Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce › Part 903 - MSCWW Cost Share Program › Chapter 1 - Cost Share Programs Rules and Procedures › Rule 2-903-1.5 - Definition of Term

Current through June 25, 2024
Definition of Terms
A.
ACP
-
				Agricultural Conservation Program which provides cost share payment
				administered by United States Department of Agriculture, ASCS.
B.
Allocation
-
				Funds set aside for a soil and water conservation district to use.
C.
Applicant
- Any
				landowner or operator that has requested cost share money by completing the
				proper form.
D.
Appropriation
- Funds appropriated by the Mississippi
				Legislature to the Commission for
use on the cost share program.
E.
Case File
- A
				record assembled and maintained in a folder by the district for each
				applicant.
F.
Categories
- Those titles assigned to a group of
				practices according to the purpose for which they are installed.
G.
Certifying
				Technician
- A qualified employee of the District, Soil
				Conservation Service, Mississippi Forestry Commission, or the Department of
				Wildlife Conservation.
H.
Commission
- The Mississippi Soil and Water
				Conservation Commission.
I.
Commissioner
- An elected or appointed member of the
				Soil and Water Conservation District Board.
J.
Complaint
- A
				written, signed document appealing a decision of the district.
K.
District
- A
				governmental subdivision of the State and a public body, corporate and
				political, organized, for the purpose, with the powers and subject to the
				restrictions hereinafter set forth.
L.
District
				Cooperator
- A landowner or operator that has a signed farmer
				cooperative agreement and has been approved by the district.
M.
District Plan
- A
				plan made by the district showing the priority of practices for cost share
				utilization.
N.
Excessive Erosion
- Erosion exceeding the tolerable
				limits.
O.
Land
				Operator
- Any person, firm or corporation, other than the owner,
				who shall be in possession of any lands lying within a soil and water
				conservation district whether as leaseholder, renter, tenant, or
				otherwise.
P.
Landowner
- Any person, firm or corporation who shall
				hold a legal or equitable title to any lands lying within a soil and water
				conservation district.
Q.
MFC
- Mississippi Forestry Commission.
R.
Obligated Funds
-
				Funds that are approved and set aside for cost share payment.
S.
Conservation Plan
- A record of landowner's or operator's land use(s) and conservation treatment
				decisions for a field or farm.
T.
Practice Description
- A description of each approved
				practice showing primary purpose, description, where applicable, component
				parts and maintenance requirements. Secondary benefits may also be
				included.
U.
Practice
				list
- A list of approved practices by priorities, practice name
				and number.
V.
Practice
				Specification
- A description of each approved practice showing
				how it will be installed.
W.
Program Year
- Fiscal year (July 1 - June 30) for
				which the funds were appropriated.
X.
Soil Erosion Control
				Practices
- Those practices for which the primary purpose is
				reducing erosion.
Y.
USDA, NRCS
- United States Department of Agriculture,
				Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Z.
Water Conservation
				Practices
- Those practices for which the primary purpose is to
				store surface water or increase infiltration.
AA.
Wildlife Habitat
				Improvement
- Those practices for which the primary purpose is to
				preserve or improve wildlife habitat.
Miss. Code Ann.
				  §§
										69-27-1(1972),
				  69-27-1(1972)