ated with implementation of the environmental qual-
ity incentives program; 
‘‘(4) demonstrate effective and efficient pro-
gram delivery, including the provision of adequate 
technical assistance to all program participants 
through appropriate staffing and through coopera-
tion with other Federal, State, Tribal, and local 
agencies, for-profit and nonprofit organizations, and 
individuals with demonstrated expertise in the plan-
ning and implementation of conservation practices, 
systems, and approaches; 
‘‘(5) support and encourage innovative ap-
proaches to addressing resource concerns; and 
‘‘(6) demonstrate effective outreach and innova-
tive approaches to reaching and serving beginning 
farmers and ranchers, limited-resource producers, 
and operators with lower rates of historical partici-
pation in Federal farm and conservation programs.’’. 
SEC. 106. REAUTHORIZATION OF AND INCREASED FUNDING 
FOR WILDLIFE HABITAT INCENTIVE PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) EXTENSION AND FUNDING.—Section 1241(a)(7) 
of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)(7)) 
is amended by striking subparagraphs (A) through (D) 
and inserting the following new subparagraphs: 
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‘‘(A) $85,000,000 in fiscal year 2007; 
‘‘(B) $100,000,000 in fiscal year 2008; 
‘‘(C) $140,000,000 in fiscal year 2009; 
‘‘(D) $200,000,000 in each of fiscal years 
2010 and 2011; and 
‘‘(E) $300,000,000 in each of fiscal years 
2012 and 2013.’’. 
(b) INCENTIVE PAYMENTS FOR AGREEMENTS BENE-
FITTING LISTED SPECIES.—Section 1240N of such Act 
(16 U.S.C. 3839bb–1) is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) INCENTIVE PAYMENTS FOR CERTAIN AGREE-
MENTS AND APPLICATIONS.—In a case in which the Sec-
retary enters into an agreement or contract to protect or 
restore habitat for a federally or State-listed endangered, 
threatened, or candidate species or for applications that 
further the goals and objectives of a State’s comprehensive 
wildlife conservation plan, the Secretary may provide in-
centive payments to landowners to protect or restore the 
habitat, including the cost of management activities need-
ed during the term of the agreement or contract.’’. 
(c) FISH HABITAT.—Section 1240N of such Act (16 
U.S.C. 3839bb–1) is further amended by inserting after 
subsection (d), as added by subsection (b), the following 
new subsection: 
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‘‘(e) DEVELOPMENT OF FISH HABITAT.— 
‘‘(1) PURPOSES OF COST-SHARE PAYMENTS.— 
Subsection (b)(1)(D) authorizes the Secretary to 
make cost-share payments to landowners to develop 
fish habitat. The development of fish habitat using 
such cost-share payments may include activities— 
‘‘(A) to protect streamside areas, including 
through the installation of riparian fencing and 
improved stream crossings; 
‘‘(B) to repair in-stream habitat; 
‘‘(C) to improve water flows and water 
quality, including through channel restoration; 
‘‘(D) to initiate watershed management 
and planning in areas in which streams are in 
a degraded condition due to past agricultural or 
forestry practices; and 
‘‘(E) to undertake other types of stream 
habitat improvement approved by the Secretary. 
‘‘(2) PRIORITY
PROJECTS.—When considering 
applications describing projects to protect or restore 
fish habitat, the Secretary shall give priority to ap-
plicants who will use the cost-share payments to 
carry out a project— 
‘‘(A) to remove a small dam or in-stream 
structure; 
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‘‘(B) to improve fish passage, including 
through culvert repair and maintenance; 
‘‘(C) to protect streamside areas; 
‘‘(D) to improve water flows, including 
through irrigation efficiency improvements; or 
‘‘(E) to improve in-stream flow quality or 
timing or temperature regimes. 
‘‘(3) PRIORITY FOR PROJECTS INCLUDING UP-
LAND IMPROVEMENTS.—In addition to the priority 
projects described in paragraph (2), to ensure that 
projects intended to protect or restore fish habitat 
also address the causes of stream habitat degrada-
tion, the Secretary shall give priority among applica-
tions describing such projects to applicants who 
demonstrate that upland improvements associated 
with the stream habitat improvement, including ero-
sion and nutrient management have been, or will be, 
carried out.’’. 
SEC. 107. COOPERATIVE CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP 
INITIATIVE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF GRANT PROGRAM.—Subtitle 
D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new chapter: 
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