Source: https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/7/1469.23
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7 CFR § 1469.23 - Program payments. | CFR | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute
Section 1469.23. Program payments.
7 CFR § 1469.23 - Program payments.
§ 1469.23 Program payments.
(a)Stewardship component of CSP payments.
(1) The conservation stewardship plan, as applicable, divides the land area to be enrolled in the CSP into land use categories, such as irrigated and non-irrigated cropland, irrigated and non-irrigated pasture, pastured cropland and range land, among other categories.
(v)Pastured cropland will receive the same stewardship payment as cropland.
(4) Other incidental parcels as defined in § 1469.5(d)(1)(iv) may be given a stewardship rate as though they were the land use to which they are contiguous if they are serving a conservation purpose, such as wildlife habitat. Payment is limited to not more than ten percent of the contract acres. Minimum treatment requirements for the contract tier apply.
(5) Other land, as defined in § 1469.5(d)(1)(v), is not included in the stewardship payment computation.
(b)Existing practice component of CSP payments.
(1) The Chief will determine and announce which practices will be eligible for existing practice payments in accordance with § 1469.8(a).
(c)New practice payments.
(1) The Chief will determine and announce which practices will be eligible for new practice payments in accordance with § 1469.8(a).
(3)Participants may contribute to their share of the cost of installing a new practice through in-kind sources, such as personal labor, use of personal equipment, or donated materials. Contributions for a participant's share of the practice may also be provided from non-Federal sources, as determined by the Chief.
(d)Enhancement component of CSP payments.
(1) The Chief will establish a list of conservation practices and activities that are eligible for enhancement payments for a given sign-up. State Conservationists, with advice from the State Technical Committees, will tailor the list to meet the needs of the selected watersheds and submit to the Chief for concurrence.
(i) The improvement of a resource concern by implementing or maintaining multiple conservation practices or measures that exceed the minimum eligibility requirements for the contract's Tier of participation as outlined in the sign-up notice and as described in § 1469.5(e) and the contract requirements in § 1469.21; or
(5)Eligible enhancement payments.
(i)State Conservationists, with advice from the State Technical Committees, will develop proposed enhancement payment amounts for each practice and activity.
(e)Contracts will be limited as follows: