Source: https://ecfr.io/Title-7/Section-1415.8
Timestamp: 2020-08-03 17:03:48
Document Index: 92083163

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 1415', '§ 1415', '§ 1415', '§ 1415', '§ 1415', '§ 1415', '§ 1415']

7 CFR § 1415.8 Establishing priority for enrollment of properties - Code of Federal Regulations ';
SECTION 1415.8
1415.8 Establishing priority for enrollment of properties.
§ 1415.8 Establishing priority for enrollment of properties.
(b) NRCS State Conservationists and FSA State Executive Directors, with advice from State Technical Committees, establish criteria to evaluate and rank applications for easement and rental contract enrollment, including applications from eligible entities under § 1415.17, following the guidance established in paragraph (a) of this section.
(4) In ranking parcels offered by eligible entities, these additional criteria will also be considered -
(ii) Entity contributions in excess of 50 percent of the purchase price, as defined in § 1415.3.
(d) When funding is available, NRCS State Conservationists and FSA State Executive Directors will periodically select for funding the highest ranked applications, including applications from entities under § 1415.17, based on applicant and land eligibility and the State-developed ranking criteria.
(1) The land must be eligible as defined in § 1415.5;
(j) USDA will manage the program nationally to ensure that, to the extent practicable, 60 percent of funds are used for the purchase of easements, either directly or through cooperative agreements with eligible entities as set forth in § 1415.17 and 40 percent of funds are used for rental contracts.