Source: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/16/3835
Timestamp: 2014-03-12 09:29:29
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 1235', '§ 2101', '§ 2111', '§ 4', '§ 2111', '§ 6501', '§ 1603', '§ 2106', '§ 1235', '§ 801', '§ 1447', '§ 332', '§ 2111', '§ 2111', '§ 10', '§ 38352014113']

In general The Secretary may modify a contract entered into with an owner or operator under this subpart if—
the Secretary determines that the modification is desirable—
Production of agricultural commodities The Secretary may modify or waive a term or condition of a contract entered into under this subpart in order to permit all or part of the land subject to such contract to be devoted to the production of an agricultural commodity during a crop year, subject to such conditions as the Secretary determines are appropriate.
In general The Secretary may terminate a contract entered into with an owner or operator under this subpart if—
Notice to congressional committees At least 90 days before taking any action to terminate under paragraph (1) all conservation reserve contracts entered into under this subpart, the Secretary shall provide to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate written notice of the action.
Early termination by owner or operator (1)
Early termination (A)
In general The Secretary shall allow a participant that entered into a contract under this subpart before January 1, 1995, to terminate the contract at any time if the contract has been in effect for at least 5 years.
Liability for contract violation The termination shall not relieve the participant of liability for a contract violation occurring before the date of the termination.
Notice to Secretary The participant shall provide the Secretary with reasonable notice of the desire of the participant to terminate the contract.
Certain land excepted The following land shall not be subject to an early termination of contract under this subsection:
Other land of high environmental value (including wetland), as determined by the Secretary.
Effective date The contract termination shall become effective 60 days after the date on which the owner or operator submits the notice required under paragraph (1)(C).
Prorated rental payment If a contract entered into under this subpart is terminated under this subsection before the end of the fiscal year for which a rental payment is due, the Secretary shall provide a prorated rental payment covering the portion of the fiscal year during which the contract was in effect.
Renewed enrollment The termination of a contract entered into under this subpart shall not affect the ability of the owner or operator that requested the termination to submit a subsequent bid to enroll the land that was subject to the contract into the conservation reserve.
Conservation requirements If land that was subject to a contract is returned to production of an agricultural commodity, the conservation requirements under subchapters II and III of this chapter shall apply to the use of the land to the extent that the requirements are similar to those requirements imposed on other similar land in the area, except that the requirements may not be more onerous than the requirements imposed on other land.
Transition option for certain farmers or ranchers (1)
Duties of the Secretary In the case of a contract modification approved in order to facilitate the transfer, as described in subsection (c)(1)(B)(iii), of land to a beginning farmer or rancher or socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher (in this subsection referred to as a “covered farmer or rancher”), the Secretary shall—
beginning on the date that is 1 year before the date of termination of the contract—
allow the covered farmer or rancher, in conjunction with the retired or retiring owner or operator, to make conservation and land improvements; and
provide to the covered farmer or rancher an opportunity to enroll in the conservation stewardship program or the environmental quality incentives program by not later than the date on which the farmer or rancher takes possession of the land through ownership or lease; and
continue to make annual payments to the retired or retiring owner or operator for not more than an additional 2 years after the date of termination of the contract, if the retired or retiring owner or operator is not a family member (as defined in section 1308–1
of title 7) of the covered farmer or rancher.
Reenrollment The Secretary shall provide a covered farmer or rancher with the option to reenroll any applicable partial field conservation practice that—
is eligible for enrollment under the continuous signup requirement of section 3831
(h)(4)(B) [1]
(Pub. L. 99–198, title XII, § 1235, as added Pub. L. 107–171, title II, § 2101(a),May 13, 2002, 116 Stat. 249; amended Pub. L. 110–234, title II, § 2111,May 22, 2008, 122 Stat. 1035; Pub. L. 110–246, § 4(a), title II, § 2111,June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1664, 1763.)
The Organic Foods Production Act of 1990, referred to in subsec. (f)(1)(A)(ii), is title XXI of Pub. L. 101–624, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3935, which is classified generally to chapter 94 (§ 6501 et seq.) of Title 7, Agriculture. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 6501 of Title 7 and Tables.
Section 1308–1 of title 7, referred to in subsec. (f)(1)(E), was amended by Pub. L. 110–246, title I, § 1603(d),June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1736, and, as so amended, no longer contains a subsec. (b)(3)(B) or provisions defining “family member”.
Section 3831 of this title, referred to in subsec. (f)(2)(A), was amended by Pub. L. 110–246, title II, § 2106(a)(2),June 18, 2008, 122 Stat. 1759, and, as so amended, no longer contains a subsec. (h)(4)(B) or provisions relating to a continuous signup requirement.
A prior section 3835,Pub. L. 99–198, title XII, § 1235,Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1513; Pub. L. 100–233, title VIII, § 801,Jan. 6, 1988, 101 Stat. 1710; Pub. L. 101–624, title XIV, § 1447(a),Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3605; Pub. L. 104–127, title III, § 332(c),Apr. 4, 1996, 110 Stat. 994, related to contracts, prior to the general amendment of this subpart by Pub. L. 107–171.
2008—Subsec. (c)(1)(B)(iii), (iv). Pub. L. 110–246, § 2111(a), added cl. (iii) and redesignated former cl. (iii) as (iv).
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 110–246, § 2111(b), added subsec. (f).
Pub. L. 100–45, § 10,May 27, 1987, 101 Stat. 323, provided that: “Section 1235(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 [16 U.S.C. 3835
(a)] should be reviewed by the Secretary of Agriculture to ensure that the provisions thereof relating to exceptions to the three-year ownership requirement with respect to eligibility for the conservation reserve are being implemented in a manner to encourage inclusion of producer-owned land in the conservation reserve. However, any such exception to the three-year requirement should be made only if the Secretary determines that the land involved (1) was not acquired for the purpose of placing the land in the conservation reserve or (2) otherwise meets the criteria for exceptions made under section 1235(a).”
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