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section 355(e) of the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
Development Act (7 U.S.C. 2003(e)).’’. 
(c) ELIGIBLE PRACTICES.—Section 1240B(a) of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2(a)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2010’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2012’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘or 
receives organic certification’’ after ‘‘chapter’’; 
and 
(B) by striking subparagraph (B) and in-
serting the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) a producer that implements a land 
management practice, receives technical services 
from an approved third-party provider, develops 
a comprehensive nutrient management plan, or 
implements energy efficiency improvements or 
renewable energy systems, in accordance with 
this chapter shall be eligible to receive incentive 
payments.’’. 
(d) BEGINNING FARMERS OR RANCHERS AND SO-
CIALLY DISADVANTAGED FARMERS OR RANCHERS.—Sec-
tion 1240B(d)(2) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16
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U.S.C. 3839aa–2(d)(2)) is amended by striking subpara-
graph (A) and inserting the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(A) INCREASED
COST-SHARE
FOR
CER-
TAIN
PRODUCERS.—The Secretary shall in-
crease the amount provided under paragraph 
(1) to a producer that is a beginning farmer or 
rancher, socially disadvantaged farmer or 
rancher, or limited resource farmer or rancher 
to 90 percent of the cost of the practice, as de-
termined by the Secretary.’’. 
(e) ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR USE OF GASIFIER 
TECHNOLOGY.—Section 1240B(d)(2) of the Food Secu-
rity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2(d)(2)) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) INCREASED COST-SHARE FOR USE OF 
GASIFIER TECHNOLOGY.—In carrying out this 
chapter, the Secretary shall promote air quality 
by providing for a 90 percent cost share for 
those projects that utilize gasifier technology 
for the purposes of the disposal of animal car-
casses and by-products.’’. 
(f) INCENTIVE PAYMENTS.—Section 1240B(e) of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2(e)) is 
amended—
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(1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(1) 
AVAILABILITY
OF
INCENTIVE
PAY-
MENTS.—The Secretary shall make incentive pay-
ments in an amount and at a rate determined by the 
Secretary to be necessary to encourage a producer— 
‘‘(A) to perform 1 or more land manage-
ment practices; 
‘‘(B) to receive technical services from an 
approved third-party provider; 
‘‘(C) to develop a comprehensive nutrient 
management plan; or 
‘‘(D) to implement energy efficiency im-
provements or renewable energy systems.’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘pollinator 
habitat,’’ after ‘‘invasive species,’’. 
(g) ALLOCATION OF FUNDING.—Section 1240B(g) of 
the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2(g)) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘For each’’ and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(1) ALLOCATION FOR LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION 
PRACTICES.—For each’’; 
(2) in such paragraph, as so designated, by 
striking ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’; and
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(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) ALLOCATION FOR CERTAIN PRODUCERS.— 
For each of fiscal years 2007 through 2012, of the 
funds made available for cost-share payments and 
incentive payments under this chapter, the Secretary 
shall reserve, for a period of not less than 90 days 
after the date on which the funds are made available 
for the fiscal year— 
‘‘(A) not less than 5 percent for beginning 
farmers and ranchers; and 
‘‘(B) not less than 5 percent of funds for 
socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers 
and limited resource farmers and ranchers.’’. 
(h) ELIGIBILITY OF MARKET AGENCIES AND CUS-
TOM FEEDING BUSINESSES.—Section 1240B of the Food 
Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(i) ELIGIBILITY OF MARKET AGENCIES AND CUS-
TOM FEEDING BUSINESSES FOR ASSISTANCE.—A market 
agency (as defined in section 301(c) of the Packers and 
Stockyards Act, 1921 (7 U.S.C. 201(c))) or custom feed-
ing business may receive technical assistance, cost-share 
payments, or incentive payments under the program. Any
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reference to ‘producer’ in this chapter shall be deemed to 
include a market agency or custom feeding business.’’. 
(i) EVALUATION OF APPLICATIONS FOR COST-SHARE 
PAYMENTS AND INCENTIVE PAYMENTS.—Section 1240C 
of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–3) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 1240C. EVALUATION OF APPLICATIONS FOR COST- 
SHARE 
PAYMENTS 
AND 
INCENTIVE 
PAY-
MENTS. 
‘‘(a) PRIORITIES
AND
GROUPING
OF
APPLICA-
TIONS.—In evaluating applications for cost-share pay-
ments and incentive payments, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) prioritize applications based on their over-
all level of cost-effectiveness to ensure that the con-
servation practices and approaches proposed are the 
most efficient means of achieving the anticipated en-
vironmental benefits of the project; 
‘‘(2) prioritize applications based on how effec-
tively and comprehensively the project addresses the 
designated resource concern or resource concerns; 
‘‘(3) prioritize applications that best fulfill the 
purpose of the environmental quality incentives pro-
gram specified in section 1240(1);
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‘‘(4) develop criteria for evaluating applications 
that will ensure that national, State, and local con-
servation priorities are effectively addressed; and 
‘‘(5) to the greatest extent practicable, group 
applications of similar crop or livestock operations 
for evaluation purposes or otherwise evaluate appli-
cations relative to other applications for similar 
farming operations. 
‘‘(b) EVALUATION PROCESS.—The Secretary shall 
ensure that the evaluation process is as streamlined and 
efficient as practicable in the case of applications that— 
‘‘(1) involve operations with substantial and 
sound environmental management systems; and 
‘‘(2) seek a single practice or a limited number 
of practices to further improve the environmental 
performance of that system.’’. 
(j) DUTIES OF PRODUCERS.—Section 1240D(2) of 
the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–4(2)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘or ranch’’ and inserting ‘‘, ranch, 
or forestland’’. 
(k) PROGRAM PLAN.—Section 1240E of the Food Se-
curity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–5) is amended by 
striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the following 
new subsections:
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‘‘(a) PLAN OF OPERATIONS.—To be eligible to re-
ceive cost-share payments or incentive payments under the 
program, a producer shall submit to the Secretary for ap-
proval a plan of operations that— 
‘‘(1) specifies practices covered under the pro-
gram; 
‘‘(2) includes such terms and conditions as the 
Secretary considers necessary to carry out the pro-
gram, including a description of the purposes to be 
met by the implementation of the plan; 
‘‘(3) in the case of a confined livestock feeding 
operation, provides for development and implementa-
tion of a comprehensive nutrient management plan, 
if applicable; and 
‘‘(4) in the case of forestland, is consistent with 
the provisions of a forest management plan meeting 
with the approval of the Secretary, which may in-
clude a forest stewardship plan, as specified in sec-
tion 5 of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 
1978 (16 U.S.C. 2103a), other practice plan ap-
proved by the State forester, or other plan deter-
mined appropriate by the Secretary. 
‘‘(b) AVOIDANCE OF DUPLICATION.—The Secretary 
shall—
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‘‘(1) consider a permit acquired under a water 
or air quality regulatory program as the equivalent 
of a plan of operations under subsection (a); and 
‘‘(2) to the maximum extent practicable, elimi-
nate duplication of planning activities under the pro-
gram under this chapter and comparable conserva-
tion programs.’’. 
(l) DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY.—Section 1240F of 
the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–6) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘To the extent’’ and inserting 
‘‘(a) PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE.—To the extent’’; 
and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(b) WATER SAVINGS.—In the case of a practice pri-
marily intended to conserve water, the Secretary may pro-
vide assistance to a producer under this section only if 
the Secretary determines that— 
‘‘(1) the practice results in a minimum reduc-
tion, as determined by the Secretary, in the total 
consumptive use of ground water or surface water 
resources affected by the practice; 
‘‘(2) any saved water remains in the source for 
the useful life of the practice; and
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‘‘(3) the practice will not result, directly or indi-
rectly, in an increase in the consumptive use of 
water in the agriculture operation of the producer.’’. 
(m) CONSERVATION INNOVATION GRANTS.—Section 
1240H of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3839aa–8) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 1240H. CONSERVATION INNOVATION GRANTS. 
‘‘(a) COMPETITIVE GRANTS.—The Secretary shall 
pay the cost of competitive grants that are intended to 
stimulate innovative approaches to leveraging Federal in-
vestment in environmental enhancement and protection, in 
conjunction with agricultural production or forest resource 
management, through the program. 
‘‘(b) USE.—The Secretary may provide grants under 
this section to governmental and non-governmental orga-
nizations and persons, on a competitive basis, to carry out 
projects that— 
‘‘(1) involve producers that are eligible for pay-
ments or technical assistance under the program; 
‘‘(2) leverage funds made available to carry out 
the program under this chapter with matching funds 
provided by State and local governments and private 
organizations to promote environmental enhance-
ment and protection in conjunction with agricultural 
production;
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‘‘(3) ensure efficient and effective transfer of 
innovative 
technologies 
and 
approaches 
dem-
onstrated through projects that receive funding 
under this section; and 
‘‘(4) provide environmental and resource con-
servation benefits through increased participation by 
producers of specialty crops. 
‘‘(c) PILOT PROGRAM FOR COMPREHENSIVE CON-
SERVATION PLANNING.— 
‘‘(1) PILOT
PROGRAM
REQUIRED.—The Sec-
retary shall establish a pilot program to undertake 
comprehensive conservation planning to assist pro-
ducers before they submit an application for assist-
ance under any of the conservation programs au-
thorized by this subtitle. 
‘‘(2) CONSERVATION PLANNING ASSISTANCE.— 
The Secretary shall undertake pilot projects under 
the pilot program in the locations specified in para-
graph (3) to assist producers by making a com-
prehensive assessment of the resource concerns, 
needs, and alternative solutions for the producer’s 
entire operation, as determined by the Secretary, fol-
lowing the procedures in the Natural Resources Con-
servation Service conservation planning manual. The 
assistance shall be provided by the Secretary directly
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or through third party providers certified by the Sec-
retary, and shall not be at the expense of the pro-
ducer. The results of the comprehensive planning as-
sistance shall be provided to the producer to enable 
informed choices on the type of financial assistance 
available under this subtitle that would most effec-
tively address the resource needs of the operation 
consistent with the environmental goals for the area 
in which the operation is located. 
‘‘(3) PILOT PROJECTS.—Pilot projects in com-
prehensive conservation planning shall be under-
taken in the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and shall 
include the identification of hydrologic, soil, and 
rural land use factors that are unique to the Del-
marva Peninsula. 
‘‘(4) REPORT.—The Secretary shall conduct an 
assessment of the effectiveness of the pilot program 
and publish a report, available to the public, of the 
results of the assessment. Such assessments shall be 
undertaken in the second year and the fifth year of 
the pilot program. 
‘‘(d) AIR QUALITY.—Of the funds made available 
under subsection 
(e)(1), 
the 
Secretary 
shall 
use 
$10,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, $15,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2009, $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, $40,000,000
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for fiscal year 2011, and $55,000,000 for fiscal year 2012 
to support air quality improvements to help producers 
meet State and local regulatory requirements related to 
air quality. Notwithstanding the requirements under sub-
sections (a) and (b), these funds shall be made available 
to a State on the basis of air quality concerns facing that 
producers in that State. The funds made available shall 
be used to provide cost-share and incentive payments to 
producers. 
‘‘(e) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Of the funds 
made available under section 1241(a)(6) for fiscal 
years 2008 through 2012, the Secretary shall use 
$30,000,000 for fiscal year 2008, $35,000,000 for 
fiscal year 2009, $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2010, 
$60,000,000 for fiscal year 2011, and $75,000,000 
for fiscal year 2012. 
‘‘(2) OUTREACH FOR CERTAIN PRODUCERS.— 
Of the funds made available under paragraph (1) for 
a fiscal year, the Secretary shall use $5,000,000 to 
make grants to support effective outreach and inno-
vative approaches for outreach and to serve organic 
producers and producers of specialty crops (as de-
fined in section 3 of the Specialty Crops Competi-
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tiveness Act of 2004 (Public Law 108–465; 7 U.S.C. 
1621 note). 
‘‘(3) COMPREHENSIVE
CONSERVATION
PLAN-
NING.—Of the funds made available under para-
graph (1) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall use 
$5,000,000 to carry out the comprehensive conserva-
tion planning pilot program under subsection (c).’’. 
SEC. 2106. REGIONAL WATER ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM. 
(a) PURPOSE AND GOALS.—The purpose of this sec-
tion is to authorize a regional water enhancement pro-
gram, within the environmental quality incentives pro-
gram, to enhance performance-based, cost-effective con-
servation carried out through cooperative agreements en-
tered into by the Secretary of Agriculture with producers, 
governmental entities, and Indian tribes. The goal of the 
program is to improve water quality or ground and surface 
water quantity through coordinated program activities on 
agricultural lands. The Secretary will develop goals and 
provide coordinated program assistance for water quality 
or water quantity improvement projects. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—Section 1240I 
of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–9) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘SEC. 1240I. REGIONAL WATER ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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‘‘(1) REGIONAL WATER ENHANCEMENT ACTIVI-
TIES.—The term ‘regional water enhancement activi-
ties’ includes resource condition assessment and 
modeling, water quality, water quantity or water 
conservation plan development, management system 
and environmental monitoring and evaluation, cost- 
share of restoration or enhancement projects, incen-
tive payments for land management practices, ease-
ment purchases, conservation contracts with land-
owners, improved irrigation systems, water banking 
and other forms of water transactions, groundwater 
recharge and other conservation related activities 
that the Secretary determines will help to achieve 
the water quality or water quantity benefits on agri-
cultural lands identified in a partnership agreement. 
‘‘(2) PARTNERSHIP
AGREEMENT.—The term 
‘partnership agreement’ means an agreement be-
tween the Secretary and a partner under subsection 
(d). 
‘‘(3) PARTNER.—The term ‘partner’ means an 
entity that enters into a partnership agreement with 
the Secretary to carry out regional water enhance-
ment activities. The term includes—
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‘‘(A) an agricultural producer, agricultural 
or silvicultural producer association, or other 
group of such producers; 
‘‘(B) a State or unit of local government, 
including an irrigation or water district; or 
‘‘(C) a federally recognized Indian tribe. 
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish a regional water enhancement program in ac-
cordance with this section to improve water quality 
or water quantity on a regional scale to benefit 
working agricultural land and other lands sur-
rounding agricultural land. 
‘‘(2) IDENTIFICATION OF WATER QUALITY AND 
WATER QUANTITY PRIORITY AREAS.—The Secretary 
shall identify areas where protecting or improving 
water quality, water quantity, or both is a priority. 
In identifying these areas, the Secretary shall 
prioritize the Chesapeake Bay, the Upper Mississippi 
River basin, the Everglades, the Sacramento River 
watershed, and the Klamath River basin. Not more 
than 50 percent of the funds made available for the 
regional water enhancement program shall be re-
served for priority areas identified in this paragraph. 
‘‘(c) SELECTION OF PARTNERS.—
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‘‘(1) SOLICITATION
OF
PARTNERSHIP
PRO-
POSALS.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of the Farm, Nutrition, and Bio-
energy Act of 2007, the Secretary shall invite pro-
spective partners to submit competitive grant pro-
posals for regional water enhancement partnerships. 
‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—To be eligible for consider-
ation for participation in the program, a proposal 
submitted by a partner shall contain the following 
elements: 
‘‘(A) Identification of the exact geographic 
area for which the partnership is proposed, 
which may be based on— 
‘‘(i) a watershed (or portion thereof); 
‘‘(ii) an irrigation, water, drainage 
district, including service area; or 
‘‘(iii) some other geographic area with 
characteristics making it suitable for land-
scape-wide program implementation, as 
may be determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(B) Identification of the water quality or 
water quantity issues that are of concern in the 
area.
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‘‘(C) A method for determining a baseline 
assessment of water quality, water quantity, 
and other resource conditions in the region. 
‘‘(D) A detailed description of the proposed 
regional water enhancement activities to be un-
dertaken in the area, including an estimated 
timeline and budget for each activity. 
‘‘(E) A description of the performance 
measures to be used to gauge the effectiveness 
of the regional water enhancement activities. 
‘‘(F) A description of other regional water 
enhancement activities carried out by the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(G) A description of regional water en-
hancement activities carried out by partners 
through other means. 
‘‘(3) SELECTION
OF
PROPOSALS.—The Sec-
retary shall award grants competitively, based on the 
following criteria applied by the Secretary: 
‘‘(A) Proposals that will result in the inclu-
sion of the highest percentage of agricultural 
lands and producers in the area. 
‘‘(B) Proposals that will result in the high-
est percentage of on-the-ground activities versus 
administrative costs.
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‘‘(C) Proposals that will provide the great-
est contribution to sustaining or enhancing ag-
ricultural production in the area or rural eco-
nomic development. 
‘‘(D) Proposals that include performance 
measures that will allow post-activity conditions 
to be satisfactorily measured to gauge overall 
effectiveness. 
‘‘(E) Proposals that will capture surface- 
water runoff on farms through the construction, 
improvement, or maintenance of irrigation 
ponds. 
‘‘(F) Proposals that have the highest likeli-
hood of improving issues of concern for the area 
through the participation of multiple interested 
persons. 
‘‘(G) Proposals that will assist producers 
in meeting a regulatory requirement imposed on 
lands in agriculture production that reduces the 
economic scope of the producer’s operation. 
‘‘(4) DURATION.—Grants under this subsection 
shall be made on a multi-year basis, not to exceed 
5 years total, except that the Secretary may termi-
nate a grant earlier if the performance measures are 
not being met.
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‘‘(d) PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) GENERALLY.—Not later than 30 days 
after the award of a grant to a partner under sub-
section (c), the Secretary shall enter into a partner-
ship agreement with the grant recipient. At a min-
imum, the agreement shall contain— 
‘‘(A) a description of the respective duties 
and responsibilities of the Secretary and the 
partner in carrying out regional water enhance-
ment activities; and 
‘‘(B) the criteria that the Secretary will 
use to measure the overall effectiveness of the 
regional water enhancement activities funded by 
the grant in improving the water quality or 
quantity conditions of the region relative to the 
performance measures in the grant proposal. 
‘‘(2) ACCEPTANCE
OF
CONTRIBUTIONS.—The 
Secretary may accept and use contributions of non- 
Federal funds to administer the program under this 
section. 
‘‘(3) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—The Secretary shall 
waive the limitation in section 1001D of this Act if 
the Secretary determines that doing so is necessary 
to fulfill the objectives of the regional water en-
hancement program.
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‘‘(e) MODIFICATION OF SECRETARIAL AUTHORITY.— 
To the extent that the Secretary will be carrying out re-
gional water enhancement activities in an area, the Sec-
retary may use the general authorities provided in this 
subtitle to ensure that all producers and landowners in 
the region have the opportunity to participate in such ac-
tivities. 
‘‘(f) RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER PROGRAMS.—The 
Secretary shall ensure that, to the extent producers and 
landowners are individually participating in other pro-
grams under this subtitle in a region where the regional 
water enhancement program is in effect, any improve-
ments to water quality or water quantity attributable to 
such individual participation is included in the evaluation 
criteria developed under subparagraph (d)(1)(B). 
‘‘(g) CONSISTENCY WITH STATE LAW.—Any regional 
water enhancement activity conducted under this section 
shall be consistent with State water laws. 
‘‘(h) FUNDING.— 
‘‘(1) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—In addition to 
funds made available to carry out this chapter under 
section 1241(a)(6), the Secretary shall use funds of 
the Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out this 
section in the amount of, to the maximum extent
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practicable, $60,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2008 through 2012. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION
ON
ADMINISTRATIVE
EX-
PENSES.—Not more than 3 percent of the funds 
made available under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year 
may be used for administrative expenses of the Sec-
retary.’’. 
SEC. 2107. GRASSROOTS SOURCE WATER PROTECTION 
PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
1240O(b) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3839bb–2(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘$5,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2002 through 2007’’ and inserting 
‘‘$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 
2012’’. 
(b) ADDITIONAL FUNDING.—Section 1240O of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb–2) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(c) ONE-TIME INFUSION OF FUNDS.—Of the funds 
of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary shall 
make available, on a one-time basis, $10,000,000 to carry 
out this section. Such funds shall remain available until 
expended.’’.
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SEC. 2108. CONSERVATION OF PRIVATE GRAZING LAND. 
Section 1240M(e) of the Food Security Act of 1985 
(16 U.S.C. 3839bb(e)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 2109. GREAT LAKES BASIN PROGRAM FOR SOIL ERO-
SION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL. 
Section 1240P(c) of the Food Security Act of 1985 
(16 U.S.C. 3839bb–3(c)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 2110. FARM AND RANCHLAND PROTECTION PROGRAM. 
Subchapter B of chapter 2 of subtitle D of title XII 
of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838h et 
seq.) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘Subchapter B—Farm and Ranchland 
Protection Program 
‘‘SEC. 1238H. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this subchapter: 
‘‘(1) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘eligible en-
tity’ means any of the following: 
‘‘(A) An agency of a State or local govern-
ment or an Indian tribe (including a farmland 
protection board or land resource council estab-
lished under State law). 
‘‘(B) An organization that is organized for, 
and at all times since the formation of the orga-
nization has been operated principally for, 1 or
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more of the conservation purposes specified in 
clause (i), (ii), (iii), or (iv) of section 
170(h)(4)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986. 
‘‘(C) An organization described in section 
501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
that is exempt from taxation under section 
501(a) of that Code. 
‘‘(D) An organization described in section 
509(a)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986. 
‘‘(E) An organization described in section 
509(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
that is controlled by an organization described 
in section 509(a)(2), of that Code. 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE LAND.—The term ‘eligible land’ 
means land on a farm or ranch that— 
‘‘(A) is cropland; 
‘‘(B) is rangeland; 
‘‘(C) is grassland; 
‘‘(D) is pasture land; 
‘‘(E) is forest land that is an incidental 
part of an agricultural operation, as determined 
by the Secretary; or
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‘‘(F) contains historical or archaeological 
resources. 
‘‘(3) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘Indian tribe’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the 
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
Act (25 U.S.C. 450b). 
‘‘(4) PROGRAM.—The term ‘program’ means 
the farm and ranchland protection program estab-
lished under section 1238I(a). 
‘‘(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means 
the Secretary of Agriculture. 
‘‘SEC. 1238I. FARM AND RANCHLAND PROTECTION PRO-
GRAM. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT
AND
PURPOSE.—The 
Secretary shall establish and carry out a farm and 
ranchland protection program under which the Sec-
retary shall facilitate and provide funding for the 
purchase of conservation easements or other inter-
ests in eligible land that is subject to a pending offer 
from a certified State or eligible entity for the pur-
pose of protecting the agricultural use and related 
conservation values of the land by limiting incompat-
ible nonagricultural uses of the land.
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‘‘(2) PRIORITY.—In carrying out the program, 
the Secretary shall give the highest priority— 
‘‘(A) to protecting farm and ranchland 
with prime, unique or other productive soils 
that are at risk of non-agricultural develop-
ment; or 
‘‘(B) to projects that further a State or 
local policy consistent with the purposes of the 
program. 
‘‘(b) GRANTS
TO CERTIFIED STATES.—The Sec-
retary shall make grants to States certified by the Sec-
retary under subsection (c). Such grants shall be made 
based on demonstrated need for farm and ranch land pro-
tection. Grants may be made for multiple transactions so 
long as all funds provided under the program are used 
to purchase conservation easements or other interests in 
land in a timely and effective manner. A State receiving 
a grant under this subsection may use up to 10 percent 
of the grant funds for reasonable costs of purchasing and 
enforcing conservation easements. 
‘‘(c) CERTIFICATION OF STATES FOR GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) CERTIFICATION PROCESS.—The Secretary 
shall implement a process, to be published in the 
Federal Register, for certifying States as eligible to 
participate in the program. The Secretary may pro-
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vide a reasonable transitional period, not to extend 
past September 30, 2008, in order to allow contin-
ued operation of the program for such time as need-
ed for the Secretary to implement the certification 
process. 
‘‘(2) CERTIFICATION
REQUIREMENTS.—To be 
certified under the process implemented under para-
graph (1), a State shall demonstrate, at a minimum, 
the following: 
‘‘(A) A legislative consistent with the pur-
poses of the program. 
‘‘(B) The necessary authority and the re-
sources to monitor and enforce the terms of 
conservation easements or other interests in 
land or to require the holder of such easements 
or other interests in land acquired with the use 
of funding under the program to monitor and 
enforce the terms of such easements or other 
interests in land. 
‘‘(C) Policies and procedures to ensure 
that, on average, the purchase price of con-
servation easements or other interests in land 
purchased with program funds do not exceed 
the fair market value of the easements or other 
interests in land.
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‘‘(D) Policies and procedures that ensure 
that conservation easements or other interests 
in land purchased with program funds will con-
tinue to protect the agricultural use and related 
conservation values of the land. 
‘‘(d) AGREEMENTS WITH ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.— 
‘‘(1) AGREEMENTS
AUTHORIZED.—The Sec-
retary may enter into an agreement with an eligible 
entity, other than a certified State, under which the 
entity may purchase conservation easements using a 
combination of its own funds and funds distributed 
by the Secretary under the program. 
‘‘(2) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—An agreement 
under this subsection shall stipulate the terms and 
conditions under which the eligible entity shall use 
funds provided by the Secretary under the program. 
The eligible entity shall be authorized to use its own 
terms and conditions for conservation easements and 
other purchases of interests in land, so long as— 
‘‘(A) such terms and conditions are con-
sistent with the purposes of the program and 
permit effective enforcement of the conservation 
purposes of such easements or other interests; 
‘‘(B) the eligible entity has in place a re-
quirement consistent with agricultural activities
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regarding the impervious surfaces to be allowed 
for any conservation easement or other interest 
in land purchased using funds provided under 
the program; and 
‘‘(C) the eligible entity requires use of a 
conservation plan for any highly erodible crop-
land for which a conservation easement or other 
interest in land has been purchased using funds 
provided under the program. 
‘‘(e) FEDERAL CONTINGENT RIGHT OF ENFORCE-
MENT.—The Secretary may require the inclusion of a Fed-
eral contingent right of enforcement or executory limita-
tion in a conservation easement or other interest in land 
for conservation purposes purchased with Federal funds 
provided under the program, in order to enforce the ease-
ment as a party of last resort. The inclusion of such a 
right or interest shall not be considered to be the Federal 
acquisition of real property and the Federal standards and 
procedures for land acquisition shall not apply to the in-
clusion of the right or interest. 
‘‘(f) REVIEW; REVOCATION.— 
‘‘(1) REVIEW.—Every 3 years, the Secretary 
shall review the certification of States under sub-
section (c) and the performance of eligible entities in
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meeting the terms and conditions of an agreement 
under subsection (d). 
‘‘(2) REVOCATION.— If, in the determination of 
the Secretary, a State no longer meets the qualifica-
tions described in subsection (c)(2) or an eligible en-
tity is not meeting the terms and conditions of an 
agreement under subsection (d), the Secretary 
may— 
‘‘(A) revoke the certification of the State 
or terminate the agreement with the eligible en-
tity; or 
‘‘(B) allow the State or eligible entity a 
specified period of time in which to take such 
actions as may be necessary to retain its certifi-
cation or to meet the terms and conditions of 
the agreement, as the case may be. 
‘‘(g) CONSERVATION PLAN.—Any highly erodible 
cropland for which a conservation easement or other inter-
est is purchased under this subchapter shall be subject to 
the requirements of a conservation plan. In the case of 
an easement or other interest in land that is perpetual 
in duration, the Secretary may not require the conversion 
of the cropland to less intensive uses if, under such plan, 
soil erosion can be reduced to ‘T’ or below.
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‘‘(h) COST SHARING.—The share of the cost provided 
under this section for purchasing a conservation easement 
or other interest in land shall not exceed 50 percent of 
the appraised fair market value of the conservation ease-
ment or other interest in eligible land. Fair market value 
shall be determined on the basis of an appraisal of the 
conservation easement or other interest in eligible land 
using an industry-approved methodology determined by 
the entity.’’. 
SEC. 2111. FARM VIABILITY PROGRAM. 
Section 1238J(b) of the Food Security Act of 1985 
(16 U.S.C. 3838j(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘2007’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
SEC. 2112. WILDLIFE HABITAT INCENTIVE PROGRAM. 
(a) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 1240N of the Food 
Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839bb–1) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) DURATION OF PROGRAM.—Using funds made 
available under section 1241(a)(7), the Secretary shall 
carry out the program during fiscal years 2008 through 
2012.’’. 
(b) COST SHARE
FOR LONG-TERM AGREEMENTS 
AND
IMPACT
ON
SCOPE
OF
OPERATIONS.—Section 
1240N(b)(2) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3839bb–1(b)(2)) is amended—
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(1) in the paragraph heading by inserting ‘‘AND 
IMPACT ON SCOPE OF OPERATIONS’’ after ‘‘AGREE-
MENTS’’; 
(2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘years,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘years, or that will assist producers in 
meeting a regulatory requirement imposed on lands 
in agriculture production that reduces the economic 
scope of the producer’s operation,’’; and 
(3) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘15 per-
cent’’ and inserting ‘‘25 percent’’. 
Subtitle B—Conservation Programs 
Under Other Laws 
SEC. 2201. AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE 
PROGRAM. 
(a) ELIGIBLE STATES.—Section 524(b)(1) of the 
Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1524(b)(1)) is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘Hawaii,’’ after ‘‘Delaware,’’; 
and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘Virginia,’’ after ‘‘Vermont,’’. 
(b) 
TECHNICAL
CORRECTION.—Section 
524(b)(4)(B)(i) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 
U.S.C. 1524(b)(4)(B)(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘Except 
as provided in clauses (ii) and (iii), the’’ and inserting 
‘‘The’’.
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(c) CERTAIN USES.—Section 524(b)(4) of the Fed-
eral Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1524(b)(4)(B)) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graph: 
‘‘(C) CERTAIN
USES.—Of the amounts 
made available to carry out this subsection for 
a fiscal year, the Commodity Credit Corpora-
tion shall use not less than— 
‘‘(i) 50 percent to carry out subpara-
graphs (A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (2) 
through the Natural Resources Conserva-
tion Service; 
‘‘(ii) 10 percent to provide organic 
certification cost share assistance through 
the Agricultural Marketing Service; and 
‘‘(iii) 40 percent to conduct activities 
to carry out subparagraph (F) of para-
graph (2) through the Risk Management 
Agency.’’. 
SEC. 2202. RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT 
PROGRAM. 
(a) LOCALLY LED PLANNING PROCESS.—Section 
1528 of the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 
3451) is amended—
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(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘planning 
process’’ in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) 
and inserting ‘‘locally led planning process’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘council’’ and 
inserting ‘‘locally led council’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Section 
1528(13) of the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 (16 
U.S.C. 3451(13)) is amended by striking subparagraphs 
(C) and (D) and inserting the following new subpara-
graphs: 
‘‘(C) providing assistance for the imple-
mentation of area plans and projects; and 
‘‘(D) providing services which bring to 
bear the resources of Department of Agri-
culture programs in a local community, as de-
fined in the locally led planning process.’’. 
(c) IMPROVED PROVISION OF TECHNICAL ASSIST-
ANCE.—Section 1531 of the Agriculture and Food Act of 
1981 (16 U.S.C. 3454) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ before 
‘‘In carrying’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(b) COORDINATOR.—To improve the provision of 
technical assistance to councils under this subtitle, the
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Secretary shall designate an individual, to be known as 
the ‘Coordinator’, for each council. The Coordinator shall 
be directly responsible for the provision of technical assist-
ance to the council.’’. 
(d) PROGRAM EVALUATION.—Section 1534 of the 
Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3457) is 
repealed. 
SEC. 2203. SMALL WATERSHED REHABILITATION PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Section 14(h)(1) of 
the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 
U.S.C. 1012(h)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(G) $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
2009 through 2012.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
14(h)(2)(E) of the Watershed Protection and Flood Pre-
vention Act (16 U.S.C. 1012(h)(2)(E)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘fiscal year 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘each of fiscal 
years 2007 through 2012’’.
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Subtitle C—Additional 
Conservation Programs 
SEC. 2301. CHESAPEAKE BAY PROGRAM FOR NUTRIENT RE-
DUCTION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL. 
Chapter 5 of subtitle D of the Food Security Act of 
1985 is amended by inserting after section 1240P (16 
U.S.C. 3839bb–3) the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 1240Q. RIVER RESTORATION IN THE CHESAPEAKE 
BAY WATERSHED. 
‘‘(a) CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘Chesapeake Bay watershed’ means 
all tributaries, backwaters, and side channels, including 
their watersheds, draining into the Chesapeake Bay. 
‘‘(b) COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR CHESAPEAKE BAY 
WATERSHED.— 
‘‘(1) DEVELOPMENT.—The Secretary of Agri-
culture shall develop, as expeditiously as practicable, 
a proposed comprehensive plan for the purpose of 
restoring, preserving, and protecting the Chesapeake 
bay watershed. 
‘‘(2) PROVEN TECHNOLOGIES AND INNOVATIVE 
APPROACHES.—The comprehensive plan shall pro-
vide for the development of new technologies and in-
novative approaches to advance the following goals:
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‘‘(A) Improvement of water quality and 
quantity within the Chesapeake Bay. 
‘‘(B) Restoration, enhancement, and pres-
ervation of habitat for plants and wildlife. 
‘‘(C) Increase economic opportunity for 
producers and rural communities. 
‘‘(3) SPECIFIC COMPONENTS.—The comprehen-
sive plan shall include such features as are necessary 
to provide for— 
‘‘(A) the development and implementation 
of a program for erosion prevention and con-
trol, sediment control and sediment removal, 
and reduction of nutrient loads; 
‘‘(B) the development and implementation 
of a program for— 
‘‘(i) the planning, conservation, eval-
uation, and construction of measures for 
fish and wildlife habitat conservation and 
rehabilitation; and 
‘‘(ii) stabilization and enhancement of 
land and water resources; and 
‘‘(C) the development and implementation 
of a long-term resource monitoring program.
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‘‘(4) CONSULTATION.—The comprehensive plan 
shall be developed by the Secretary in consultation 
with appropriate Federal and State agencies. 
‘‘(c) SUBMISSION OF PLAN.— 
‘‘(1) SUBMISSION.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of enactment of the Farm, Nutrition, 
and Bioenergy Act of 2007, the Secretary shall 
transmit to Congress a report containing the com-
prehensive plan. 
‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL STUDIES AND ANALYSES.— 
After submission of the report required by para-
graph (1), the Secretary shall continue to conduct 
such studies and analyses related to the comprehen-
sive plan as are necessary, consistent with this sub-
section. 
‘‘(d) RESTORATION ENHANCEMENT AND PRESERVA-
TION PROJECTS.— 
‘‘(1) PROJECT
AUTHORITY.—In cooperation 
with appropriate Federal and State agencies, the 
Secretary shall carry out restoration enhancement 
and preservation projects for the Chesapeake Bay 
watershed to address the goals specified in sub-
section (b)(2). To achieve the restoration, preserva-
tion, and protection benefits of a project, the Sec-
retary shall proceed expeditiously with the imple-
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mentation of the project consistent with the com-
prehensive plan. 
‘‘(2) CRITICAL PROJECTS.—In carrying out this 
subsection, the Secretary shall begin with the Sus-
quehanna River, the Shenandoah River, the Potomac 
River, and the Patuxent River. 
‘‘(3) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.—Of the funds 
of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the Secretary 
shall use to carry out projects under this subsection 
the following amounts: 
‘‘(A) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2008. 
‘‘(B) $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2009. 
‘‘(C) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2010. 
‘‘(D) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2011. 
‘‘(E) $55,000,000 for fiscal year 2012. 
‘‘(4) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of 
the cost of carrying out any individual project under 
this subsection shall not exceed $5,000,000. 
‘‘(e) GENERAL PROVISIONS.— 
‘‘(1) 
WATER
QUALITY.—In 
carrying 
out 
projects and activities under this section, the Sec-
retary shall take into account the protection of water 
quality by considering applicable State water quality 
standards.
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‘‘(2) PUBLIC
PARTICIPATION.—In developing 
the comprehensive plan under subsection (b) and 
carrying out projects under subsection (d), the Sec-
retary shall implement procedures to facilitate public 
participation, including providing advance notice of 
meetings, providing adequate opportunity for public 
input 
and 
comment, 
maintaining 
appropriate 
records, and making a record of the proceeding of 
meetings available for public inspection. 
‘‘(f) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall integrate 
and coordinate projects and activities carried out under 
this section with other Federal and State programs, 
projects, and activities. 
‘‘(g) COST SHARING.— 
‘‘(1) NON-FEDERAL
SHARE.—Subject to sub-
section (d)(4), the non-Federal share of the cost of 
projects and activities carried out under this section 
shall be not less than 35 percent. 
‘‘(2) OPERATION, MAINTENANCE, REHABILITA-
TION, AND REPLACEMENT.—The operation, mainte-
nance, rehabilitation, and replacement of projects 
carried out under this section shall be a non-Federal 
responsibility. 
‘‘(h) SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING CHESAPEAKE 
BAY EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.—
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‘‘(1) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
‘‘(A) One of the stated goals of the Chesa-
peake Bay Agreement is to ‘develop, promote, 
and achieve sound land use practices which pro-
tect and restore watershed resources and water 
quality, maintain reduced pollutant loadings for 
the Bay and its tributaries, and restore and 
preserve aquatic living resources’. 
‘‘(B) Department of Agriculture conserva-
tion programs are integral to the restoration of 
the Chesapeake Bay and achieving the water 
quality goals for the Chesapeake Bay program. 
‘‘(2) SENSE
OF
CONGRESS.—In light of the 
findings specified in paragraph (1), it is the sense of 
Congress that the Secretary of Agriculture should be 
a member of the Chesapeake Bay Executive Council, 
and is authorized to do so under section 1(3) of the 
Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act (16 
U.S.C. 590a(3)).’’. 
SEC. 2302. VOLUNTARY PUBLIC ACCESS AND HABITAT IN-
CENTIVE PROGRAM. 
Chapter 5 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Secu-
rity Act of 1985 is amended by inserting after section 
1240Q, as added by section 2301, the following new sec-
tion:
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‘‘SEC. 1240R. VOLUNTARY PUBLIC ACCESS AND HABITAT IN-
CENTIVE PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish a voluntary public access program under which States 
and tribal governments may apply for grants to encourage 
owners and operators of privately-held farm, ranch, and 
forest land to voluntarily make that land available for ac-
cess by the public for wildlife-dependent recreation, includ-
ing hunting or fishing, under programs administered by 
the States and tribal governments. 
‘‘(b) APPLICATIONS.—In submitting applications for 
a grant under the program, a State or tribal government 
shall describe— 
‘‘(1) the benefits that the State or tribal gov-
ernment intends to achieve by encouraging public ac-
cess to private farm and ranch land for— 
‘‘(A) hunting and fishing; and 
‘‘(B) to the maximum extent practicable, 
other recreational purposes; and 
‘‘(2) the methods that will be used to achieve 
those benefits. 
‘‘(c) PRIORITY.—In approving applications and 
awarding grants under the program, the Secretary shall 
give priority to States and tribal governments that—
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‘‘(1) have consistent opening dates for migra-
tory bird hunting for both residents and non-resi-
dents; 
‘‘(2) propose to maximize participation by offer-
ing a program the terms of which are likely to meet 
with widespread acceptance among landowners; 
‘‘(3) propose to ensure that land enrolled under 
the State or tribal government program has appro-
priate wildlife habitat; 
‘‘(4) propose to strengthen wildlife habitat im-
provement efforts on land enrolled in a special con-
servation reserve enhancement program described in 
1234(f)(4) by providing incentives to increase public 
hunting and other recreational access on that land; 
and 
‘‘(5) propose to use additional Federal, State, 
tribal government, or private resources in carrying 
out the program. 
‘‘(d) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS.—Nothing in 
this section preempts a State or tribal government law, 
including any State or tribal government liability law. 
‘‘(e) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall promulgate 
such regulations as are necessary to carry out this section. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary
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$20,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 through 2012 
to carry out this section.’’. 
SEC. 2303. MUCK SOILS CONSERVATION. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary 
of Agriculture shall carry out a conservation program 
under which the Secretary makes payments to assist own-
ers and operators of eligible land specified in subsection 
(b) to conserve and improve the soil, water, and wildlife 
resources of such land. 
(b) ELIGIBLE LAND.—To be eligible for inclusion in 
the program established under this section, the land 
must— 
(1) be comprised of soil that qualifies as muck, 
as determined by the Secretary; 
(2) be used for production of an agricultural 
crop; 
(3) have a spring cover crop planted in conjunc-
tion with the primary agricultural crop referred to in 
paragraph (2); 
(4) have a winter crop planted; and 
(5) have ditch banks seeded with grass that is 
maintained on a year-round basis. 
(c) PAYMENT AMOUNTS.—The Secretary may pro-
vide payments of not less than $300, but not more than 
$500, per acre per year under the program.
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(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 
out the program $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 
through 2012. 
Subtitle D—Administration and 
Funding 
SEC. 2401. FUNDING OF CONSERVATION PROGRAMS UNDER 
FOOD SECURITY ACT OF 1985. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1241(a) of the Food Se-
curity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)) is amended in the 
matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2007’’ and 
inserting ‘‘2012’’. 
(b) CONSERVATION
SECURITY
PROGRAM.—Para-
graph (3) of section 1241(a) of the Food Security Act of 
1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(3) The conservation security program under 
subchapter A of chapter 2, using, to the maximum 
extent practicable— 
‘‘(A) in the case of conservation security 
contracts entered into before October 1, 2007, 
under such subchapter, as in effect on the day 
before the date of the enactment of the Farm, 
Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007— 
‘‘(i) $1,454,000,000 for the period of 
fiscal years 2007 through 2012; and