FOR COST-SHARE PAYMENTS.— 
Notwithstanding the actual cost sharing requirements im-
posed by a program authorized or amended by this title, 
the Secretary of Agriculture may pay up to 100 percent 
of the costs incurred by a socially disadvantaged farmer 
or rancher to participate in the program. 
(d) OUTREACH AND ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary of 
Agriculture shall carry out an outreach and technical as-
sistance program to encourage and assist socially dis-
advantaged farmers or ranchers to participate equitably 
in the full range of agricultural programs authorized or 
amended by this title. 
(e) GRANTS AND CONTRACTS.—The Secretary of Ag-
riculture may make grants to, and enter into contracts 
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and other agreements with, an eligible entity to provide 
information and technical assistance to socially disadvan-
taged farmers or ranchers so that they can participate eq-
uitably in the full range of agricultural programs author-
ized or amended by this title. 
(f) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAW.—The authority 
to carry out this section shall be in addition to any other 
authority provided in this or any other Act. 
(g) FUNDING.—The Secretary of Agriculture may re-
serve up to 10 percent of the funds provided for a fiscal 
year for financial assistance under the conservation pro-
grams under subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security 
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3830 et seq.) to carry out this 
section. 
SEC. 116. CONSERVATION LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM. 
Subtitle A of the Consolidated Farm and Rural De-
velopment Act (7 U.S.C. 1921–1936a) is amended by in-
serting after section 304 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 304A. CONSERVATION LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may provide a 
loan guarantee, an interest subsidy, or both, to enable an 
eligible borrower to obtain a qualified conservation loan. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE BORROWER.—The term ‘eligible 
borrower’ means a farmer, rancher, farm coopera-
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tive, private domestic corporation, partnership, joint 
operation, trust, or limited liability company, that is 
engaged primarily and directly in agricultural pro-
duction in the United States. 
‘‘(2) QUALIFIED
CONSERVATION
LOAN.—The 
term ‘qualified conservation loan’ means a loan that 
meets the following requirements: 
‘‘(A) PURPOSE.—The loan proceeds are re-
quired to be used to cover the costs to the bor-
rower of carrying out a qualified conservation 
project. 
‘‘(B) PRINCIPAL AMOUNT.—The principal 
amount of the loan is not more than 
$1,000,000. 
‘‘(C) REPAYMENT PERIOD.—The loan re-
payment period shall not exceed 10 years. 
‘‘(D) NO REPAYMENT REQUIRED IN FIRST 
YEAR.—The lender is prohibited from requiring 
any part of the loan to be repaid in the 1-year 
period that begins with the date of the closing 
of the loan. 
‘‘(E) NO LOAN FORGIVENESS.—The lender 
is prohibited from forgiving any part of the 
loan. 
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‘‘(F) LIMITED
PROCESSING
FEE.—The 
total of all processing fees charged with respect 
to the loan does not exceed such amount as 
shall be prescribed by the Secretary. 
‘‘(3) QUALIFIED
CONSERVATION
PROJECT.— 
The term ‘eligible conservation project’ means, with 
respect to an eligible borrower, conservation meas-
ures included in a conservation plan for a farming 
or ranching operation of the borrower, including— 
‘‘(A) the installation of conservation struc-
tures, including terraces, sod waterways, per-
manently vegetated stream borders and filter 
strips, windbreaks (tree or grass), shelter belts, 
and living snow fences, if all plantings consist 
of vegetation appropriate to the locale; 
‘‘(B) the establishment of forest cover for 
sustained yield timber management, erosion 
control, or shelter belt purposes, if the forest 
cover is appropriate to the locale; 
‘‘(C) the installation of water conservation 
measures; 
‘‘(D) the installation of waste management 
systems; 
‘‘(E) the establishment or improvement of 
permanent pasture; 
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‘‘(F) the payment of costs of complying 
with section 1212 of the Food Security Act of 
1985; 
‘‘(G) other purposes consistent with the 
conservation plan; 
‘‘(H) any conservation project or practice, 
as described by technical guides and handbooks 
issues by the Natural Resources Conservation 
Service; or 
‘‘(I) emerging conservation practices, tech-
niques, or technologies, as approved by the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(c) LIMITATIONS APPLICABLE TO LOAN GUARAN-
TEES.— 
‘‘(1) LIMITATION
ON
AMOUNT
OF
GUAR-
ANTEE.—The portion of a loan that the Secretary 
may guarantee under this section shall be not less 
than 80 percent and not more than 90 percent of 
the principal amount of the loan. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION
ON
TOTAL
AMOUNT
OUT-
STANDING.—The aggregate principal amount of out-
standing loans guaranteed by the Secretary under 
this section shall not exceed $1,000,000,000. 
‘‘(d) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF INTEREST SUB-
SIDY.—The interest subsidy which the Secretary may pro-
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vide under this section with respect to a loan shall result 
in a reduction of the interest rate agreed upon by the bor-
rower and the lender (but to not less than zero) by— 
‘‘(1) 500 basis points, if the principal amount 
of the loan is less than $100,000; 
‘‘(2) 400 basis points, if the principal amount 
of the loan is not less than $100,000 and is less 
than $500,000; and 
‘‘(3) 300 basis points, in any other case. 
‘‘(e) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY
TO
COLLECT
PROCESSING 
FEE.—The Secretary may assess a fee to cover the 
cost of processing an application under this section 
equal to not more than 1 percent of the principal 
amount of the loan sought by the applicant, as de-
scribed in the application. 
‘‘(2) PROVISION
OF
FINANCIAL
INFORMA-
TION.—An applicant for a loan guarantee or interest 
subsidy under this section shall provide the Sec-
retary with such financial information as may be re-
quired by the Secretary, in the manner generally re-
quired by commercial agricultural lenders in the geo-
graphical area where the farming or ranching oper-
ation of the applicant is located. 
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‘‘(3) APPRAISAL.—The Secretary may require 
that an appraisal made in connection with an appli-
cation for a loan guarantee or interest subsidy under 
this section be conducted by a specialized appraiser 
that uses standards similar to the standards used 
for similar purposes in the private sector, as deter-
mined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(4) APPROVAL
OF
APPLICATION.—The Sec-
retary shall not approve an application submitted 
pursuant to this section, unless the Natural Re-
sources Conservation Service has determined that— 
‘‘(A) the loan sought by the applicant, as 
described in the application, would be a quali-
fied conservation loan; and 
‘‘(B) the project for which the loan is 
sought is likely to result in a net benefit to the 
environment. 
‘‘(5) DEADLINE
FOR
DECISION
ON
APPLICA-
TION.—Within 45 business days after the receipt of 
an application for assistance under this section, the 
Secretary shall transmit to the applicant the decision 
of the Secretary to approve or disapprove the appli-
cation, to the extent practicable. 
‘‘(6) EQUITABLE
DISTRIBUTION
OF
LOAN 
GUARANTEES AND INTEREST SUBSIDIES.— The Sec-
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retary shall ensure that loan guarantees and interest 
subsidies under this section are equitably distributed 
among agricultural producers according to the scale 
of the operations of the producers. 
‘‘(f) RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER CONSERVATION 
PROGRAMS.—Neither the application for, nor the receipt 
of, a loan guarantee or an interest subsidy under this sec-
tion shall affect the eligibility of the recipient for assist-
ance under title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 
or the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act. 
‘‘(g) APPROPRIATIONS.—For each of fiscal years 
2008 through 2013, the Secretary shall use such funds 
of the Commodity Credit Corporation as are necessary to 
carry out this section.’’. 
SEC. 117. PILOT PROGRAM FOR COMPREHENSIVE CON-
SERVATION PLANNING. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 
Agriculture shall establish a pilot program to evaluate the 
feasibility of assisting producers, before they apply for as-
sistance under any conservation program under subtitle 
D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3830 et seq.), by making a comprehensive assessment of 
the resource concerns, needs, and alternative solutions for 
the producer’s entire operation, as determined by the Sec-
retary, following the procedures in the conservation plan-
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