Agriculture Conservation Programs: A Scorecard

Agriculture Conservation Programs: A Scorecard
Updated May 9, 2008
Tadlock Cowan
Analyst in Natural Resources and Rural Development Policy
Resources, Science, and Industry Division
Renée Johnson
Analyst in Agricultural Policy
Resources, Science, and Industry Division

Agriculture Conservation Programs: A Scorecard
Summary
The Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Farm Service Agency in
the U.S. Department of Agriculture currently administer 20 programs and
subprograms that are directly or indirectly available to assist producers and
landowners who wish to practice conservation on agricultural lands. The number,
scope, and overall funding of these programs have all grown with each recent farm
bill. This growth can cause confusion over which problems and conditions each
program addresses, and specific program characteristics and performance. Policy
responses to this proliferation of programs are likely to be seen in the forthcoming
omnibus farm bill. The programs are:
^!Agricultural Management Assistance Program
^!Conservation Operations; Technical Assistance (CTA)
^!Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
^!CRP — Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP)
^!CRP — Farmable Wetlands Program
^!Conservation Security Program
^!Emergency Conservation Program
^!Emergency Watershed Program
^!Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP)
^!EQIP — Innovative Grants
^!EQIP — Ground and Surface Water Conservation
^!EQIP — Klamath River Basin
^!Farm and Ranchland Protection Program
^!Grassland Reserve Program
^!Resource Conservation and Development Program
^!Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations
^!Watershed Rehabilitation Program
^!Watershed Surveys and Planning
^!Wetland Reserve Program
^!Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program
This tabular presentation provides basic information introducing each of the
programs. The information about each program includes:
^!brief program description;
^!national participation levels;
^!states with the greatest participation;
^!participation priorities specified in law;
^!FY2008 estimated spending;
^!FY2009 Administration budget request;
^!authorization expiration date;
^!backlog or other measures of continuing interest;
^!major amendments in the 2002 farm bill; and
^!statutory authority.
This report will be updated periodically.

Contents
In troduction ......................................................1
Conservation Programs.............................................4
Agricultural Management Assistance Program.......................4
Conservation Operations (CO) — Technical Assistance (CTA) .........4
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP).............................5
CRP — Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP)..........6
CRP — Farmable Wetlands Program..............................7
Conservation Security Program (CSP).............................8
Emergency Conservation Program................................9
Emergency Watershed Program...................................9
Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP)...................10
EQIP — Innovative Grants.....................................11
EQIP — Ground and Surface Water Conservation...................11
EQIP — Klamath River Basin...................................12
Farm and Ranchlands Protection Program..........................13
Grassland Reserve Program.....................................14
Resource Conservation and Development Program..................14
Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations........................15
Watershed Rehabilitation Program...............................16
Watershed Surveys and Planning.................................16
Wetland Reserve Program......................................17
Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program...............................18

Agriculture Conservation Programs:
A Scorecard
Introduction
The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the Farm Service
Agency (FSA) in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) currently administer
20 programs and subprograms that directly or indirectly provide technical and
financial assistance to producers and landowners who wish to practice conservation
on agricultural lands.¹ With each recent farm bill, enacted in 1985, 1990, 1996, and
2002, Congress has responded to the potential adverse effects of agricultural
activities on the physical landscape by increasing the number, scope, and overall
funding of conservation programs. Reorganizing these programs to reduce the total
number by combining similar programs is a likely outcome in the forthcoming²
omnibus farm bill.
One result of the growth of conservation programs since 1985 is that these
programs now attract attention from groups and individuals that had not necessarily
had an interest in conservation policy, and may be confused about which problems
and conditions each program addresses and specific program characteristics and
performance. These people often ask questions about which programs may be used
to respond to a specific resource problem, why several programs appear to address
a single problem, or which agency administers a program.
USDA provides technical and cost share assistance to attract interest and
encourage participation. Participation in all USDA conservation programs is
voluntary. These programs protect soil, water, wildlife, and other natural resources
on privately owned agricultural lands to limit environmental impacts of production
activities both on and off the farm, while maintaining or improving production of
food and fiber. Some of these programs center on improving or restoring resources

¹ The number of programs can be determined in several different ways, as two of the larger
ones, the Conservation Reserve and the Environmental Quality Reserve Programs have
several subprograms, some created in legislation and others created by administrative action.
This report is limited to subprograms created by Congress. In addition to these 20 programs,
Congress has authorized a large number of other small (in terms of spending levels)
discretionary programs, usually with a specific geographic focus (examples from the 2002
farm bill include the Great Lakes and the Delmarva Peninsula), and programs that have
never been funded or implemented (examples include the Environmental Easement Program
and the Office of Agriculture Environmental Quality). These programs are not identified
or presented in this report.
² This is an updated and revised edition of a report originally written by Jeffrey A. Zinn,
Specialist in Natural Resources Policy, Resources, Sciences, and Industry Division and
Tadlock Cowan.

that have been degraded, while others create conditions to will limit degradation in
the future. Of the 20 programs, 16 are administered by NRCS and four are
administered by FSA. However, both agencies, as well as other agencies, mostly in
USDA, work closely to implement many of them.
All of these programs, with the exception of the Conservation Security Program
(CSP), respond to existing resource problems. Some of them address these problems
by paying landowners to retire land from production for multi-year periods, using
easements and long-term agreements. Many programs also have a particular resource
focus, such as cropland, wetlands, or grasslands, or focus on a specific physical
condition, such as floods or drought. Others address problems by assisting producers
in installing conservation practices that are designed to maintain or improve resource
conditions in ways that enhance the environmental and economic performance of a
farm. These practices may be structural (e.g., constructing terraces or an animal
waste management facility), land management (e.g., contour farming, nutrient
management), or vegetative (e.g., filter strips, tree planting). The CSP is different
because it pays producers to maintain conservation practices that are already in place
and provides financial incentives and technical assistance to expand on their
conservation efforts.
The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and the Environmental Quality
Incentives Program (EQIP) each include subprograms enacted by Congress (as well
as other initiatives based on administrative actions). For the CRP, those subprograms
are the Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP), the Farmable Wetlands
Program, and the new Emergency Forestry Conservation Reserve Program (FSA
began implementing this program in 2007, enacted in December 2005 in P.L. 109-
148; it is not included in this report). Acreage enrolled in these subprograms is
considered to be within the CRP, and therefore counts against the current overall
program enrollment cap of 39.2 million acres. The three EQIP subprograms address
development of innovative approaches to conservation, surface and groundwater
conservation, and water use challenges in the Klamath River basin. The innovative
grants subprogram is funded using a portion of the overall annual funding authorized
for EQIP, while the water conservation and Klamath River subprograms have
specified funding levels that are treated as being in addition to EQIP funding.
This report provides basic information, primarily drawn from agency budget
presentations and websites, about each program using a consistent format. This
information should help respond to basic questions and resolve many common
sources of confusion about the purposes of the program, program participation and
policy topics. Further information about all of these programs can be found on the
NRCS website at [http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/] and on the “conservation
programs” page of the FSA website at [http://www.fsa.usda.gov]; and in written
responses to questions published later each year in hearing records of the House and
Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee.
Both NRCS and FSA post extensive information on most programs on their
website in several formats, including basic descriptions, questions and answers, and
charts, tables, and maps that show participation and other characteristics. Website
information appears to be designed for both program participants and others who
want to learn more about the programs. The appropriations records provide more
detailed information about program activities and accomplishments during the past

year, and anticipated adjustments to program administration or implementation in the
next year. While the programs are listed alphabetically in this report, they are listed
by size in the table below, based on USDA’s estimated available spending levels in
2008, to convey a sense of their relative magnitude. The estimated total for these 20
conservation programs in FY2008 is $4.961 billion.
ProgramFY2008 Est.ProgramFY2008 Est.
Spending Spending
(in millions)(in millions)
¹^.^Co^nse^r^va^tⁱ^o^{n Re}^se^r^v^e^$1,759^{11. EQ}^{IP —}^G^r^ouⁿ^d^an^{d S}^u^rf^ace^$60
^P^r^og^ram^(C^R^P⁾^W^a^t^e^r^Co^nse^r^va^tⁱ^o^{n P}^r^o^g^r^a^m
²^.^En^vⁱ^r^oⁿ^m^en^{tal Qu}^ality^$1,000^{12. R}^e^s^o^u^r^{ce C}^oⁿ^s^erv^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^&^$52
^In^cen^tⁱ^v^es^P^r^og^ram^(EQIP⁾^D^e^v^e^l^opm^en^t^Prog^ram
³^.^Co^nse^r^va^tⁱ^o^{n O}^p^e^r^a^tⁱ^o^ns;^$712^{13. W}^a^ters^h^e^{d R}^e^h^a^bilitation^$22
^T^echⁿⁱ^{cal A}^s^sⁱ^s^t^an^ce^Pr^og^r^a^m
^{4. Wet}^l^aⁿ^d^R^e^s^e^rv^{e Prog}^ram^$455^{14. C}^R^P^—^F^a^rm^abl^e^Wet^l^aⁿ^d^s^$21
^Pr^og^r^a^m
⁵^.^Co^nse^r^va^tⁱ^o^{n Se}^c^u^rⁱ^t^y^$381^{15. A}^g^ri^cu^l^t^u^ral^Man^a^g^e^m^eⁿ^t^$10
^Pr^og^r^a^m^A^ssistaⁿ^c^e^P^r^o^g^r^a^m
⁶^.^CRP^{— Co}^nse^r^va^tioⁿ^$139^{16. EQ}^{IP —}^Inⁿ^o^v^a^tⁱ^v^{e G}^r^an^t^s^U^p^t^o^$20
^R^e^s^e^rv^{e En}^h^aⁿ^cem^en^{t P}^r^og^ram^Pr^og^r^a^m^(f^rom^EQIP⁾
^{7. F}^a^rm^an^{d R}^aⁿ^c^h^l^an^ds^$97^{17. Em}^erg^eⁿ^c^y^Wat^e^rs^h^e^d$4.6
^Pr^ot^e^c^tⁱ^oⁿ^Pr^og^r^a^m^Pr^og^r^a^m
⁸^.^W^ild^lif^{e Hab}^{itat I}ⁿ^cen^tiv^e^$85^{18. G}^r^as^s^l^an^{d R}^e^s^e^rv^{e Prog}^ram^$⁰
^Pr^og^r^a^m
⁹^.^E^m^e^r^ge^nc^y^Co^nse^r^va^tⁱ^oⁿ^$75^{19. EQ}^{IP —}^K^l^am^at^h^Rⁱ^v^e^r^$0
^Pr^og^r^a^m^Ba^sⁱⁿ
^{10. Wat}^e^rs^h^e^{d an}^{d F}^l^ood^$67^{20. Wat}^e^{r S}^u^rv^ey^s^an^{d Pl}^anⁿⁱⁿ^g^$0
^P^r^ev^en^tion^Operation^s
A majority of the programs, 14, are mandatory spending, funded through
USDA’s Commodity Credit Corporation. Congress authorizes mandatory programs
at specified funding levels each year (or acreage enrollment levels for the
Conservation Reserve, Wetlands Reserve, and Grasslands Reserve Programs). They
are funded at these levels unless Congress limits funding to a lower amount through
the appropriations or legislative process (or puts a ceiling on acreage that can be
enrolled). Discretionary programs are funded each year through the annual
appropriations process. In recent years, Congress generally has made more
significant adjustments (almost always reductions) in funding for discretionary
programs than for mandatory programs from year to year.
If one is interested in learning more about how to apply to participate any of
these programs, a good place to start is the local NRCS or FSA county offices, which
are usually co-located. For more general information about the programs over a
larger area, such as program priorities within a state, one should contact the state

office of the agency. Contact information at the state level for both agencies can be
found on the agency website, at the addresses identified above.
Conservation Programs
Agricultural Management Assistance Program
^Program^d^e^s^cri^p^tⁱ^oⁿ^T^h^is^m^aⁿ^d^atory^prog^ram^,^admⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^{ered by}^th^{e NR}^C^S^{, prov}^ides^cos^t^-^s^h^a^rin^g
^as^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce u}ⁿ^d^{er con}^t^racts^of^{3 to 10 y}^ears^{to produ}^cersⁱⁿ^{15 s}^p^ecifⁱ^{ed s}^t^ates
^w^h^er^{e p}^a^r^ticip^atioⁿⁱⁿ^th^{e f}^e^d^e^r^a^{l cr}^o^pⁱⁿ^su^r^aⁿ^{ce p}^r^o^g^r^a^m^h^a^{s b}^een^hⁱ^sto^r^ically
^low^.^P^r^odu^cers^u^s^{e th}^is^as^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce to con}^s^tru^c^{t or im}^prov^{e w}^a^{ter m}^aⁿ^a^g^e^m^eⁿ^t^an^d
^irrig^a^tion^s^t^ru^ctu^r^es^{, plan}^{t trees}^{, con}^t^ro^{l so}^{il er}^o^s^ioⁿ^,^p^r^{actice in}^teg^r^ated^p^e^st
^m^a^na^ge^m^e^nt^,^p^r^a^c^tⁱ^c^e^o^r^gaⁿⁱ^c^fa^r^mⁱ^ng,^d^e^ve^l^o^p^va^l^u^e^-^a^d^d^e^d^p^r^o^c^e^ssi^ng,^aⁿ^d^eⁿ^t^e^r
ⁱⁿ^t^o^f^u^t^u^res^,^h^e^dgⁱⁿ^g^,^{or opt}ⁱ^oⁿ^s^con^t^ract^s^t^o^redu^{ce produ}^ctⁱ^oⁿ^,^pri^{ce or rev}^eⁿ^u^e
^ri^s^k^.
^N^a^ti^on^al^p^a^rti^cⁱ^p^ati^oⁿ^No^{t ap}^p^licab^{le. Elig}^ib^{le states ar}^e:^C^T^{, DE, MD, MA}^{, ME, NV, NH, NJ}^{, NY, P}^A^,
^R^I^{, UT}^{, VT}^{, WV, an}^{d WY.}
^L^e^adⁱⁿ^{g s}^t^ates^In^FY0⁷^,^{NRCS allo}^cated^$⁵^m^illioⁿ^to^{accelerate im}^p^l^em^en^tatioⁿ^o^f^coⁿ^t^racts.
^C^u^rren^t^l^y^{, 1,119 con}^t^ract^s^{are bei}ⁿ^gⁱ^m^pl^em^en^t^e^d.
^Pa^rt^icipa^t^io^{n prio}^ritⁱ^es^{Uses listed}ⁱⁿ^law⁽^s^{ee p}^r^o^g^r^a^m^d^e^scrⁱ^p^tioⁿ⁾^{, b}^u^{t n}^o^p^r^io^r^{ities ar}^{e sp}^ecifⁱ^ed^.
^FY^{2008 s}^p^en^dⁱⁿ^g^(es^t^.)^{$10.0 m}^illion^.
^FY^{2009 A}^d^mⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^rati^on^{$0 ($10 m}^illion^au^th^orized)
^request
^{Authorization ex}^pires^P^e^rm^an^en^{t au}^th^orization^{($10 m}^illion^a^nnua^l^l^y^a^f^t^e^r^FY⁰⁷⁾^.
^B^a^ck^log/interes^t^A^back^l^o^g^of^{263 appl}ⁱ^catⁱ^oⁿ^s^w^a^s^pen^dⁱⁿ^g^at^t^h^{e en}^{d of}^F^Y^{07, dow}ⁿ^f^r^om^a
^back^l^o^g^of^{892 appl}ⁱ^catⁱ^oⁿ^sⁱⁿ^F^Y^{05. T}^h^es^{e con}^t^ract^s^w^o^u^l^{d en}^rol^l^m^o^{re t}^h^an
^{6,583 acres}^{at a co}^s^t^of^$2.^{1 m}^illion^.
^M^a^{jor 2002 farm}^bⁱ^l^l^Desⁱ^gⁿ^a^{ted 15 elig}^{ible s}^t^ates^{; au}^th^{orized f}^uⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^of^{$20 m}^illion^a^nnua^l^l^y^fr^o^m
^a^m^endm^ent^s^FY⁰³^t^h^r^o^{ugh FY}⁰⁷^,^aⁿ^d^{$10 m}^illionⁱⁿ^s^u^bs^equ^eⁿ^t^y^ears^.
^S^t^atu^t^{ory au}^th^ori^t^y^A^u^th^{orized in}^th^{e A}^g^ricu^ltu^{ral R}ⁱ^s^k^P^r^otection^A^c^{t of}^{2000, title I, §133 (P}^.L^{. 106-}
^{224) as}^{§524(b) of}^t^h^{e F}^e^deral^C^r^{op In}^s^u^ran^{ce A}^c^t^;^am^en^{ded by}^{§2501 of}^t^h^e
^F^a^rm^S^ecu^ri^t^y^an^{d R}^u^ral^In^v^e^s^t^m^eⁿ^t^A^c^t^of^{2002 (P.L}^{. 107-}^{171). (7 U}^.^S^.^C^.^1524).
Conservation Operations (CO) — Technical Assistance (CTA)
^Program^d^e^s^cri^p^tⁱ^oⁿ^CT^A^{is a d}ⁱ^scr^e^tioⁿ^a^r^y^{NRCS p}^r^o^g^r^a^m^.^I^t^{is m}^o^r^e^th^an⁸⁰^%^o^f^{all sp}^en^dⁱⁿ^gⁱⁿ^th^e
^C^O^accouⁿ^t^{, an}^{d f}^uⁿ^d^s^techⁿⁱ^{cal s}^u^pport^{to prov}^{ide con}^s^erv^a^tion^planⁿⁱⁿ^g^an^d
^im^p^l^em^entatio^{n assistance thr}^o^{ugh f}ⁱ^eld^sta^f^f^p^l^aced^{in alm}^o^{st all co}^unties.^T^h^is
^as^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce i}^s^provⁱ^d^{ed t}^o^produ^cers^an^{d l}^aⁿ^d^owⁿ^e^rs^w^h^{o v}^o^l^uⁿ^t^ari^l^y^appl^yⁿ^a^t^u^ral
^res^o^u^r^{ce con}^s^erv^a^tion^s^y^s^t^em^s^,^con^s^is^tin^g^of^on^{e or m}^o^{re practices}^{, on}^priv^{ate an}^d
^oth^e^{r n}^oⁿ^-^f^e^{deral lan}^d^s^.^(Oth^{er com}^pon^en^ts^of^C^Oⁱⁿ^clu^d^{e th}^{e Grazin}^g^L^aⁿ^d^s
^Coⁿ^s^er^v^a^tioⁿ^Iⁿ^itiativ^{e, so}^{il su}^r^v^ey^{s, sn}^o^w^su^r^v^ey^{s, an}^d^p^l^an^{t m}^a^terⁱ^{al cen}^ter^s^.)
^N^a^ti^on^al^p^a^rti^cⁱ^p^ati^oⁿ^C^T^A^is^es^tim^{ated at $735.5 m}^illion^an^{d 6,096 s}^t^af^f^y^ears^f^o^{r FY08, accordin}^g^to
^th^{e FY09 bu}^dg^{et n}^o^tes^.^(T^{otal C}^O^f^uⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^w^a^s^{$861.5 m}^illion^an^{d 7,}^{094 s}^t^af^f
^y^ears^.⁾
^L^e^adⁱⁿ^{g s}^t^ates^No^d^a^{ta p}^u^b^lish^e^d^f^o^r^th^{e CT}^A^su^b^s^{et in}^FY0⁸^,^b^u^{t f}^o^r^to^{tal CO f}^uⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^,^T^X
^receiv^e^{d $46.9 m}^illion^,^C^A^receiv^e^{d $21.3 m}^illioⁿ^,^an^{d IA}^recei^v^e^{d $24.4}^m^illion^.

^Pa^rt^icipa^t^io^{n prio}^ritⁱ^es^N^oⁿ^e^s^p^eci^fⁱ^{ed i}ⁿ^l^a^w^.^T^h^{e N}^R^C^S^prog^ram^des^c^ri^ptⁱ^oⁿⁱⁿ^t^h^{e F}^Y^{0 bu}^dg^etⁿ^o^t^e^s^,
^st^a^t^e^s^,ⁱⁿ^p^a^r^t^,^“T^he^na^t^u^r^a^l^r^e^so^ur^c^e^c^o^nse^r^va^tⁱ^o^{n sy}^st^e^m^{s he}^l^p^c^o^nt^r^o^l^e^r^o^sⁱ^o^n,
^im^p^r^o^v^{e w}^a^ter^,^so^{il, an}^d^air^q^u^ality^{, p}^r^o^t^{ect f}^a^r^m^lan^d^{s an}^d^o^t^h^e^r^lan^d^u^s^{es th}^at
^s^u^{pport w}^ildlif^{e h}^a^{bitat, an}^{d cu}^ltiv^{ate partn}^e^rs^hⁱ^ps^am^on^g^f^e^{deral, s}^t^{ate an}^{d local}
^en^{tities to}^im^p^l^em^en^tin^g^coⁿ^s^er^v^a^tioⁿ^m^easu^r^{es.” NRCS n}^a^tioⁿ^a^{l p}^r^io^r^{ities in}
^{FY07 in}^clu^d^{ed redu}^cin^g^s^o^{il eros}^ion^,^as^sⁱ^s^tin^g^produ^cers^w^ith^com^p^reh^eⁿ^s^iv^e
^nut^rⁱ^eⁿ^t^m^a^na^ge^m^e^nt^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^s^,^r^e^d^u^cⁱ^{ng no}^n-p^oⁱ^nt^p^o^l^l^u^tⁱ^o^{n a}ⁿ^d^gr^o^und^w^a^t^e^r
^con^t^amⁱⁿ^ation^,^redu^cin^g^{air em}^is^sⁱ^on^s^an^{d s}^o^{il eros}^ion^,^an^{d prom}^otin^g^h^a^bitat
^c^o^nse^r^va^tⁱ^o^n.
^FY^{2008 s}^p^en^dⁱⁿ^g^(es^t^.)^{$735.5 m}^illion^.
^FY^2009A^d^mⁱⁿⁱ^s^trati^oⁿ^{$680.8 m}^illion^.
^request
^{Authorization ex}^pires^P^e^rm^an^en^{t au}^th^orization^,ⁿ^o^am^ouⁿ^t^s^p^ecifⁱ^ed.
^B^a^ck^log/interes^t^Non^e^s^p^ecifⁱ^ed.
^M^a^{jor 2002 farm}^bⁱ^l^l^N^o^di^rect^ch^an^g^e^s^.^H^o^w^e^v^e^{r, ot}^h^e^{r prov}ⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^s^af^f^ect^t^hⁱ^s^prog^ram^,ⁱⁿ^cl^u^dⁱⁿ^g
^a^m^endm^ent^s^r^e^tainⁱⁿ^g^{a cap}^oⁿ^to^{tal f}^uⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^f^o^r^techⁿⁱ^{cal as}^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce prov}^{ided th}^rou^g^h
^m^aⁿ^d^at^ory^prog^ram^s^{, an}^{d al}^l^o^wⁱⁿ^g^N^R^C^S^t^o^approv^{e qu}^alⁱ^fⁱ^e^{d i}ⁿ^di^vⁱ^du^al^s^an^d
^en^{tities, r}^e^f^e^r^r^e^d^to^{as th}^ir^d^p^a^r^{ties, to}^p^r^o^v^id^{e so}^m^e^ty^p^e^{s o}^f^techⁿⁱ^{cal assistan}^ce.
^S^t^atu^t^{ory au}^th^ori^t^y^A^u^th^o^r^izedⁱⁿ^th^{e So}^{il Co}ⁿ^s^er^v^a^tioⁿ^an^d^Do^m^e^{stic A}^llo^tm^en^{t A}^c^{t, as am}^en^d^e^d
^(P.L^{. 74-}^{46). (16 U}^.^S^.^C^.^590a-^g^{, 16 U}^.^S^.^C^.^590q)
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
^Program^d^e^s^cri^p^tⁱ^oⁿ^T^h^{e C}^R^P^is^{a m}^aⁿ^d^atory^prog^ram^admⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^{ered by}^FSA^{, as}^sⁱ^s^t^{ed by}^NR^C^S^{, th}^at
^p^r^o^vⁱ^d^e^s^a^nnua^l^r^e^nt^a^l^p^a^y^m^eⁿ^t^s^,^usua^l^l^y^o^v^e^r¹⁰^y^e^a^r^s,^t^o^p^r^o^d^u^c^e^r^{s t}^o^r^e^p^l^a^c^e
^cr^o^p^s^oⁿ^hⁱ^g^h^l^y^er^o^dⁱ^b^l^{e an}^d^en^vⁱ^r^oⁿ^m^en^tally^sen^s^itiv^{e lan}^d^w^ith^loⁿ^g^-^ter^m
^r^e^so^u^r^{ce co}ⁿ^s^er^vⁱⁿ^g^p^l^an^tin^g^s^{. B}ⁱ^d^s^to^en^r^o^{ll lan}^d^ar^{e so}^licited^d^u^rⁱⁿ^g^{a lim}^ited
^tim^{e period, th}^en^com^p^{ared u}^sⁱⁿ^g^an^En^vⁱ^ron^m^en^{tal B}^eⁿ^e^f^its^In^dex^(EB^I^{). T}^h^os^e
^w^ith^th^{e h}ⁱ^g^h^e^s^t^EB^{I s}^c^ores^{are accepted. Im}^{bedded in}^th^{e C}^R^P^{are s}^e^v^e^{ral s}^m^all
^an^{d m}^o^{re f}^o^cu^s^e^{d prog}^ram^s^t^h^at^by^pas^s^t^h^{e g}^eⁿ^e^ral^bi^ddiⁿ^g^proces^s^,^s^o^m^e
^estab^lish^e^dⁱⁿ^law^an^d^o^t^h^e^r^s^estab^lish^e^d^ad^mⁱⁿⁱ^str^a^tiv^ely^,^to^ad^d^r^{ess sp}^ecifⁱ^c
^res^o^u^r^{ce topics}^{, in}^clu^dⁱⁿ^g^m^o^{re con}^cen^tr^{ated res}^o^u^r^{ce problem}^sⁱⁿ^{a portion}^of^a
^s^t^{ate, protection}^of^s^m^{all is}^{olated ag}^ricu^ltu^{ral w}^e^tlan^d^s^,^an^{d im}^prov^em^en^{t of}
^h^a^b^{itat f}^o^r^u^p^lan^d^g^a^m^e^bⁱ^r^d^{s. A}^{ll lan}^d^{s th}^{at q}^u^alif^y^f^o^r^th^{ese su}^b^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^s^ar^e
^au^tom^a^tically^accepted.
^N^a^ti^on^al^p^a^rti^cⁱ^p^ati^oⁿ^760,875activ^{e con}^t^racts^on^{427,263 f}^a^rm^s^{are cu}^rren^tly^en^rollin^g^{34.7 m}^illion
^acres^{, accordin}^g^{to F}^S^A^’^s^March^{2008 m}^oⁿ^t^h^l^y^prog^ram^s^u^m^m^a^ry^{. T}^h^{ere w}^a^sⁿ^o
^g^eⁿ^e^ral^sⁱ^gⁿ^-^u^pⁱⁿ^F^Y^{2007 an}^{d F}^Y^2008.
^L^e^adⁱⁿ^{g s}^t^ates^Iⁿ^ter^m^{s o}^f^acr^{es, th}^{e lead}ⁱⁿ^g^{states ar}^{e T}^X⁽³^.9⁴^m^illioⁿ^acr^es)^,^MT⁽³^.3¹^m^illioⁿ
^acr^es)^,^an^d^{ND (}³^.0³^m^illioⁿ^acr^es)^.^Iⁿ^ter^m^{s o}^f^coⁿ^t^r^{acts, th}^{e lead}ⁱⁿ^g^{states ar}^{e I}^A
^{(106,069 con}^t^ract^s⁾^{, IL}^{(78,734 con}^t^ract^s⁾^{, an}^{d MN}^{(62,626 con}^t^ract^s⁾^.
^Pa^rt^icipa^t^io^{n prio}^ritⁱ^es^Noⁿ^e^sp^ecifⁱ^edⁱⁿ^law^f^r^o^m^am^oⁿ^g^th^{e m}^aⁿ^y^ty^p^e^{s o}^f^elig^ib^{le lan}^d^th^{at ar}^e
^id^en^tif^ied^.^P^r^io^r^{ities estab}^lish^e^d^b^y^FSA^u^sⁱⁿ^g^an^EB^I^w^h^ich^r^a^{tes 5}^f^acto^r^s
⁽^e^r^o^sioⁿ^{, w}^a^ter^q^u^ality^{, w}^ild^lif^{e, air}^q^u^ality^{, an}^d^en^d^u^rⁱⁿ^g^b^eⁿ^e^f^its)^p^l^u^s^co^{st w}^h^en
^d^ecidⁱ^{ng w}^h^{ich b}ⁱ^d^s^w^{ill b}^e^accep^ted^.^T^h^{e E}^B^I^{has b}^{een m}^o^dⁱ^fⁱ^ed^f^r^o^m^signup^to
^si^gnup^.^St^a^t^e^s^m^a^y^a^s^{k t}^h^e^Se^c^r^e^t^a^r^y^t^o^d^e^si^gna^t^e^c^o^nse^r^va^tⁱ^o^{n p}^rⁱ^o^rⁱ^t^y^a^r^e^a^sⁱⁿ
^w^a^ters^h^e^ds^{. C}^h^es^apeak^{e B}^a^y^,^{Great L}^a^k^e^s^,^an^{d L}^oⁿ^g^Is^lan^d^Souⁿ^d^{are s}^p^ecifⁱ^ed
^{as p}^o^ssib^{ilities b}^ecau^{se o}^f^“^s^p^{ecial en}^vⁱ^roⁿ^m^en^{tal sen}^s^itiv^ity^.”
^FY^{2008 s}^p^en^dⁱⁿ^g^(es^t^.)^{$1.759 billion}^(bas^{ed on}^th^{e es}^tim^{ated n}^u^m^{ber of}^acres^th^{at w}^{ill be en}^rolled).
^P^r^og^ram^au^th^{orized on}^calen^{dar y}^{ear bas}ⁱ^s^.

^FY^{2009 A}^d^mⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^rati^on^{$1.854 billion}^(bas^{ed on}^th^{e es}^tim^{ated n}^u^m^be^{r of}^acres^th^{at w}^{ill be en}^{rolled an}^d
^requestⁱⁿ^clu^d^es^th^{e em}^erg^eⁿ^c^y^f^o^res^t^ry^prog^ram⁾^{. P}^r^og^ram^au^th^{orized on}^calen^{dar y}^ear
^b^a^sis.
^{Authorization ex}^pires^Decem^{ber 31, 2007. B}^o^th^Hou^s^{e an}^{d Sen}^a^{te f}^a^rm^bills^w^o^u^l^{d reau}^th^{orize th}^e
^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^,^a^ltho^{ugh the}^c^a^p^o^f³⁹^.²^m^illio^{n a}^c^r^e^s^{is e}^x^p^e^c^t^e^d^to^b^e^r^e^d^u^c^e^d^.
^B^a^ck^log/interes^t^Iⁿ^{the last gener}^a^{l signup}⁽⁸^/3⁰^/⁰⁴^-⁹^/²⁴^/⁰⁴⁾^,^FSA^accep^ted¹⁹^,^{732 of}^f^e^rs^t^o^en^rol^l
^{1.19 m}^illion^acres^f^r^om^{26,080 of}^f^e^rs^{to en}^{roll 1.67 m}^illion^acres^{, accordin}^g^to
^dat^a^pos^t^e^{d on}^t^h^{e F}^S^A^w^e^bsⁱ^t^e^{. L}^aⁿ^d^cu^rren^t^l^y^uⁿ^d^{er con}^t^ract^f^o^{r t}^h^{e 2008 crop}
^y^ear^{, 3}⁴^.⁷^m^illioⁿ^acr^{es is d}^o^wⁿ²^.¹^m^illioⁿ^acr^{es f}^r^o^m^{last y}^ear^’^s³⁶^.⁸^m^illioⁿ
^acres^{. States}^w^ith^th^{e larg}^es^{t declin}^e^a^r^e^N^o^r^t^{h D}^a^ko^t^a^aⁿ^d^So^ut^{h D}^a^ko^t^a^,^wⁱ^t^h
^declⁱⁿ^es^of^{362,000 acres}^an^{d 264,000 acres}^{, res}^p^ectⁱ^v^el^y⁾^{. R}^e^s^u^l^t^s^of^F^Y⁰⁷
^r^e^-^eⁿ^r^o^llm^en^{t an}^d^ex^ten^s^ioⁿ⁽^R^EX)^o^f^f^e^r^f^o^r^g^eⁿ^e^r^a^{l sig}ⁿ^-^u^p^coⁿ^t^r^{acts o}^r^igⁱⁿ^ally
^s^e^{t to ex}^{pire betw}^een^{2007 an}^{d 2010 s}^h^ow^con^t^racts^on^{23.0 m}^illion^acres^{. 83% of}
^th^{e 2}⁷^.⁸^m^illioⁿ^elig^ib^{le acr}^{es w}^{ill b}^e^ex^ten^d^ed^o^r^r^e^-^eⁿ^r^o^lled^uⁿ^d^erⁿ^e^w^coⁿ^t^r^acts.
^T^h^{e n}^e^w^coⁿ^t^r^{act ex}^pⁱ^r^a^tioⁿ^sch^e^d^u^{le sh}^o^w^{s th}^{at 2}^.⁶^m^illioⁿ^acr^{es ex}^pⁱ^r^e^d
^S^e^pt^em^{ber 30, 2007, s}^o^m^e^of^w^hⁱ^c^h^h^a^v^e^been^re-^eⁿ^r^ol^l^e^{d as}^con^tⁱⁿ^u^o^u^s^sⁱ^gⁿ^-^u^p
^con^t^racts^.
^M^a^{jor 2002 farm}^bⁱ^l^l^Raised^en^r^o^llm^en^{t ceilin}^g^f^r^o^m³⁶^.⁴^m^illioⁿ^acr^{es to}³⁹^.²^m^illioⁿ^acr^{es; lib}^er^alized
^a^m^endm^ent^s^ecoⁿ^o^mⁱ^{c u}^s^{es o}^f^en^r^o^lled^lan^d^{s; r}^e^q^u^ir^ed^th^{at elig}^ib^{le lan}^d^m^u^{st h}^a^v^e^b^een^p^l^an^ted
^{4 of}^th^{e 6 y}^ears^precedin^g^en^actm^eⁿ^t^.
^S^t^atu^t^{ory au}^th^ori^t^y^A^u^t^h^ori^{zed i}ⁿ^§1231-^{§1235 of}^t^h^{e F}^{ood S}^ecu^ri^t^y^A^c^t^of^{1985 (P.L}^.99-^198);
^am^en^{ded by}^{§2101 of}^t^h^{e F}^a^rm^S^ecu^ri^t^y^an^{d R}^u^ral^In^v^e^s^t^m^eⁿ^t^A^c^t^of^{2002 (P.L}^.
^107-^{171). (16 U}^.^S^.^C^.^3831-^3835a)
CRP — Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP)
^Program^d^e^s^cri^p^tⁱ^oⁿ^T^hⁱ^s^s^u^bprog^ram^of^t^h^{e C}^R^{P i}^s^{a m}^aⁿ^d^at^ory^prog^ram^admⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^{ered by}^t^h^{e F}^S^A^,
^as^sⁱ^s^t^{ed by}^N^R^C^S^{, t}^h^at^partⁿ^e^rs^wⁱ^t^h^s^t^at^es^at^t^h^ei^{r requ}^es^t^.^S^t^at^es^propos^e
^s^u^bs^{tate areas}^{, s}^u^ch^as^{a w}^a^ters^h^e^{d, w}^h^{ere en}^vⁱ^ron^m^en^{tal or res}^o^u^r^{ce con}^cern^s^are
^m^o^{re con}^cen^t^r^at^{ed an}^{d can}^{be addres}^s^e^{d by}^en^rol^lⁱⁿ^g^u^p^t^o^{100,000 acres}^{. S}^t^at^es
^con^t^ribu^{te 20% of}^th^{e f}^uⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^s^o^th^{at larg}^{er pay}^m^en^ts^can^{be m}^a^{de, th}^ereby
^en^cou^r^agⁱⁿ^g^g^r^{eater participation}^.
^N^a^ti^on^al^p^a^rti^cⁱ^p^ati^oⁿ^{46,681 con}^t^racts^on^{31,148 f}^a^rm^s^h^a^v^e^en^rollin^g^{a total of}^{790.705 acres}^,
^accordin^g^{to F}^S^A^’^s^March^{2008 m}^oⁿ^t^h^l^y^prog^ram^s^u^m^m^a^ry^.
^L^e^adⁱⁿ^{g s}^t^ates^C^u^rren^t^l^y^{, 32 s}^t^at^es^partⁱ^cⁱ^p^at^{e, w}ⁱ^t^h^{195,759 acres}^en^rol^l^e^{d i}ⁿ^PA^{, 127,134 acres}
^en^rol^l^e^{d i}ⁿ^IL^{, an}^{d 92,244 acres}ⁱⁿ^O^H^.^T^h^{e m}^o^s^t^con^t^ract^s^{are i}ⁿ^PA^(10,343),
^f^o^l^l^o^w^e^{d by}^O^H^{(9,9551), an}^{d IL}^(6,635).
^Pa^rt^icipa^t^io^{n prio}^ritⁱ^es^Non^e^s^p^ecifⁱ^{ed bey}^oⁿ^d^th^os^{e th}^{at apply}^{to th}^{e g}^eⁿ^e^{ral C}^R^P^(s^{ee en}^try^abov^e).
^FY^{2008 s}^p^en^dⁱⁿ^g^(es^t^.)^{$139 m}^illion
^FY^{2009 A}^d^mⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^rati^on^Un^s^p^ecifⁱ^{ed acreag}^{e s}^u^bs^{et of}^C^R^P^.
^request
^{Authorization ex}^pires^Septem^{ber 30, 2007. B}^o^th^Hou^s^{e an}^{d Sen}^a^{te f}^a^rm^bills^w^o^u^l^{d reau}^th^{orized th}^e
^prog^ram^.
^B^a^ck^log/interes^t^No^{t ap}^p^licab^{le sin}^{ce an}^y^elig^ib^{le lan}^d^can^b^e^en^r^o^lled^{at an}^y^tim^{e; p}^a^r^ticip^atioⁿ^h^a^s
^b^een^m^u^ch^hⁱ^g^h^e^rⁱⁿ^so^m^e^{states th}^anⁱⁿ^o^t^h^e^r^s^{, b}^u^{t th}^{at is d}^u^{e, r}^e^p^o^r^ted^l^y^,^to^h^o^w
^th^{e prog}^ram^is^prom^{oted. A}^v^erag^{e ren}^t^{al pay}^m^en^ts^{are h}ⁱ^g^h^e^{r th}^an^f^o^{r acreag}^e
^und^e^r^t^h^e^ge^ne^r^a^l^si^gn-up^p^r^o^c^e^ss.

^M^a^{jor 2002 farm}^bⁱ^l^l^Noⁿ^e^.
^a^m^endm^ent^s
^S^t^atu^t^{ory au}^th^ori^t^y^A^u^t^h^ori^{zed i}ⁿ^§1231of^t^h^{e F}^{ood S}^ecu^ri^t^y^A^c^t^of^{1985 (P.L}^.99-^198);^am^en^{ded by}
^{§2101 of}^t^h^{e F}^a^rm^S^ecu^ri^t^y^an^{d R}^u^ral^In^v^e^s^t^m^eⁿ^t^A^c^t^of^{2002 (P.L}^{. 107-}^{171). (16}
^U^.^S^.^C^.³⁸³¹⁾
CRP — Farmable Wetlands Program
^Program^d^e^s^cri^p^tⁱ^oⁿ^T^h^{is 1}^m^illioⁿ^acr^{e su}^b^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^o^f^th^{e CRP}^{is a m}^aⁿ^d^ato^r^y^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^ad^mⁱⁿⁱ^ster^ed
^b^y^th^{e FSA}^{, assisted}^b^y^{NRCS, to}^en^r^o^{ll sm}^{all iso}^l^ated^ag^rⁱ^cu^ltu^r^a^{l w}^e^tlan^d^s.
^Elig^ib^{le w}^e^tlan^d^{s m}^u^{st b}^e^sm^aller^th^an¹⁰^acr^{es, w}^ith^{a m}^a^xⁱ^m^u^m^o^f⁵^acr^es
^elⁱ^gⁱ^b^l^e^f^o^{r pay}^m^en^t^s^{. El}ⁱ^gⁱ^b^l^e^l^aⁿ^d^sⁱⁿ^cl^u^d^{e w}^e^t^l^aⁿ^d^s^t^h^at^w^e^{re cropped 3 of}^t^h^e
^precedin^g^{10 y}^ears^,^an^{d bu}^f^f^e^rs^s^u^f^fⁱ^cien^{t to}^{protect th}^em^{, on}^w^h^ich^th^{e h}^y^drolog^y
^w^{ill b}^e^r^e^sto^r^ed^an^d^{a v}^e^g^e^tativ^{e co}^v^e^r^estab^lish^e^d^.
^N^a^ti^on^al^p^a^rti^cⁱ^p^ati^oⁿ^{11,555 con}^t^racts^on^{9,208 f}^a^rm^s^h^a^v^e^en^{rolled a total of}^{179,793 acres}^{, accordin}^g
^t^o^F^S^A^’^s^March^{2008 m}^oⁿ^t^h^l^y^prog^ram^s^u^m^m^a^ry^.
^L^e^adⁱⁿ^{g s}^t^ates^In^t^e^rm^s^of^acres^{, t}^h^{e l}^eadiⁿ^g^s^t^at^es^{are IA}^{(73,242 acres}^{), S}^D^{(42,618 acres}^{), an}^d
^MN^{(39,528 acres}^{). T}^h^{e l}^a^rg^es^tⁿ^u^m^{ber of}^con^t^ract^s^{are i}ⁿ^IA^{(4,558), f}^o^l^l^o^w^e^d
^by^MN^{(2,886) an}^{d S}^D^(2,513).
^Pa^rt^icipa^t^io^{n prio}^ritⁱ^es^Non^e^s^p^ecifⁱ^{ed in}^law^.
^FY^{2008 s}^p^en^dⁱⁿ^g^(es^t^.)^{$21 m}^illion
^FY^{2009 A}^d^mⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^rati^on^Un^s^p^ecifⁱ^{ed acreag}^{e s}^u^bs^{et of}^C^R^P^.
^request
^{Authorization ex}^pires^S^e^pt^em^{ber 30, 2007.}
^B^a^ck^log/interes^t^No^{t ap}^p^licab^{le sin}^{ce an}^y^elig^ib^{le lan}^d^can^b^e^en^r^o^lled^{at an}^y^tim^{e; p}^a^r^ticip^atioⁿ
^h^a^{s b}^een^m^u^ch^hⁱ^g^h^e^rⁱⁿ^so^m^e^{states th}^anⁱⁿ^o^t^h^e^r^s^{, b}^u^{t th}^{at is d}^u^{e, r}^e^p^o^r^ted^l^y^,^to
^h^o^w^t^h^{e prog}^ramⁱ^s^prom^ot^ed.
^M^a^{jor 2002 farm}^bⁱ^l^l^In^creas^{e ov}^{erall s}ⁱ^{ze f}^r^om^{500,000 acres}ⁱⁿ^{6 s}^p^ecifⁱ^{ed s}^t^ates^{to 1 m}^illion^acre
^a^m^endm^ent^sⁿ^a^tion^a^{l prog}^ram^,^w^ithⁿ^o^m^o^{re th}^an^{100,000 acres}ⁱⁿ^{a s}^t^{ate; in}^acceptin^g
^con^t^racts^,^“^eⁿ^s^u^r^{e, to th}^{e m}^a^xⁱ^m^u^m^ex^ten^t^{practicable, an}^equ^{itable balan}^{ce am}^on^g
^th^{e co}ⁿ^s^er^v^a^tioⁿ^p^u^r^p^o^s^{es o}^f^so^{il er}^o^s^ioⁿ^,^w^a^ter^q^u^ality^{, an}^d^w^ild^lif^{e h}^a^b^itat.”
^S^t^atu^t^{ory au}^th^ori^t^y^A^u^th^{orized in}^T^{itle XI of}^A^g^ricu^ltu^{re an}^{d R}^e^{lated A}^g^en^cy^{appropriation}^s^{, 2001}
^(P.L^{. 106-}^{387) as}^{§1231 of}^t^h^{e F}^{ood S}^ecu^ri^t^y^A^c^t^of^{1985 (P.L}^.99-^198);^am^en^ded
^by^{§2101 of}^t^h^{e F}^a^rm^S^ecu^ri^t^y^an^{d R}^u^ral^In^v^e^s^t^m^eⁿ^t^A^c^t^of^{2002 (P.L}^{. 107-}^171).
^{(16 U}^.^S^.^C^.³⁸³¹⁾

Conservation Security Program (CSP)
^P^r^o^g^r^a^m^descript^ioⁿ^T^h^is^m^aⁿ^d^atory^f^uⁿ^d^{ed prog}^ram^admⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^{ered by}^NR^C^S^prov^ides^fⁱⁿ^aⁿ^c^{ial an}^d
^techⁿⁱ^{cal as}^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce f}^o^{r im}^prov^em^en^tsⁱⁿ^con^s^ervⁱⁿ^g^en^vⁱ^ron^m^en^{tal res}^o^u^r^ces^on
^f^a^r^m^lan^d^th^{at m}^{eets so}^{il an}^d^w^a^ter^q^u^ality^cr^iterⁱ^{a stan}^d^a^r^d^{s o}^f^{NRCS. CSP}
^s^u^pport^s^produ^cers^w^h^{o are al}^readyⁱ^m^pl^em^en^tⁱⁿ^g^an^{d m}^aⁱⁿ^t^aⁱⁿⁱⁿ^g^s^u^bs^t^aⁿ^tⁱ^a^l
^con^s^erv^a^tion^s^y^s^t^em^s^{to protect s}^o^{il, w}^a^te^{r, air, an}^{d w}^ildlif^{e, or w}^h^{o w}^{ill adopt}
^m^o^r^e^sust^aⁱ^na^b^l^e^sy^st^e^m^{s a}^s^p^a^r^t^o^f^t^h^e^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^.^T^h^e^m^a^xi^m^u^m^a^nnua^l^a^ssi^st^aⁿ^c^e
^thr^o^{ugh CSP}^incr^{eases w}^{ith each o}^f³^p^r^o^g^r^e^{ssive tier}^s^o^f^p^a^r^ticip^atio^n,^each
^requ^irin^g^g^r^{eater con}^s^erv^a^tion^.^On^ly^produ^cersⁱⁿ^s^p^ecifⁱ^{ed w}^a^ters^h^e^ds^can
^p^a^rticip^{ate each}^y^{ear. CSP}^w^a^{s in}^itially^im^p^l^em^en^tedⁱⁿ¹⁸^w^a^tersh^e^d^sⁱⁿ^FY0⁴^,
^aⁿ^d^t^h^e^num^b^e^r^o^f^w^a^t^e^r^s^he^d^s^e^lⁱ^gⁱ^b^l^eⁱⁿ^sub^s^e^q^ue^nt^si^gnup^{s ha}^{s b}^e^eⁿ^d^e^t^e^r^mⁱⁿ^e^d
^b^y^t^h^e^a^m^o^unt^o^f^fundⁱ^{ng a}^v^aⁱ^l^a^b^l^e^.
^N^a^ti^on^al^p^a^rti^cⁱ^p^ati^oⁿ^T^h^{ree s}ⁱ^gⁿ^-^u^p^s^(F^Y^{04, F}^Y^{05, F}^Y^{06) i}ⁿ^{298 w}^a^t^e^rs^h^e^ds^res^u^l^t^e^{d i}ⁿ^{a t}^o^t^a^l^of
^{19,323 con}^t^racts^on^15.^{7 m}^illion^acres^{: 2,188 con}^t^racts^on^{1.88 m}^illion^acresⁱⁿ¹⁸
^w^a^ters^h^e^ds^f^o^{r FY04; 12,787 con}^t^racts^on^{10.24 m}^illion^acresⁱⁿ^{220 w}^a^ters^h^e^dsⁱⁿ
^{FY05; 4,423 con}^t^racts^on^{3.6 m}^illion^acresⁱⁿ^{FY06. T}^h^{ere w}^e^{re n}^o^sⁱⁿ^g^-^u^p^sⁱⁿ
^F^Y^{07. A}ⁿ^e^w^sⁱ^gⁿ^-^u^p^on^{51 n}^e^w^w^a^t^e^rs^h^e^ds^ruⁿ^s^t^o^May^2008.
^L^e^adⁱⁿ^{g w}^a^ters^h^e^d^s^T^h^{e l}^a^rg^es^tⁿ^u^m^{ber of}^con^t^ract^s^{(281) an}^{d en}^rol^l^e^{d acres}^{(152,388) f}^r^om^t^h^{e F}^Y⁰⁴
^(s^tates⁾^si^gnup^w^e^r^eⁱⁿ^t^h^e^B^l^ue^E^a^r^t^{h W}^a^t^e^r^s^he^d⁽^I^A^aⁿ^d^M^N⁾^,^aⁿ^d^t^h^e^l^a^r^g^e^s^t^t^o^t^a^l
^pay^m^en^{t ($5.173 m}^illion⁾^w^a^sⁱⁿ^th^{e Um}^{atilla W}^a^ters^h^e^{d (OR}⁾^{. For FY05, th}^e
^l^a^rg^es^tⁿ^u^m^{ber of}^con^t^ract^s^w^e^{re i}ⁿ^IA^{(1,970), t}^h^{e l}^a^rg^es^tⁿ^u^m^{ber of}^en^rol^l^e^d
^acres^{are i}ⁿ^O^R^{(977,026 acres}^{), an}^{d t}^h^{e l}^a^rg^es^t^t^o^t^a^l^pay^m^en^tⁱ^sⁱⁿ^O^R^($15.7
^m^illioⁿ⁾^{. Fo}^r^th^{e FY0}⁶^sigⁿ^-^u^p^{, Ok}^lah^o^m^a^h^a^d^th^{e lar}^g^{est n}^u^m^b^e^r^o^f^coⁿ^t^r^acts
^{(440), an}^{d N}^e^bras^k^a^h^a^{d t}^h^{e l}^a^rg^es^t^acreag^{e (320,894) an}^{d l}^a^rg^es^t^pay^m^en^t^($5.0
^m^illioⁿ⁾^.
^Pa^rt^icipa^t^io^{n prio}^ritⁱ^es^Noⁿ^e^sp^ecifⁱ^edⁱⁿ^law^.^{NRCS g}ⁱ^v^e^{s a p}^r^io^r^ity^to^w^a^ter^s^h^e^d^s^w^h^er^{e ag}^rⁱ^cu^ltu^r^a^l
^r^uⁿ^o^f^f^{is a m}^a^j^o^r^so^u^r^{ce o}^f^p^o^llu^tioⁿ^.
^FY^{2008 s}^p^en^dⁱⁿ^g^(es^t^.)^{$381.7 m}^illion^.^(C^u^r^ren^t^law^lim^its^{total C}^S^P^s^p^en^din^g^{to $1.954 billion}^f^o^{r FY06}
^t^h^r^o^{ugh FY}¹⁰^,^aⁿ^d^$⁵^.^{650 billion}^f^o^{r FY06 th}^ro^{ugh FY}¹⁴^.⁾
^FY^{2009 A}^d^mⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^rati^on^{$360 m}^illioⁿ^.
^request
^{Authorization ex}^pires^Septem^{ber 30, 2011. Sen}^a^{te f}^a^rm^{bill w}^o^u^l^{d create a n}^e^w^“^C^on^s^e^rv^ation
^Stew^ar^d^s^hⁱ^p^P^r^o^g^r^a^m^.^{” Ho}^u^s^{e b}^{ill w}^o^u^l^d^au^th^o^r^{ize a “}^N^ew^Coⁿ^s^er^v^a^tioⁿ^Secu^r^ity
^Pr^og^r^a^m^.^”
^B^a^ck^log/interes^t^T^h^{ere h}^a^v^e^been^th^{ree s}ⁱ^gⁿ^-^u^p^sⁱⁿ^{298 w}^a^ters^h^e^ds^{. A}ⁿ^e^w^sⁱ^gⁿ^-^u^p^w^{ill ru}ⁿ^uⁿ^til
^May^{2008 an}^{d en}^com^p^as^s^{51 n}^e^w^w^a^t^e^rs^h^e^ds^{. In}^elⁱ^gⁱ^b^l^e^w^a^t^e^rs^h^e^ds^{, al}^l^w^o^rkⁱⁿ^g
^f^a^rm^lan^d^can^{be en}^{rolled, reg}^a^rdles^s^of^{crop g}^r^owⁿ^.^T^h^{ere are n}^o^{data on}^th^e
^{NRCS w}^e^b^s^{ite o}ⁿ^ap^p^lican^{ts in}^elig^ib^{le w}^a^ter^s^h^e^d^s^w^h^o^w^e^r^e^r^e^j^ected^.
^M^a^{jor 2002 farm}^bⁱ^l^l^P^r^og^ramⁱⁿ^itially^au^th^{orized in}^Farm^Secu^rity^an^{d R}^u^{ral In}^v^e^s^t^m^eⁿ^t^A^c^{t of}^{2002 as}
^a^m^endm^ent^s^an^en^titlem^eⁿ^t⁽^s^p^eⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^h^a^{s b}^een^cap^p^e^dⁱⁿ^su^b^s^eq^u^eⁿ^t^legⁱ^slatioⁿ⁾^.
^S^t^atu^t^{ory au}^th^ori^t^y^A^u^t^h^ori^{zed i}ⁿ^{§2001 of}^t^h^{e F}^a^rm^S^ecu^ri^t^y^an^{d R}^u^ral^In^v^e^s^t^m^eⁿ^t^A^c^t^of^{2002 (P.L}^.
^107-^{171) as}^§1238-^§1238C^of^t^h^{e F}^{ood S}^ecu^ri^t^y^A^c^t^of^{1985 (P.L}^.99-^{198). (16}
^U^.^S^.^C^.^3833-^3838c)

Emergency Conservation Program
^Program^d^e^s^cri^p^tⁱ^oⁿ^T^h^is^dis^c^retion^a^ry^prog^ram^,^admⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^{ered by}^FSA^{, w}^ith^techⁿⁱ^{cal as}^sⁱ^s^t^an^ce
^prov^{ided by}^NR^C^S^{, prov}^ides^em^erg^eⁿ^c^y^f^uⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^an^{d tech}ⁿⁱ^{cal as}^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce to}
^p^r^o^d^u^cer^{s to}^r^e^h^a^b^{ilitate f}^a^r^m^lan^d^d^a^m^a^g^e^d^b^yⁿ^a^tu^r^a^{l d}ⁱ^saster^{s (}^h^u^r^rⁱ^can^es,
^f^l^oods^{, w}ⁱⁿ^d^{, an}^{d eros}^ion^{are ex}^am^ples^{) by}^activ^ities^s^u^ch^as^rem^o^vⁱⁿ^g^debris^{, an}^d
^by^im^plem^en^tin^g^em^erg^eⁿ^c^y^w^a^{ter con}^s^erv^a^tion^m^eas^u^r^esⁱⁿ^res^pon^s^e^{to s}^e^v^e^re
^d^r^o^ught^s.
^N^a^ti^on^al^p^a^rti^cⁱ^p^ati^oⁿ^Partⁱ^cⁱ^p^atⁱ^oⁿ^v^a^ri^es^wⁱ^del^y^an^{d u}ⁿ^p^redi^ct^abl^y^f^r^om^y^{ear t}^o^y^{ear. In}^F^Y^{2005, m}^o^re
^th^an^h^a^lf^th^{e o}^u^tlay^s^w^e^r^eⁱⁿ^r^e^sp^oⁿ^{se to}^h^u^r^rⁱ^can^{es, w}^ith^th^{e r}^e^m^aⁱⁿ^d^e^r^b^eⁱⁿ^g
^di^vⁱ^{ded am}^on^g^ot^h^e^{r t}^y^pes^ofⁿ^a^t^u^ral^di^s^a^s^t^ers^.^F^uⁿ^d^s^w^eⁿ^t^t^o^{46 s}^t^at^es^an^d
^ter^r^ito^rⁱ^{es in}^FY0⁷^.^A^m^o^uⁿ^t^{s ar}^{e o}^f^ten^earm^a^rk^{ed to s}^p^ecifⁱ^{c location}^s^.
^L^e^adⁱⁿ^{g s}^t^ates^In^{FY07, FL}^receiv^e^{d $17.6 m}^illion^,^{MN receiv}^e^{d $14.8 m}^illion^an^{d T}^X^receiv^e^d
^$⁶^.⁶^m^illioⁿ^,^acco^rdⁱⁿ^g^to^th^{e FY0}⁹^b^u^d^g^{et n}^o^tes.
^Pa^rt^icipa^t^io^{n prio}^ritⁱ^es^Non^e^s^p^ecifⁱ^{ed in}^law^.
^FY^{2008 s}^p^en^dⁱⁿ^g^(es^t^.)^{$74.7 m}^illion^(Sin^{ce th}^is^prog^ram^is^alm^o^s^t^alw^a^y^s^f^uⁿ^d^{ed in}^em^erg^eⁿ^c^y
^su^p^p^l^em^en^{tal ap}^p^r^o^p^r^iatioⁿ^s^legⁱ^slatioⁿⁱⁿ^r^e^sp^oⁿ^{se to}^sp^ecifⁱ^{c n}^a^tu^r^a^{l d}ⁱ^saster^s
^th^{at h}^a^v^e^o^ccu^r^r^e^d^,^ad^d^itioⁿ^a^{l f}^uⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^{is p}^o^ssib^l^{e b}^e^f^o^r^e⁹^/³⁰^/⁰⁸^.⁾
^FY^{2009 A}^d^mⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^rati^on^{$0. T}^h^{e A}^d^mⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^ration^’^s^f^a^rm^{bill propos}^{al w}^o^u^l^{d com}^bⁱⁿ^{e th}^is^prog^ram^an^{d th}^e
^request^E^m^e^r^ge^nc^y^W^a^t^e^r^s^he^d^P^r^o^t^e^c^tⁱ^o^{n p}^r^o^g^r^a^mⁱⁿ^t^o^a^ne^w^E^m^e^r^ge^nc^y^La^nd^sc^a^p^e
^R^e^s^t^oratⁱ^oⁿ^Prog^ram^.
^{Authorization ex}^pires^P^e^rm^an^en^{t au}^th^orization^.
^B^a^ck^log/interes^t^No^{t ap}^p^licab^le.
^M^a^{jor 2002 farm}^bⁱ^l^l^Noⁿ^e^.
^a^m^endm^ent^s
^S^t^atu^t^{ory au}^th^ori^t^y^A^u^th^{orized in}^th^{e Em}^erg^eⁿ^c^y^C^oⁿ^s^erv^a^tion^Meas^u^r^es^(P^.L^{. 85-}^{88); am}^en^{ded by}
^{§401 of}^t^h^{e A}^g^ri^cu^l^t^u^{re C}^r^edi^t^A^c^t^of^{1978 (P.L}^{. 95-}^{334). (16 U}^.^S^.^C^.^2201-²²⁰⁴⁾
Emergency Watershed Program
^Program^d^e^s^cri^p^tⁱ^oⁿ^T^h^is^dis^c^retion^a^ry^prog^ram^,^admⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^{ered by}^NR^C^S^{, prov}^ides^techⁿⁱ^{cal an}^d
^fⁱⁿ^aⁿ^c^{ial as}^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce to redu}^{ce h}^azards^{to lif}^{e an}^{d property}ⁱⁿ^w^a^ters^h^e^ds^th^{at h}^a^v^e
^been^dam^a^g^e^{d by}ⁿ^a^tu^{ral dis}^a^s^t^ers^.^A^s^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce in}^clu^d^es^dis^a^s^t^{er clean}^u^p^an^d
^recov^e^ry^activ^ities^,^an^{d pu}^rch^a^sⁱⁿ^g^eas^em^en^tsⁱⁿ^f^l^{ood plain}^s^th^{at w}^{ill ben}^e^fⁱ^t
ⁿ^a^tu^r^a^{l r}^e^so^u^r^{ces su}^ch^{as w}^e^tlan^d^{s, w}^h^{ile r}^e^d^u^cin^g^th^{e r}ⁱ^sk^o^f^ex^p^o^s^u^r^{e to}^f^u^tu^r^e
^na^tur^a^{l d}ⁱ^sa^ste^r^s.
^N^a^ti^on^al^p^a^rti^cⁱ^p^ati^oⁿ^In^{FY05, $354.5 m}^illion^w^a^s^dis^t^ribu^{ted in}^{38 s}^t^ates^{. In}^{FY06, C}^oⁿ^g^r^es^s
^{appropriated tw}^{o s}^u^pplem^en^tals^totalin^g^{$351 m}^illion^f^o^{r th}^{e 2005 h}^u^rrican^e
^recov^e^ry^ef^f^o^rts^.
^L^e^adⁱⁿ^{g s}^t^ates^In^FY0⁷^,^{KS receiv}^e^d^$³^.⁶^m^illioⁿ^,^{MO receiv}^e^d^$³^m^illioⁿ^,^an^d^{OK receiv}^e^d^$⁴
^m^illioⁿ^,^acco^rdⁱⁿ^g^to^th^{e FY0}⁹^b^u^d^g^{et n}^o^{tes. (Sp}^eⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^resp^oⁿ^d^s^to^th^e
^dis^t^ribu^tion^ofⁿ^a^tu^{ral dis}^a^s^t^ers^,^an^{d ch}^an^g^e^s^g^r^eatly^f^r^om^y^{ear to y}^ear.)
^Pa^rt^icipa^t^io^{n prio}^ritⁱ^es^Non^e^s^p^ecifⁱ^{ed in}^law^.
^FY^{2008 s}^p^en^dⁱⁿ^g^(es^t^.)^Aⁿ^{FY07 s}^u^pplem^en^{tal appropriated $10.7 m}^illion^.^{$0 f}^uⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^is^es^tim^{ated f}^o^r
^{FY08. Sin}^{ce th}^is^prog^ram^is^alm^o^s^t^alw^a^y^s^f^uⁿ^d^{ed in}^em^erg^eⁿ^c^y^s^u^pplem^en^tal
^ap^p^r^o^p^r^iatioⁿ^s^ad^d^itioⁿ^a^{l leg}ⁱ^slatioⁿⁱⁿ^r^e^sp^oⁿ^{se to}^sp^ecifⁱ^{c n}^a^tu^r^a^{l d}ⁱ^saster^{s is}
^pos^sⁱ^bl^{e bef}^o^{re 9/}^30/^08.

^FY^{2009 A}^d^mⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^rati^on^{$0. T}^h^{e A}^d^mⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^ration^’^s^f^a^rm^{bill propos}^{al w}^o^u^l^{d com}^bⁱⁿ^{e th}^is^prog^ram^an^{d th}^e
^request^E^m^e^r^ge^nc^y^Co^nse^r^va^tⁱ^o^{n P}^r^o^g^r^a^mⁱⁿ^t^o^a^ne^w^E^m^e^r^ge^nc^y^La^nd^sc^a^p^e^Re^st^o^r^a^tⁱ^oⁿ
^Pr^og^r^a^m
^{Authorization ex}^pires^P^e^rm^an^en^{t au}^th^orization^.
^B^a^ck^log/interes^t^No^{t ap}^p^licab^le.
^M^a^{jor 2002 farm}^bⁱ^l^l^Noⁿ^e^.
^a^m^endm^ent^s
^S^t^atu^t^{ory au}^th^ori^t^y^A^u^th^{orized in}^th^{e Em}^erg^eⁿ^c^y^C^oⁿ^s^erv^a^tion^Meas^u^r^es^(P^.L^{. 85-}^{88); am}^en^{ded by}
^{§402 -}^{§403 of}^t^h^{e A}^g^ri^cu^l^t^u^{re C}^r^edi^t^A^c^t^of^{1978 (P.L}^{. 95-}^{334). (16 U}^.^S^.^C^.
^2202-²²⁰⁴⁾

Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP)
^Program^d^e^s^cri^p^tⁱ^oⁿ^T^h^is^m^aⁿ^d^atory^prog^ram^,^admⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^{ered by}^NR^C^S^an^{d f}^uⁿ^d^{ed by}^th^{e C}^o^m^m^odity
^C^r^{edit C}^o^rporation^s^{, , prov}^ides^cos^t^s^h^ar^{e pay}^m^en^t^s^t^o^produ^cers^an^{d l}^aⁿ^d^owⁿ^e^rs
^to^p^l^an^an^dⁱⁿ^{stall str}^u^ctu^r^{al, v}^e^g^e^tativ^{e, an}^d^lan^d^m^aⁿ^a^g^e^m^eⁿ^t^p^r^{actices o}ⁿ^elig^ib^le
^lan^d^{s to}^allevⁱ^{ate co}ⁿ^s^er^v^a^tioⁿ^p^r^o^b^l^em^{s, w}^ith⁶⁰^%^o^f^th^{e f}^uⁿ^d^{s tar}^g^eted^to
^liv^esto^ck^p^r^o^d^u^cer^{s. EQI}^P^{is to}^b^e^ad^mⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^{ered in}^an^en^vⁱ^ron^m^en^tally^-^b^en^ef^icial
^an^{d cos}^t^-^e^f^f^ectiv^{e m}^aⁿⁿ^e^r.
^N^a^ti^on^al^p^a^rti^cⁱ^p^ati^oⁿ^In^{FY07, EQIP}^{allocated $1.005 billion}^f^o^{r 41,700 con}^t^racts^cov^e^rin^g^{17.1 m}^illion
^acres^{, accordin}^g^{to data in}^th^{e FY09 bu}^dg^{et n}^o^tes^.
^L^e^adⁱⁿ^{g s}^t^ates^In^F^Y^{07, t}^h^{e m}^o^s^t^con^t^ract^s^w^e^{re s}ⁱ^gⁿ^e^{d i}ⁿ^T^X^{(5,099), f}^o^l^l^o^w^e^{d by}^MS^(2,367)
^an^{d NE (1,712). T}^h^{e larg}^es^{t allocation}^w^a^s^{paid to T}^X^{($89.1 m}^illion⁾^{, f}^o^llow^e^d
^by^C^A^{($62.1 m}^illion⁾^an^{d C}^O^{($40.2 m}^illion⁾^.
^Pa^rt^icipa^t^io^{n prio}^ritⁱ^es^T^h^{e law}^s^t^ates^th^{at application}^s^th^at^en^cou^r^ag^{e cos}^t^-^e^f^f^ectiv^{e con}^s^erv^a^tion
^p^r^{actices o}^r^ad^d^r^{ess n}^a^tioⁿ^a^{l co}ⁿ^s^er^v^a^tioⁿ^p^r^io^r^{ities ar}^{e to}^b^e^gⁱ^v^eⁿ^g^r^eater
^coⁿ^s^id^er^atioⁿ^.^A^l^so^{, in}^d^e^ter^mⁱⁿⁱⁿ^g^th^{e am}^o^uⁿ^t^an^d^r^a^{te o}^fⁱⁿ^cen^tiv^{e p}^a^y^m^en^ts,
^p^r^{actices th}^{at p}^r^o^m^o^t^{e r}^e^sid^u^{e, n}^u^t^rⁱ^en^{t, p}^e^{st, in}^v^a^siv^e^sp^{ecies o}^r^air^q^u^ality
^m^aⁿ^a^g^e^m^eⁿ^t^m^a^y^b^e^acco^rd^ed^“^g^{reat sig}ⁿⁱ^fⁱ^can^{ce.” Cu}^rren^t^p^r^io^{rities are red}^u^cin^g
ⁿ^oⁿ^-^p^oⁱⁿ^t^p^o^llu^tioⁿ^,^coⁿ^s^ervⁱⁿ^g^g^r^o^uⁿ^d^an^d^su^rf^{ace w}^a^{ter, im}^p^r^o^vⁱⁿ^g^{air q}^u^ality^,
^r^e^d^u^cⁱ^{ng so}ⁱ^l^e^r^o^sⁱ^o^n,^aⁿ^d^p^r^o^m^o^tⁱ^{ng a}^t^-rⁱ^s^{k ha}^bⁱ^t^a^t^c^o^nse^r^va^tⁱ^o^n.
^FY^{2008 s}^p^en^dⁱⁿ^g^(es^t^.)^$¹^.⁰^b^illioⁿ^.
^FY^{2009 A}^d^mⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^rati^on^{$1.050 billion}^.^A^d^mⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^ration^’^s^f^a^rm^{bill propos}^{al calls}^f^o^{r a rev}ⁱ^s^e^{d EQIP}
^request^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^an^d^str^eam^lin^{es ex}^istin^g^w^a^ter^coⁿ^s^er^v^a^tioⁿ^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^sⁱⁿ^to^{a n}^e^w
^Re^gi^oⁿ^a^l^W^a^t^e^r^E^nha^nc^e^m^eⁿ^t^P^r^o^g^r^a^m^.^Fundⁱ^{ng fo}^r^E^Q^I^P^w^o^ul^d^b^eⁱⁿ^c^r^e^a^s^e^d^b^y
^{$4.25 billio}ⁿ^FY2002-^2017.
^{Authorization ex}^pires^S^e^pt^em^{ber 30, 2010.}
^B^a^ck^log/interes^t^In^F^Y^{07, 41,700 con}^t^racts^w^e^{re accepted an}^{d th}^{e rem}^aⁱⁿⁱⁿ^g^{40,535 application}^s
^w^eⁿ^t^uⁿ^f^uⁿ^d^{ed. T}^h^{e t}^o^t^a^l^es^tⁱ^m^at^{ed cos}^t^t^o^elⁱ^mⁱⁿ^at^{e t}^hⁱ^s^back^l^o^g^w^o^u^l^{d be $865}
^m^illion^.^T^h^{e m}^o^s^t^uⁿ^f^uⁿ^d^{ed application}^s^w^e^{re s}^u^bm^{itted in}^{OK (3,772), f}^o^llow^e^d
^by^T^X^{(3,078). In}^term^s^of^cos^t^{, th}^{e larg}^es^{t am}^ouⁿ^t^w^a^sⁱⁿ^MT^{($55.7 m}^illion⁾^,
^f^o^llow^e^{d by}^C^A^{($55.1 m}^illion⁾^{, accordin}^g^{to in}^f^o^rm^ationⁱⁿ^th^{e FY09 bu}^dg^et
^no^t^e^s.

^M^a^{jor 2002 farm}^bⁱ^l^l^Specifⁱ^{ed th}^{at th}^{e g}^o^als^of^EQIP^are^to^“^p^r^o^m^o^{te ag}^rⁱ^cu^ltu^r^a^{l p}^r^o^d^u^ctioⁿ^an^d
^a^m^endm^ent^s^en^vⁱ^r^oⁿ^m^en^{tal q}^u^ality^{as co}^m^p^atib^{le g}^o^{als, an}^d^to^o^p^tim^{ize en}^vⁱ^r^oⁿ^m^en^tal
^ben^e^f^its^{...”; allow}^e^{d cos}^t^s^h^arin^g^w^ith^larg^{e con}^fⁱⁿ^{ed liv}^es^tock^operation^s^f^o^{r w}^a^s^t^e
^m^aⁿ^a^g^e^m^eⁿ^t^f^{acilities (}^w^hⁱ^ch^h^a^d^p^r^ev^io^u^s^ly^b^een^p^r^o^h^ib^ited⁾^{; lim}^ited^p^a^y^m^en^{ts to}
^{a total of}^{$450,000; au}^th^{orized com}^p^etitiv^{e in}ⁿ^o^v^a^tiv^{e m}^a^tchⁱⁿ^g^g^r^an^ts^{; allocated}
^{60% of}^f^uⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^each^y^{ear to practices}^{related to liv}^es^tock^produ^ction^.
^S^t^atu^t^{ory au}^th^ori^t^y^A^u^th^{orized in}^s^u^{btitle D of}^T^{itle III (§331-}^{336) of}^th^{e Federal A}^g^ricu^ltu^re
^Im^prov^em^en^t^an^{d R}^e^f^o^rm^A^c^t^of^{1996 (P.L}^{. 104-}^{127) as}^§1240-^{§1240I of}^t^h^e
^{1985 F}^{ood S}^ecu^ri^t^y^A^c^t^(P.L^.97-^198);^am^en^{ded by}^{§2301 of}^t^h^{e F}^a^rm^S^ecu^ri^t^y
^an^{d R}^u^ral^In^v^e^s^t^m^eⁿ^t^A^c^t^of^{2002 (P.L}^{. 107-}^{171). (16 U}^.^S^.^C^.^{3839aa -}^3839aa90)
EQIP — Innovative Grants
^Program^d^e^s^cri^p^tⁱ^oⁿ^T^h^{is m}^aⁿ^d^ato^r^y^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^,^ad^mⁱⁿⁱ^ster^ed^b^y^{NRCS, aw}^ar^d^s^co^m^p^etitiv^{e g}^r^an^{ts to}
^s^t^{ate an}^{d local ag}^en^cies^{, n}^oⁿ^-^g^o^v^e^rn^m^eⁿ^t^{al org}^aⁿⁱ^zation^s^{, tribes}^{, an}^{d in}^divⁱ^du^als
^{to im}^plem^en^{t con}^s^erv^a^tion^.^T^h^{e prog}^ram^w^a^s^im^plem^en^{ted in}^{FY04. Ex}^am^ples^of
^elig^{ible proj}^ects^iden^tif^{ied in}^th^{e 2002}^f^a^rm^{bill in}^clu^d^{e “}^m^ark^e^{t s}^y^s^t^em^s^f^o^r
^p^o^llu^tioⁿ^r^e^d^u^ctioⁿ^”^an^d^“ⁱⁿⁿ^o^v^a^tiv^{e co}ⁿ^s^er^v^a^tioⁿ^p^r^{actices, in}^clu^dⁱⁿ^g^th^{e sto}^rⁱⁿ^g
^o^f^car^b^oⁿⁱⁿ^th^{e so}^il.”
^N^a^ti^on^al^p^a^rti^cⁱ^p^ati^oⁿ^In^{FY04, 41 recipien}^ts^receiv^e^{d a total of}^{$14.3 m}^illion^,^an^{d in}^{FY05, 103}
^recipien^ts^receiv^e^{d a total of}^{$22.1 m}^illion^.^{Up to $20 m}^illion^w^a^s^m^a^{de av}^ailable
^f^o^r^aw^ar^d^sⁱⁿ^FY0⁶^,^w^ith^$⁵^m^illioⁿ^o^f^th^{e to}^{tal ag}^ain^g^oⁱⁿ^g^to^th^{e Ch}^esap^eak^{e B}^a^y
^w^a^ters^h^e^{d s}^t^ates^{. For FY07, u}^p^{to $20 m}^illion^w^a^s^m^a^{de av}^{ailable an}^{d 52 aw}^ards
^w^e^{re m}^a^de.
^L^e^adⁱⁿ^{g s}^t^ates^No^{t ap}^p^licab^le.
^Pa^rt^icipa^t^io^{n prio}^ritⁱ^es^Non^e^s^p^ecifⁱ^{ed in}^law^.
^FY^{2008 s}^p^en^dⁱⁿ^g^(es^t^.)^Un^s^p^ecifⁱ^{ed s}^u^bs^{et of}^EQIP^{. In}^{FY08, u}^p^{to $15 m}^illion^is^av^{ailable f}^o^{r n}^a^tu^ral
^r^e^so^u^r^{ce co}ⁿ^cerⁿ^s^{, u}^p^to^$⁵^m^illioⁿ^{is av}^ailab^l^{e f}^o^r^th^{e Ch}^esap^eak^{e B}^a^y^w^a^ter^s^h^e^d^,
^an^d^u^p^to^$⁵^m^illioⁿ^{is av}^ailab^l^{e f}^o^r^techⁿ^o^lo^g^y^.
^FY^{2009 A}^d^mⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^rati^on^Un^s^p^ecifⁱ^{ed s}^u^bs^{et of}^EQIP^{. For th}^{e pas}^t^{4 y}^ears^,^approx^im^ately^{$20 m}^illion^of
^request^E^Q^I^P^{’s CCC fund}ⁱ^{ng ha}^{s b}^e^eⁿ^a^v^aⁱ^l^a^b^l^e^fo^r^t^h^e^gr^aⁿ^t^s^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^.^A^d^mⁱⁿⁱ^st^r^a^tⁱ^o^n’s
^f^a^rm^{bill propos}^{al w}^o^u^l^{d in}^creas^{e f}^uⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^{to $100 m}^illion^a^nnua^l^l^y^.
^{Authorization ex}^pires^S^e^pt^em^{ber 30, 2010.}
^B^a^ck^log/interes^t^Noⁿ^e^id^en^tif^ied^.
^M^a^{jor 2002 farm}^bⁱ^l^l^P^r^o^g^r^a^mⁱⁿ^itially^au^th^o^r^izedⁱⁿ^th^{e Far}^m^Secu^r^ity^an^d^Ru^r^a^{l I}ⁿ^v^e^stm^eⁿ^t^A^c^{t o}^f
^a^m^endm^ent^s^2002.
^S^t^atu^t^{ory au}^th^ori^t^y^A^u^t^h^ori^{zed i}ⁿ^{§2301 of}^t^h^{e F}^a^rm^S^ecu^ri^t^y^an^{d R}^u^ral^In^v^e^s^t^m^eⁿ^t^A^c^t^of^{2002 (P.L}^.
^107-^{171) as}^§1240H^of^t^h^{e 1985 F}^{ood S}^ecu^ri^t^y^A^c^t^(P.L^{. 97-}^{198). (16 U}^.^S^.^C^.
^3839aa8)
EQIP — Ground and Surface Water Conservation
^Program^d^e^s^cri^p^tⁱ^oⁿ^T^h^is^m^aⁿ^d^atory^prog^ram^,^admⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^{ered by}^NR^C^S^{, f}^uⁿ^d^s^con^t^racts^w^ith^produ^cers
^to^im^p^r^o^v^{e ir}^rⁱ^g^a^tioⁿ^an^d^w^a^ter^u^s^{e ef}^fⁱ^ci^en^cy^onⁱ^r^ri^g^a^t^e^{d cropl}^an^{d, an}^{d redu}^ce
^w^a^ter^coⁿ^s^u^m^p^tioⁿ^oⁿ^ag^rⁱ^cu^ltu^r^a^{l o}^p^e^r^a^tioⁿ^sⁱⁿ^ar^{eas sev}^e^r^e^ly^af^f^ected^b^y
^d^r^o^ught^.^T^hⁱ^s^p^r^o^g^r^a^mⁱ^s^a^v^aⁱ^l^a^b^l^e^oⁿ^l^y^fo^r^c^o^nse^r^va^tⁱ^o^{n m}^e^a^s^ur^e^s^t^h^a^t^“r^e^s^ul^t^sⁱⁿ
^{a n}^e^{t s}^a^vⁱⁿ^g^sⁱⁿ^g^r^ouⁿ^d^w^a^{ter or s}^u^rf^{ace w}^a^{ter res}^o^u^r^cesⁱⁿ^th^{e ag}^ricu^ltu^ral
^operation^...”

^N^a^ti^on^al^p^a^rti^cⁱ^p^ati^oⁿ^No^{t ap}^p^licab^{le. A}^to^{tal o}^f³²^{states lo}^cat^{ed eith}^{er ov}^{er th}^{e h}ⁱ^g^h^plain^s^aquⁱ^f^e^{r or}
^sever^e^ly^im^p^acted^b^y^d^r^o^{ught r}^eceived^f^und^{s to}^im^p^l^em^{ent E}^Q^I^P^co^ntr^{acts to}
^“ⁱ^m^p^rov^e^irrig^a^tion^an^{d w}^a^{ter u}^s^{e ef}^fⁱ^cien^cy^on^cu^rren^tly^irrig^a^{ted croplan}^{d.” In}
^F^Y^{07, produ}^cers^en^t^e^{red i}ⁿ^t^o^{2,072 con}^t^ract^s^on^approxⁱ^m^at^el^y^{354,000 acres}^t^o
^im^p^r^o^v^{e ir}^rⁱ^g^a^tioⁿ^an^d^w^a^ter^u^s^{e e}^f^fⁱ^cien^cy^on^irrig^a^{ted croplan}^d.
^L^e^adⁱⁿ^{g s}^t^ates^States^receivⁱⁿ^g^th^{e larg}^es^{t oblig}^ation^sⁱⁿ^{FY07 w}^e^{re C}^A^{($11.5 m}^illion⁾^{, T}^X
⁽^$⁶^.⁷^m^illioⁿ⁾^{, an}^d^{NE (}^$⁶^.¹^m^illioⁿ⁾^.
^Pa^rt^icipa^t^io^{n prio}^ritⁱ^es^Non^e^s^p^ecifⁱ^{ed in}^law^.
^FY^{2008 s}^p^en^dⁱⁿ^g^(es^t^.)^{($60 m}^illion^au^th^{orized, to be in}^addition^{to ov}^{erall EQIP}^f^uⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g⁾^.
^FY^2009A^d^mⁱⁿⁱ^s^trati^oⁿ^A^d^mⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^ration^’^s^f^a^rm^{bill propos}^{al calls}^f^o^{r a rev}ⁱ^s^e^{d EQIP}^prog^ram^an^d
^request^str^eam^lin^{es ex}^istin^g^w^a^ter^coⁿ^s^er^v^a^tioⁿ^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^sⁱⁿ^to^{a n}^e^w^Regⁱ^oⁿ^{al W}^a^ter
^En^h^aⁿ^cem^en^{t P}^r^o^g^r^a^m⁽^R^W^E^P⁾^{. I}ⁿ^ad^d^itioⁿ^to^co^st-^s^h^a^r^e^f^uⁿ^d^{s u}ⁿ^d^er^EQI^P^{, th}^e
^R^W^EP^w^o^u^l^{d a}^{dd $175 m}^illion^a^nnua^l^l^y^t^o^c^o^o^r^dⁱ^na^t^e^aⁿ^d^fund^l^a^r^g^e^-^sc^a^l^e^w^a^t^e^r
^con^s^erv^a^tion^proj^ects^.
^{Authorization ex}^pires^Septem^{ber 30, 2007. Hou}^s^{e an}^{d Sen}^a^{te f}^a^rm^bills^w^o^u^l^{d m}^odif^y^th^{e prog}^ram^an^d
ⁱⁿ^creas^{e au}^th^{orized f}^uⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^.
^B^a^ck^log/interes^t^Noⁿ^e^id^en^tif^ied^.
^M^a^{jor 2002 farm}^bⁱ^l^l^P^r^og^ramⁱⁿ^itially^au^th^{orized in}^Farm^Secu^rity^an^{d R}^u^{ral In}^v^e^s^t^m^eⁿ^t^A^c^{t of}^2002.
^a^m^endm^ent^s
^S^t^atu^t^{ory au}^th^ori^t^y^A^u^t^h^ori^{zed i}ⁿ^{§2301 of}^t^h^{e F}^a^rm^S^ecu^ri^t^y^an^{d R}^u^ral^In^v^e^s^t^m^eⁿ^t^A^c^t^of^{2002 (P.L}^.
^107-^{171) as}^{§1240I of}^t^h^{e 1985 F}^{ood S}^ecu^ri^t^y^A^c^t^(P.L^{. 97-}^{198). (16 U}^.^S^.^C^.
^3839aa9)
EQIP — Klamath River Basin
^Program^d^e^s^cri^p^tⁱ^oⁿ^T^hⁱ^s^m^aⁿ^d^at^ory^prog^ram^,^admⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^{ered by}^N^R^C^S^{, f}^o^cu^s^e^s^onⁱ^m^provⁱⁿ^g^t^h^e
^ef^fⁱ^cien^cy^of^w^a^{ter u}^s^{e as}^s^o^{ciated w}^ith^ag^ricu^ltu^{ral operation}^sⁱⁿ^th^{e Klam}^ath
^Rⁱ^v^e^{r bas}ⁱⁿ^of^O^R^an^{d C}^A^.
^N^a^ti^on^al^p^a^rti^cⁱ^p^ati^oⁿ^N^o^t^applⁱ^cabl^e^as^prog^ram^operat^e^s^on^l^yⁱⁿ^portⁱ^oⁿ^s^of^O^R^an^{d C}^A^.
^L^e^adⁱⁿ^{g s}^t^ates^In^FY0⁷^,^CA^receiv^e^d^$³^.⁷^m^illioⁿ^an^d^{OR receiv}^e^d^$⁴^.⁰^m^illioⁿ^.^Fuⁿ^d^{s in}^FY0⁷
^an^dⁱⁿ^p^e^r^v^io^u^s^y^ear^{s w}^e^r^e^u^s^ed^to^co^m^p^{lete ir}^rⁱ^g^a^tioⁿ^m^aⁿ^a^g^e^m^eⁿ^t^p^l^an^{s o}ⁿ
^{37,209 acres}^an^{d t}^o^appl^y^con^s^erv^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^practⁱ^ces^on^{84,497 acres}^.
^Pa^rt^icipa^t^io^{n prio}^ritⁱ^es^Non^e^s^p^ecifⁱ^{ed in}^law^.
^FY^{2008 s}^p^en^dⁱⁿ^g^(es^t^.)^{$0. A}^u^th^{orized at $50 m}^illion^FY02-^FY07.
^FY^{2009 A}^d^mⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^rati^on^{$0. A}^d^mⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^ration^’^s^f^a^rm^{bill propos}^{al calls}^f^o^{r a rev}ⁱ^s^e^{d EQIP}^prog^ram^an^d
^request^str^eam^lin^{es ex}^istin^g^w^a^ter^coⁿ^s^er^v^a^tioⁿ^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^sⁱⁿ^to^{a n}^e^w^Regⁱ^oⁿ^{al W}^a^ter
^En^h^aⁿ^cem^en^{t P}^r^o^g^r^a^m⁽^R^W^E^P⁾^{. I}ⁿ^ad^d^itioⁿ^to^co^st-^s^h^a^r^e^f^uⁿ^d^{s u}ⁿ^d^er^EQI^P^{, th}^e
^R^W^EP^w^o^u^l^{d a}^{dd $175 m}^illion^a^nnua^l^l^y^t^o^c^o^o^r^dⁱ^na^t^e^aⁿ^d^fund^l^a^r^g^e^-^sc^a^l^e^w^a^t^e^r
^con^s^erv^a^tion^proj^ects^,ⁱⁿ^clu^dⁱⁿ^g^Klam^ath^.
^{Authorization ex}^pires^Septem^{ber 30, 2007. Hou}^s^{e f}^a^rm^{bill au}^th^orizes^{a n}^e^w^R^e^gⁱ^on^{al W}^a^ter
^En^h^aⁿ^cem^en^{t P}^r^og^ram^th^{at prioritizes}^Klam^ath^.^T^h^{e Sen}^a^{te m}^eas^u^r^{e als}^o^gⁱ^v^e^s
^pri^o^ri^t^y^t^o^K^l^am^at^hⁱⁿⁱ^t^s^provⁱ^sⁱ^oⁿ^f^o^{r a Part}ⁿ^e^rs^hⁱ^ps^an^{d C}^ooperatⁱ^oⁿ^Prog^ram^.
^B^a^ck^log/interes^t^Noⁿ^e^id^en^tif^ied^.
^M^a^{jor 2002 farm}^bⁱ^l^l^P^r^o^g^r^a^mⁱⁿ^itially^au^th^o^r^izedⁱⁿ^th^{e Far}^m^Secu^r^ity^an^d^Ru^r^a^{l I}ⁿ^v^e^stm^eⁿ^t^A^c^{t o}^f
^a^m^endm^ent^s^2002.

^S^t^atu^t^{ory au}^th^ori^t^y^A^u^t^h^ori^{zed i}ⁿ^{§2301 of}^t^h^{e F}^a^rm^S^ecu^ri^t^y^an^{d R}^u^ral^In^v^e^s^t^m^eⁿ^t^A^c^t^of^{2002 (P.L}^.
^107-^{171) as}^{§1240I of}^t^h^{e 1985 F}^{ood S}^ecu^ri^t^y^A^c^t^(P.L^{. 97-}^{198). (16 U}^.^S^.^C^.
^3839aa9)
Farm and Ranchlands Protection Program
^Program^d^e^s^cri^p^tⁱ^oⁿ^T^h^is^m^aⁿ^d^atory^prog^ram^,^admⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^{ered by}^{NRCS, p}^r^o^v^id^{es f}^uⁿ^d^{s to}^{state, tr}^ib^al,
^aⁿ^d^l^o^c^a^l^go^ve^rⁿ^m^e^nt^s,^aⁿ^d^no^n-go^ve^rⁿ^m^e^nt^a^l^o^r^gaⁿⁱ^z^a^tⁱ^o^{ns t}^o^he^l^p^t^h^e^m^p^u^r^c^ha^se
^coⁿ^s^er^v^a^tioⁿ^easem^en^{ts f}^r^o^m^w^illin^g^seller^s^to^lim^{it co}ⁿ^v^e^r^s^ioⁿ^o^f^f^a^r^m^lan^d^to
^no^na^grⁱ^c^ul^t^u^r^a^l^use^s^.
^N^a^ti^on^al^p^a^rti^cⁱ^p^ati^oⁿ^F^r^om^t^h^{e prog}^ram^’^sⁱⁿ^ceptⁱ^oⁿⁱⁿ^{1996 t}^h^ro^{ugh FY}⁰⁷^,^{$511.8 m}^illion^w^a^s^s^p^en^{t to}
^acquⁱ^{re 1,914 eas}^em^en^t^s^on^{389,395 acres}^{. A}^pproxⁱ^m^at^el^y^{536,936 acres}^on^2,764
^f^a^r^m^{s w}^ith^an^estim^ated^easem^en^{t v}^a^lu^{e o}^f^$¹^.⁶³^b^illioⁿ^h^a^v^e^o^r^w^{ill h}^a^v^e
^eas^em^en^{t con}^t^ractsⁱⁿ^th^{e n}^{ear f}^u^tu^{re, accordin}^g^{to th}^{e FY09 bu}^dg^{et n}^o^tes^.^(T^h^e
^len^g^t^h^o^f^tim^{e f}^r^o^m^w^h^en^{a lan}^d^o^wⁿ^e^r^fⁱ^r^s^{t o}^f^f^e^r^s^to^{sell an}^easem^en^{t to}^w^h^en^{it is}
^{recorded w}^ith^th^{e d}^{eed to th}^{e lan}^d^can^{be con}^s^iderable.)
^L^e^adⁱⁿ^{g s}^t^ates^Iⁿ^FY0⁷^,^th^{e lar}^g^{est am}^o^uⁿ^t^h^a^{s b}^een^sp^en^{t in}^NJ⁽^$⁴^.⁷^m^illioⁿ⁾^{, f}^o^llo^w^e^d^b^y^DE
⁽^$³^.¹^m^illioⁿ⁾^{, an}^d^P^A⁽^$³^.⁰^m^illioⁿ⁾^{. T}^h^{e m}^o^{st easem}^en^{ts h}^a^v^e^b^een^acq^uⁱ^r^e^dⁱⁿ
^MA^an^{d VT}^{(33 each}^{), f}^o^llow^e^{d by}^P^A^{(27). T}^h^{e larg}^es^{t n}^u^m^{ber of}^acres^acquⁱ^red
^uⁿ^d^{er eas}^em^en^t^{are i}ⁿ^V^T^{(7,486 acres}^{), f}^o^l^l^o^w^e^{d by}^K^S^{(6,761 acres}^{) an}^{d WY}
^(4.229).
^Pa^rt^icipa^t^io^{n prio}^ritⁱ^es^Non^e^s^p^ecifⁱ^{ed in}^law^.
^FY^{2008 s}^p^en^dⁱⁿ^g^(es^t^.)^{$97 m}^illion^.
^FY^{2009 A}^d^mⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^rati^on^$0. ^T^h^{e A}^d^mⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^ration^’^s^f^a^rm^{bill propos}^{al calls}^f^o^{r a n}^e^w^P^r^iv^{ate L}^aⁿ^d^s
^request^P^r^o^t^ectioⁿ^P^r^o^g^r^a^m^th^{at w}^o^u^l^d^en^co^m^p^{ass th}^{e FRP}^P^an^dⁱⁿ^v^e^{st an}^ad^d^itioⁿ^a^{l $}⁹⁰
^m^illio^{n a}^nnua^lly^into^the^va^rⁱ^o^u^{s la}^nd^c^o^nse^r^va^tio^{n p}^r^o^g^r^a^m^s^.
^{Authorization ex}^pires^S^e^pt^em^{ber 30, 2007.}
^B^a^ck^log/interes^t^T^h^{e F}^Y^{2009 bu}^dg^{et n}^o^tes^s^t^{ate th}^{at “}^T^h^e^dem^aⁿ^d^f^o^{r th}^{e prog}^ram^h^a^s^ex^ceeded
^av^ai^l^a^bl^{e f}^uⁿ^d^s^by^approxⁱ^m^at^el^y^{200 percen}^t^.^”
^M^a^{jor 2002 farm}^bⁱ^l^l^Ex^p^aⁿ^d^ed^th^{e list o}^f^elig^ib^{le lan}^d^{s to}ⁱⁿ^clu^d^{e cr}^o^p^l^an^d^,^r^aⁿ^g^e^lan^d^{, g}^r^asslan^d^,
^a^m^endm^ent^s^pas^t^u^r^elan^{d, in}^ciden^t^{al f}^o^res^t^lan^d^{, an}^{d arch}^eologⁱ^{cal an}^{d h}ⁱ^s^t^{oric s}^ites^;^ex^pan^d^ed
^elig^ib^ility^toⁱⁿ^clu^d^{e I}ⁿ^dⁱ^an^tr^ib^{es an}^d^q^u^alif^iedⁿ^oⁿ^-^p^r^o^f^{it o}^r^g^aⁿⁱ^zatioⁿ^s^.
^S^t^atu^t^{ory au}^th^ori^t^y^A^u^t^h^ori^{zed i}ⁿ^{§388 of}^t^h^{e F}^e^deral^A^g^ri^cu^l^t^u^{re Im}^prov^em^en^t^an^{d R}^e^f^o^rm^A^c^t^of
^{1996 as}^§1238H^-^{§1238J of}^t^h^{e 1985 F}^{ood S}^ecu^ri^t^y^A^c^t^(P.L^{. 97-}^198);^am^en^ded
^by^{§2503 of}^t^h^{e F}^a^rm^S^ecu^ri^t^y^an^{d R}^u^ral^In^v^e^s^t^m^eⁿ^t^A^c^t^of^{2002 (P.L}^{. 107-}¹⁷¹⁾
^{(16 U}^.^S^.^C^.³⁸³⁸ⁱ⁾

Grassland Reserve Program
^Program^d^e^s^cri^p^tⁱ^oⁿ^T^h^is^m^aⁿ^d^atory^prog^ram^,^j^oⁱⁿ^tly^admⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^{ered by}^NR^C^S^an^{d FSA}^{, an}^{d w}^o^rkⁱⁿ^g
^w^ith^USDA^’^s^Fores^t^Serv^{ice, u}^s^es^lon^g^-^term^ren^t^{al ag}^reem^en^ts^an^{d eas}^em^en^ts^to
^h^e^l^p^l^aⁿ^d^owⁿ^e^rs^an^{d produ}^cers^res^t^{ore an}^{d prot}^ect^g^r^as^s^l^an^ds^w^hⁱ^l^e^m^aⁱⁿ^t^aⁱⁿⁱⁿ^g
^th^emⁱⁿ^{a co}ⁿ^d^itioⁿ^su^itab^l^{e f}^o^r^g^r^azin^g^u^sⁱⁿ^g^co^m^m^oⁿ^m^aⁿ^a^g^e^m^eⁿ^t^p^r^actices.
^N^a^ti^on^al^p^a^rti^cⁱ^p^ati^oⁿ^T^h^{e p}^r^o^g^r^a^m^h^a^{s en}^r^o^llm^en^{ts in}⁵⁰^{states. I}ⁿ^FY0⁷^,^$³^.⁰^m^illioⁿ^w^a^{s o}^b^lig^ated^to
ⁿ^e^w^ren^t^al^ag^reem^en^t^sⁱⁿ^{17 s}^t^at^es^cov^e^riⁿ^g^{76,333 acres}^t^o^lⁱ^mⁱ^t^e^{d res}^o^u^r^ce
^f^a^rm^ers^.^In^addition^,^{47 eas}^em^en^ts^w^e^{re s}ⁱ^gⁿ^e^{d in}^Kan^s^as^protectin^g^{22,000 acres}
^accordin^g^{to th}^{e FY09 bu}^dg^{et n}^o^tes^.
^L^e^adⁱⁿ^{g s}^t^ates^In^{FY06 (th}^e^m^o^s^t^recen^{t data), th}^{e m}^o^s^t^approv^{ed application}^s^w^e^{re in}^{MO (43),}
^f^o^llow^e^{d by}^{ND (17) an}^{d OK an}^{d MN (16 each}^{). T}^h^{e m}^o^s^t^acres^w^e^{re approv}^ed
ⁱⁿ^S^D^{(18,044 acres}^{), f}^o^l^l^o^w^e^{d by}^O^K^{(16,033) an}^{d MT}^{(14,314 acres}^).
^Pa^rt^icipa^t^io^{n prio}^ritⁱ^es^Noⁿ^e^id^en^tif^iedⁱⁿ^law^.
^FY^{2008 s}^p^en^dⁱⁿ^g^(es^t^.)^$0.
^FY^{2009 A}^d^mⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^rati^on^$0. ^T^h^{e A}^d^mⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^ration^’^s^f^a^rm^{bill propos}^{al calls}^f^o^{r a n}^e^w^P^r^iv^{ate L}^aⁿ^d^s
^request^P^r^o^t^ectioⁿ^P^r^o^g^r^a^m^th^{at w}^o^u^l^d^en^co^m^p^{ass th}^{e GRP}^an^dⁱⁿ^v^e^{st an}^ad^d^itioⁿ^a^{l $}⁹⁰
^m^illio^{n a}^nnua^lly^into^the^va^rⁱ^o^u^{s la}^nd^c^o^nse^r^va^tio^{n p}^r^o^g^r^a^m^s^.
^{Authorization ex}^pires^S^e^pt^em^{ber 30, 2007.}
^B^a^ck^log/interes^t^In^{FY05, 7,412 application}^s^w^e^{re s}^u^bm^{itted to en}^{roll 5.0 m}^illion^acres^{; 1,219}
^application^s^en^rollin^g^{385,000 acres}^w^e^re^{accepted. T}^h^{e back}^log^of^uⁿ^f^uⁿ^d^ed
^ap^p^licatioⁿ^s^to^taled^m^o^{re th}^an^$¹^.¹^b^illioⁿ^,^acco^rdⁱⁿ^g^to^th^{e FY0}⁶^b^u^d^g^{et n}^o^tes,
^aⁿ^d^c^o^ntⁱ^nue^d^t^o^gr^o^w^.
^M^a^{jor 2002 farm}^bⁱ^l^l^P^r^o^g^r^a^mⁱⁿ^itially^au^th^o^r^izedⁱⁿ^th^{e Far}^m^Secu^r^ity^an^d^Ru^r^a^{l I}ⁿ^v^e^stm^eⁿ^t^A^c^{t o}^f
^a^m^endm^ent^s^2002.
^S^t^atu^t^{ory au}^th^ori^t^y^A^u^t^h^ori^{zed i}ⁿ^{§2401 of}^t^h^{e of}^t^h^{e F}^a^rm^S^ecu^ri^t^y^an^{d R}^u^ral^In^v^e^s^t^m^eⁿ^t^A^c^t^of²⁰⁰²
^(P.L^{. 107-}^{171) as}^§1238N^-^§1238Q^of^t^h^{e 1985 F}^{ood S}^ecu^ri^t^y^A^c^t^(P.L^{. 97-}^198).
^{(16 U}^.^S^.^C^.³⁸³⁸ⁿ^-^3838q)
Resource Conservation and Development Program
^Program^d^e^s^cri^p^tⁱ^oⁿ^T^hⁱ^s^di^s^c^retⁱ^oⁿ^a^ry^prog^ram^,^admⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^{ered by}^N^R^C^S^{, prov}ⁱ^d^es^s^u^pportⁱⁿ^t^h^{e f}^o^rm
^o^f^{NRCS staf}^f^co^o^r^dⁱⁿ^a^to^r^s^{, to}^au^th^o^r^ized^m^u^lti-^co^uⁿ^t^y^ar^{eas. Co}^o^r^dⁱⁿ^a^to^r^s^assists
^s^t^at^{e an}^{d l}^o^cal^uⁿⁱ^t^s^of^g^o^v^e^rn^m^eⁿ^t^an^{d n}^oⁿ^-^profⁱ^t^s^t^o^dev^e^l^{op an}^{d carry}^ou^t
^prog^ram^s^{to con}^s^erv^e^an^{d im}^prov^{e n}^a^tu^{ral res}^o^u^r^ces^an^{d th}^{e u}^s^{e of}^lan^d^{, an}^d
^im^p^r^o^v^{e co}ⁿ^d^itioⁿ^sⁱⁿ^r^u^r^a^{l A}^m^er^ica.
^N^a^ti^on^al^p^a^rti^cⁱ^p^ati^oⁿ^{375 au}^t^h^ori^{zed areas}^en^com^p^as^s^approxⁱ^m^at^el^y^{2,693 cou}ⁿ^tⁱ^e^s^,^m^o^{re t}^h^an^85%^of
^th^{e n}^a^tion^a^{l total, an}^{d m}^o^{re th}^an^77%^of^th^{e U.S}^.^popu^lation^,^accordin^g^{to th}^e
^F^Y^{09 bu}^dg^etⁿ^o^t^e^s^.
^L^e^adⁱⁿ^{g s}^t^ates^No^{t ap}^p^licab^le.
^Pa^rt^icipa^t^io^{n prio}^ritⁱ^es^Non^e^s^p^ecifⁱ^{ed in}^law^.
^FY^{2008 s}^p^en^dⁱⁿ^g^(es^t^.)^{$52.3 m}^illion^f^o^{r tech}ⁿⁱ^{cal as}^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce. $0 f}^o^{r f}ⁱⁿ^aⁿ^c^{ial as}^sⁱ^s^t^an^ce.
^FY^{2009 A}^d^mⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^rati^on^{$52.3 m}^illion^f^o^{r tech}ⁿⁱ^{cal as}^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce. $0 f}^o^{r f}ⁱⁿ^aⁿ^c^{ial as}^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce. A}^P^r^og^ram
^request^A^s^s^e^s^s^m^en^{t R}^a^tin^g^T^{ool (P}^A^R^T⁾^j^u^dg^{ed th}^{e prog}^ram^“^d^u^p^licativ^e.”
^{Authorization ex}^pires^P^e^rm^an^en^{t au}^th^orization^of^“^s^u^c^h^s^u^m^s^as^{are n}^eces^s^a^ry^.”

^B^a^ck^log/interes^t^Aⁿ^oth^e^{r 38 application}^areas^cov^e^rin^g^{231 a}^ddition^a^{l cou}ⁿ^ties^h^a^v^e^{applied f}^o^{r th}^e
^Secretary^’^s^desⁱ^gⁿ^a^tion^.
^M^a^{jor 2002 farm}^bⁱ^l^l^P^e^rm^an^en^tly^reau^th^{orized prog}^ram^,^an^{d am}^en^{ded it in}^its^en^tirety^,^m^a^kⁱⁿ^g
^a^m^endm^ent^sⁿ^u^m^erou^s^,^m^o^s^tly^mⁱⁿ^o^{r or tech}ⁿⁱ^{cal am}^en^dm^en^ts^.
^S^t^atu^t^{ory au}^th^ori^t^y^En^act^{ed i}ⁿ^{§31 an}^{d §32 of}^t^h^{e Ba}ⁿ^k^h^ead-^J^on^es^F^a^rm^T^eⁿ^aⁿ^t^A^c^t^(P.L^{. 89-}^796);
^A^m^en^{ded i}ⁿⁱ^t^s^en^tⁱ^r^et^yⁱⁿ^{§2504 of}^t^h^{e F}^a^rm^S^ecu^ri^t^y^an^{d R}^u^ral^In^v^e^s^t^m^eⁿ^t^A^c^t
^of^{2002 (P.L}^{. 107-}^{171). (16 U}^.^S^.^C^.^{3451 -}³⁴⁵⁹⁾
Watershed and Flood Prevention Operations
^Program^d^e^s^cri^p^tⁱ^oⁿ^T^hⁱ^s^di^s^c^retⁱ^oⁿ^a^ry^prog^ram^,^admⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^{ered by}^N^R^C^S^{, com}^bⁱⁿ^es^t^w^{o s}^e^parat^e
^au^th^orization^s^uⁿ^d^{er w}^h^ich^m^o^{re th}^an^{11,000 s}^t^ru^ctu^r^es^h^a^v^e^been^bu^{ilt in}^m^o^re
^t^h^an^{1,500 act}ⁱ^v^{e an}^{d com}^p^l^e^t^e^{d proj}^ect^s^.^T^h^{e P.L}^.^{534 F}^l^{ood Prev}^en^tⁱ^oⁿ
^O^p^eratⁱ^oⁿ^s^Prog^ram^au^t^h^ori^zes^{11 proj}^ect^s^,^w^hⁱ^l^e^t^h^{e P.L}^.^{566 S}^m^al^l^Wat^e^rs^h^e^d
^Operation^s^P^r^og^ram^au^th^orizes^w^a^ters^h^e^{d proj}^ects^g^eⁿ^e^rally^{. P}^r^oj^ects^m^a^y^be
^au^t^h^ori^{zed f}^o^{r an}^y^of^{8 pu}^rpos^es^;^al^m^o^s^t^al^l^proj^ect^s^h^a^v^e^f^l^{ood con}^t^rol^as^an
^au^t^h^ori^{zed pu}^rpos^{e. U}ⁿ^{der P.L}^.^{566, N}^R^C^S^provⁱ^d^es^t^echⁿⁱ^cal^an^{d f}ⁱⁿ^aⁿ^cⁱ^a^l
^as^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce t}^o^pl^an^an^{d i}ⁿ^s^t^al^l^proj^ect^s^on^pri^v^at^{e l}^aⁿ^d^s^,ⁱⁿ^cooperatⁱ^oⁿ^wⁱ^t^h^l^o^cal
^s^pon^s^o^rs^{, s}^t^ates^{, an}^{d oth}^e^{r pu}^{blic ag}^en^cies^{. T}^h^{e s}^m^{all w}^a^ters^h^e^{d proj}^{ect cos}^t^s^are
^s^h^{ared w}^ith^{local partn}^e^rs^{. P}^r^oj^ects^{are lim}^{ited to a m}^a^xⁱ^m^u^m^sⁱ^{ze, in}^clu^dⁱⁿ^g
^{25,000 acre f}^eet^of^t^o^t^a^l^capaci^t^y^an^{d 250,000 acres}ⁱⁿ^ex^t^eⁿ^t^{. Proj}^ect^s^abov^{e a}
^s^p^ecifⁱ^{ed s}ⁱ^{ze requ}^{ire con}^g^r^es^sⁱ^on^{al com}^m^{ittee au}^th^orization^.
^N^a^ti^on^al^p^a^rti^cⁱ^p^ati^oⁿ^A^t^o^t^a^l^of^{397 proj}^ect^s^{are act}ⁱ^v^{e or com}^p^l^e^t^e^{d u}ⁿ^d^{er P.L}^.^{534, an}^{d 1,363 are}
^activ^{e or com}^p^{leted u}ⁿ^d^{er P}^.^L^.^{566, accordin}^g^{to th}^{e F}^Y^{09 bu}^dg^{et n}^o^tes^.^{No n}^e^w
^P.L^.^{566 proj}^ect^s^w^e^{re au}^t^h^ori^{zed f}^o^{r F}^Y^07.
^L^e^adⁱⁿ^{g s}^t^ates^In^F^Y^{06 (t}^h^e^l^a^t^e^s^t^av^ai^l^a^bl^{e dat}^a^{), t}^h^{e l}^a^rg^es^t^al^l^o^catⁱ^oⁿ^w^eⁿ^t^t^o^MO^($11.3
^m^illioⁿ⁾^{, f}^o^llo^w^e^d^b^y^HI⁽^$⁸^.⁰^m^illioⁿ⁾^an^d^T^X⁽^$⁶^.⁴^m^illioⁿ⁾^{. I}ⁿ^FY0⁵⁽^t^h^e^latest
^{data av}^{ailable), th}^{e g}^r^eates^{t n}^u^m^{ber of}^activ^{e an}^{d com}^p^{leted proj}^ects^{are in}^IA
^{(179 proj}^ects^en^com^p^as^sⁱⁿ^g^{3.2 m}^illion^acres^{), f}^o^llow^e^{d by}^T^X^{(170 proj}^ects
^en^com^p^as^sⁱⁿ^g^{23.3 m}^illion^acres^{) an}^{d MS (166 proj}^ects^en^com^p^as^sⁱⁿ^g^{8.7 m}^illion
^acres^).
^Pa^rt^icipa^t^io^{n prio}^ritⁱ^es^Non^e^s^p^ecifⁱ^{ed in}^law^.
^FY^{2008 s}^p^en^dⁱⁿ^g^(es^t^.)^{$211.2 m}^illion^.
^FY^{2009 A}^d^mⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^rati^on^$0.
^request
^{Authorization ex}^pires^P^e^rm^an^en^{t au}^th^orization^,ⁿ^o^am^ouⁿ^t^s^p^ecifⁱ^ed.
^B^a^ck^log/interes^t^{NRCS id}^en^tif^{ies a to}^{tal o}^f^$¹^.⁴²^b^illioⁿⁱⁿ^uⁿ^f^uⁿ^d^ed^f^e^d^e^r^a^{l co}^m^m^itm^en^{ts f}^o^r
^au^t^h^ori^{zed proj}^ect^s^;^t^h^{e g}^r^eat^es^t^v^a^l^u^{e of}^uⁿ^f^uⁿ^d^{ed com}^mⁱ^t^m^en^t^s^{are i}ⁿ^T^X^($293
^m^illion⁾^an^{d OK ($234 m}^illion⁾^{, accordin}^g^{to th}^{e FY09 bu}^dg^{et n}^o^tes^.
^M^a^{jor 2002 farm}^bⁱ^l^l^Noⁿ^e^.
^a^m^endm^ent^s
^S^t^atu^t^{ory au}^th^ori^t^y^En^act^{ed i}ⁿ^t^h^{e F}^l^{ood C}^oⁿ^t^rol^A^c^t^of^{1944 (P.L}^{. 534), as}^am^en^{ded, an}^{d t}^h^e
^Wat^e^rs^h^e^{d Prot}^ectⁱ^oⁿ^an^{d F}^l^{ood Prev}^en^tⁱ^oⁿ^A^c^t^(P.L^{. 83-}^{566), as}^am^en^{ded. (33}
^U^.^S^.^C^.^701b-^{1 an}^{d 16 U}^.^S^.^C^.^1000,^{et. s}^e^q.)

Watershed Rehabilitation Program
^Program^d^e^s^cri^p^tⁱ^oⁿ^T^hⁱ^s^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^,^wⁱ^t^h^fundⁱ^{ng a}^u^t^h^o^rⁱ^z^e^d^t^h^r^o^{ugh b}^o^t^{h d}ⁱ^sc^r^e^tⁱ^o^na^r^y^aⁿ^d^m^a^nd^a^t^o^r^y
^f^uⁿ^d^s^an^{d adm}ⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^{ered by}^NR^C^S^{, prov}^ides^techⁿⁱ^{cal an}^{d f}ⁱⁿ^aⁿ^c^{ial as}^sⁱ^s^t^an^{ce f}^o^r
^p^l^anⁿⁱⁿ^g^,^d^e^sigⁿ^,^an^d^im^p^l^em^en^tatioⁿ^to^r^e^h^a^b^{ilitate ag}ⁱⁿ^g^w^a^ter^s^h^e^d^d^a^m^p^r^o^j^ects
⁽ⁱⁿ^c^lu^dⁱⁿ^g^u^p^g^r^adⁱⁿ^g^o^r^r^e^m^o^vⁱⁿ^g^d^a^m^s⁾^to^co^m^m^uⁿ^{ities to}^ad^d^r^{ess h}^ealth^an^d
^s^a^f^e^ty^con^cern^s^{. Sm}^{all w}^a^ters^h^e^{d proj}^{ect dam}^s^h^a^v^e^{a 50-}^y^{ear des}ⁱ^gⁿ^lif^{e, an}^{d 448}
^reach^{ed or ex}^{ceeded th}^{at tim}^{e s}^p^an^by^th^{e en}^{d of}^{2005. By}^th^{e en}^{d of}^{2015, th}^is
ⁿ^u^m^{ber w}^{ill ex}^{ceed 3,800, accordin}^g^{to th}^{e FY07 bu}^dg^{et n}^o^tes^.
^N^a^ti^on^al^p^a^rti^cⁱ^p^ati^oⁿ^F^Y^{07 w}^a^s^t^h^{e s}ⁱ^x^t^h^y^{ear of}^f^uⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^f^o^{r t}^h^{e prog}^ram^.^A^s^of^S^e^pt^em^{ber 30, 2007, a}
^{total of}^{160 proj}^ects^h^a^v^e^been^f^uⁿ^d^{ed in}^{25 s}^t^ates^w^ith^{64 dam}^s^reh^a^bilitated
^acco^rdⁱⁿ^g^to^th^{e FY0}⁹^b^u^d^g^{et n}^o^{tes. In}^FY0⁷^,⁹⁴^reh^a^b^ilitatioⁿ^p^r^o^j^{ects in}²⁴
^s^t^ates^w^e^{re f}^uⁿ^d^{ed, in}^clu^dⁱⁿ^g^{26 n}^e^w^proj^ects^.
^L^e^adⁱⁿ^{g s}^t^ates^T^h^{e l}^a^rg^es^tⁿ^u^m^{ber of}^proj^ect^s^{are i}ⁿ^O^K^{(40), MS}^{(19), an}^{d WI an}^{d T}^e^x^a^s⁽¹⁴
^each^{); T}^h^{e m}^o^s^t^com^p^{leted proj}^ects^{are in}^{OK (15), W}^I^{(11), MS (9).}
^Pa^rt^icipa^t^io^{n prio}^ritⁱ^es^Non^e^s^p^ecifⁱ^{ed in}^law^.^T^h^{e Secretary}^is^{directed to dev}^e^{lop a s}^y^s^t^em^f^o^{r ran}^kⁱⁿ^g
^r^e^h^a^b^ilitatioⁿ^r^e^q^u^ests.
^FY^{2008 s}^p^en^dⁱⁿ^g^(es^t^.)^{$22.3 m}^illionⁱⁿ^dis^c^retion^a^ry^f^uⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^an^{d $0 in}^m^aⁿ^d^atory^f^uⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^{($85 m}^illionⁱⁿ
^dⁱ^scr^e^tioⁿ^a^r^y^f^uⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^an^d^$⁰^m^illioⁿⁱⁿ^m^aⁿ^d^ato^r^y^f^uⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^au^th^o^r^ized⁾^.
^FY^{2009 A}^d^mⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^rati^on^{$5.9 in}^dis^c^retion^a^ry^f^uⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^an^{d $65 m}^illioⁿⁱⁿ^m^aⁿ^d^atory^f^uⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^.^Fuⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^is
^request^{part of}^th^{e A}^d^mⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^ration^’^s^f^a^rm^{bill propos}^{al f}^o^{r im}^provⁱⁿ^gⁿ^a^tion^a^{l w}^a^ter
^c^o^nse^r^va^tⁱ^o^{n e}^ffo^r^t^s.
^{Authorization ex}^pires^Man^d^at^ory^an^{d di}^s^c^retⁱ^oⁿ^a^ry^f^uⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^ex^pi^{red S}^e^pt^em^{ber 30, 2007.}
^B^a^ck^log/interes^t^Iⁿ^FY0⁷^,^f^uⁿ^d^{s w}^e^r^eⁿ^o^{t av}^ailab^l^{e to}^ad^d^r^{ess 1}⁸^ad^d^itioⁿ^a^{l r}^e^q^u^{ests f}^o^r^p^r^o^j^ects.
^M^a^{jor 2002 farm}^bⁱ^l^l^A^u^th^{orized both}^m^aⁿ^d^atory^an^{d dis}^c^retion^a^ry^f^uⁿ^dⁱⁿ^g^lev^e^ls^each^y^{ear; m}^a^de
^a^m^endm^ent^s^fundⁱ^{ng “no}^y^e^a^r^”^fundⁱ^{ng (}^m^e^aⁿⁱ^{ng t}^h^a^t^dⁱ^sc^r^e^tⁱ^o^na^r^y^fundⁱ^{ng i}^s^a^v^aⁱ^l^a^b^l^e^untⁱ^l
^sp^en^{t, r}^a^th^er^th^an^uⁿ^{til th}^{e en}^d^o^f^th^{e f}ⁱ^{scal y}^ear^f^o^r^w^h^ich^{it is ap}^p^r^o^p^r^iated^,^an^d
^m^a^nd^a^t^o^r^y^fundⁱ^{ng t}^h^a^tⁱ^s^lⁱ^mⁱ^t^e^dⁱⁿ^t^h^e^a^nnua^l^a^p^p^r^o^p^rⁱ^a^tⁱ^o^{ns p}^r^o^c^e^{ss i}^s^c^o^unt^e^d^a^s
^s^a^vⁱⁿ^g^s^each^y^{ear u}ⁿ^{til it is}^m^a^{de av}^{ailable). 2006 recon}^c^iliation^legⁱ^s^l^ation^(P^.L^.
^109-^{171) can}^cel^l^e^{d pri}^o^{r y}^{ear f}^uⁿ^d^s^t^h^at^w^e^{re av}^ai^l^a^bl^{e i}ⁿ^F^Y^07.
^S^t^atu^t^{ory au}^th^ori^t^y^En^act^{ed i}ⁿ^{§313 of}^t^h^{e G}^r^aiⁿ^S^t^an^dards^an^{d Wareh}^o^u^s^{e Im}^prov^em^en^t^A^c^t^of²⁰⁰⁰
^(P.L^{. 106-}^{472) as}^{§14 of}^t^h^{e Wat}^e^rs^h^e^{d Prot}^ectⁱ^oⁿ^an^{d F}^l^{ood Prev}^en^tⁱ^oⁿ^A^c^t^;^as
^am^en^{ded by}^{§2505 of}^t^h^{e F}^a^rm^S^ecu^ri^t^y^an^{d R}^u^ral^In^v^e^s^t^m^eⁿ^t^A^c^t^of^{2002. (16}
^U^.^S^.^C^.¹⁰¹²⁾
Watershed Surveys and Planning
^Program^d^e^s^cri^p^tⁱ^oⁿ^T^h^{is d}ⁱ^scr^e^tioⁿ^a^r^y^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^,^ad^mⁱⁿⁱ^ster^ed^b^y^{NRCS, f}^uⁿ^d^{s in}^v^e^stig^atioⁿ^s^an^d
^s^u^rv^ey^s^of^ri^v^e^{r bas}ⁱⁿ^s^as^t^h^{e bas}ⁱ^s^f^o^{r dev}^e^l^opiⁿ^g^coordiⁿ^a^t^e^{d w}^a^t^e^{r res}^o^u^r^ce
^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^sⁱⁿ^u^p^str^eam^w^a^ter^s^h^e^d^s^{. P}^l^an^{s ad}^d^r^{ess w}^a^y^s^to^r^e^sp^oⁿ^d^to^w^a^ter^q^u^ality^,
^f^l^oodiⁿ^g^,^w^a^t^e^{r an}^{d l}^aⁿ^d^m^aⁿ^a^g^e^m^eⁿ^t^{, an}^{d s}^e^di^m^eⁿ^t^atⁱ^oⁿ^probl^em^s^,^an^{d are}
^{prepared i}ⁿ^cooperatⁱ^oⁿ^wⁱ^t^h^f^e^deral^,^s^t^at^{e an}^{d l}^o^cal^ag^en^ci^es^.
^N^a^ti^on^al^p^a^rti^cⁱ^p^ati^oⁿ^In^FY0⁷^,^$⁶^.¹^m^illioⁿ^w^a^{s w}^e^{re p}^r^o^v^id^ed^to³⁹^{states, acco}^rdⁱⁿ^g^to^th^{e FY0}⁹
^bu^dg^etⁿ^o^t^e^s^.
^L^e^adⁱⁿ^{g s}^t^ates^In^F^Y^{07, t}^h^{e g}^r^eat^es^t^s^p^en^diⁿ^g^w^a^sⁱⁿⁿ^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^a^l^h^eadqu^art^e^rs^{($991,342) f}^o^l^l^o^w^e^d
^by^C^A^{($529,290) an}^{d WY}^($461,637).
^Pa^rt^icipa^t^io^{n prio}^ritⁱ^es^Noⁿ^e^sp^ecifⁱ^edⁱⁿ^law^.^A^g^en^cy^p^r^io^r^{ities ar}^{e stated}ⁱⁿ^g^eⁿ^e^r^a^{l ter}^m^{s an}^d^b^a^sically
^res^t^{ate th}^{e m}^a^j^o^{r m}ⁱ^s^sⁱ^on^s^of^NR^C^S^(erosⁱ^on^con^t^{rol an}^{d f}ⁱ^s^h^an^{d w}^ildlif^e
^con^cern^s^{, f}^o^{r ex}^am^ple).

^FY^{2008 s}^p^en^dⁱⁿ^g^(es^t^.)^$0.
^FY^{2009 A}^d^mⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^rati^on^$0.
^request
^{Authorization ex}^pires^P^e^rm^an^en^{t au}^th^orization^,ⁿ^o^am^ouⁿ^t^s^p^ecifⁱ^ed.
^B^a^ck^log/interes^t^Non^e^s^p^ecifⁱ^ed.
^M^a^{jor 2002 farm}^bⁱ^l^l^Noⁿ^e^.
^a^m^endm^ent^s
^S^t^atu^t^{ory au}^th^ori^t^y^En^act^{ed i}ⁿ^{§6 of}^t^h^{e Wat}^e^rs^h^e^{d Prot}^ectⁱ^oⁿ^an^{d F}^l^{ood Prev}^en^tⁱ^oⁿ^A^c^t^(P.L^{. 83-}
^{566), as}^am^en^{ded. (16 U}^.^S^.^C^.^1006-¹⁰⁰⁹⁾
Wetland Reserve Program
^Program^d^e^s^cri^p^tⁱ^oⁿ^T^hⁱ^s^m^aⁿ^d^at^ory^prog^ram^,^admⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^{ered by}^N^R^C^S^{, f}^uⁿ^d^s^pu^rch^a^s^e^of^l^oⁿ^g^-^t^e^rm
^ag^reem^en^ts^an^{d eas}^em^en^ts^{(30 y}^{ear an}^{d perm}^an^en^{t) to as}^sⁱ^s^t^lan^d^owⁿ^e^rsⁱⁿ
^prot^ectⁱⁿ^g^an^{d res}^t^oriⁿ^g^w^e^t^l^aⁿ^d^s^.^It^pr^ov^ides^techⁿⁱ^{cal an}^{d f}ⁱⁿ^aⁿ^c^{ial as}^sⁱ^s^t^an^ce,
^an^d^em^p^h^{asizes r}^e^sto^r^atioⁿ^to^o^r^igⁱⁿ^{al n}^a^tu^r^a^{l co}ⁿ^d^itioⁿ^s^w^h^er^{e p}^o^ssib^l^e.
^N^a^ti^on^al^p^a^rti^cⁱ^p^ati^oⁿ^T^h^r^o^ugh^{2007, 1.92 m}^illion^acres^h^a^{d been}^en^{rolled, w}^ith^eas^em^en^ts^perf^{ected on}
^{1.58 m}^illion^acres^{. In}^{2007, m}^o^{re th}^an^{149,000 acres}^w^e^{re en}^{rolled in}^{821 proj}^ects^,
^{at a cos}^t^of^{$247.8 m}^illion^,^accordin^g^{to th}^{e FY07 bu}^dg^{et n}^o^tes^.
^L^e^adⁱⁿ^{g s}^t^ates^In^{2007, 13,528 acres}^w^e^{re en}^rol^l^e^{d i}ⁿ^F^L^{, 8,669 acres}^w^e^{re en}^rol^l^e^{d i}ⁿ^N^C^{, an}^d
^{7,195 acres}^w^e^{re en}^{rolled in}^{MS. In}^{2007, $49.6 m}^illion^w^a^s^s^p^en^{t in}^FL^{, $14.3}
^m^illionⁱⁿ^NC^{, an}^{d $19.9 m}^illionⁱⁿ^{MS, accordin}^g^{to th}^{e NR}^C^S^w^e^bs^ite.
^Pa^rt^icipa^t^io^{n prio}^ritⁱ^es^P^r^iority^gⁱ^v^eⁿ^{to perm}^an^en^{t eas}^em^en^ts^ov^{er s}^h^{orter term}^s^,^an^{d to eas}^em^en^ts^th^at
^p^r^o^vⁱ^d^e^gr^e^a^t^e^r^b^e^ne^fi^t^sⁱⁿ^“p^r^o^t^e^c^tⁱ^{ng a}ⁿ^d^e^nha^ncⁱ^{ng ha}^bⁱ^t^a^t^fo^r^mⁱ^gr^a^t^o^r^y^bⁱ^r^d^s
^an^d^o^t^h^e^r^w^ild^lif^e.”
^FY^{2008 s}^p^en^dⁱⁿ^g^(es^t^.)^En^rollm^en^{t lim}^{ited to 150,000 acres}^{, w}^h^ich^w^{ill cos}^t^an^es^tim^{ated $250.2 m}^illion^.
^A^u^t^h^ori^{zed t}^o^en^rol^l^{250,000 acres}^a^nnua^l^l^y^wⁱ^t^h^no^a^nnua^l^sp^eⁿ^dⁱ^{ng l}ⁱ^mⁱ^t^sp^e^cⁱ^fi^e^d
^(m^eas^u^r^{ed in}^calen^{dar y}^ears⁾^.
^FY^{2009 A}^d^mⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^rati^on^W^o^u^l^d^r^eau^th^o^r^{ize th}^{e p}^r^o^g^r^a^mⁱⁿ^th^{e Om}ⁿⁱ^b^u^{s f}^a^r^m^b^{ill an}^d^r^a^{ise th}^{e to}^tal
^request^en^r^o^llm^en^{t cap}^to³^.⁵^m^illioⁿ^acr^{es, b}^u^{t m}^aⁱⁿ^tain^th^{e f}ⁱ^{scal y}^ear^en^r^o^llm^en^{t g}^o^{al o}^f
^{250,000 acres}^{. T}^h^{e propos}^{ed in}^creas^{e in}^acreag^{e w}^o^u^l^{d cos}^t^{$2.125 b}^illion^ov^{er 10}
^y^ears^.^A^l^s^o^propos^es^con^s^olⁱ^d^atⁱⁿ^g^f^l^oodpl^aiⁿ^eas^em^en^t^f^uⁿ^c^tⁱ^oⁿ^of^t^h^{e Em}^erg^eⁿ^c^y
^W^a^ter^s^h^e^d^P^r^o^g^r^a^mⁱⁿ^to^W^R^P^.
^{Authorization ex}^pires^Decem^{ber 31, 2007. B}^o^th^Hou^s^{e an}^{d Sen}^a^{te f}^a^rm^bills^propos^{e reau}^th^orizin^g^th^e
^prog^ram^.
^B^a^ck^log/interes^t^In^F^Y^{05, 3,204 u}ⁿ^f^uⁿ^d^{ed eas}^em^en^t^applⁱ^catⁱ^oⁿ^s^w^o^u^l^{d h}^a^v^e^en^rol^l^e^{d 461,704 acres}
^{at an}^es^tim^{ated cos}^t^of^{$653 m}^illion^.^T^h^{e m}^o^s^t^application^s^w^e^{re f}^r^om^A^R^(376),
^f^o^l^l^o^w^e^{d by}^MN^{(371). T}^h^{e m}^o^s^t^l^aⁿ^d^w^a^sⁱⁿ^A^R^{(81,893 acres}^{), f}^o^l^l^o^w^e^{d by}^MN
^{(59,276 acres}^{). T}^h^{e cos}^t^of^th^{e eas}^em^en^ts^w^a^s^g^r^eates^{t in}^A^R^{($76 m}^illion⁾^,
^f^o^llow^e^{d by}^IA^{($62 m}^illion⁾^{, accordin}^g^{to th}^{e NR}^C^S^W^e^bs^{ite. T}^h^{e FY09 bu}^dg^et
ⁿ^o^t^e^s^s^t^at^{e t}^h^atⁱⁿ^F^Y^{2007 123 of}^{317 cos}^t^s^h^{are appl}ⁱ^catⁱ^oⁿ^s^w^e^{re f}^uⁿ^d^ed;^{72 of}
^{266 30 y}^{ear ag}^reem^en^t^s^w^e^{re f}^uⁿ^d^{ed, an}^{d 626 of}^{1,775 perm}^an^en^t^eas^em^en^t^s^w^e^re
^fund^e^d^.
^M^a^{jor 2002 farm}^bⁱ^l^l^In^creas^{ed en}^rollm^en^{t ceilin}^g^f^r^om^1.075^m^illion^acres^{to 2.275 m}^illion^acresⁱⁿ
^a^m^endm^ent^s^t^o^t^a^l^,^an^{d 250,000 acres}^a^nnua^l^l^y^,^“t^o^t^h^e^m^a^xi^m^u^m^e^x^t^e^nt^p^r^a^c^tⁱ^c^a^b^l^e^.^”

^S^t^atu^t^{ory au}^th^ori^t^y^En^act^{ed i}ⁿ^{§1438 of}^t^h^{e F}^{ood, A}^g^ri^cu^l^t^u^{re, C}^oⁿ^s^erv^a^tⁱ^oⁿ^an^{d T}^r^{ade A}^c^t^of¹⁹⁹⁰
^(P.L^{. 101-}^{624) as}^{§1237 -}^§1237F^of^t^h^{e 1985 F}^{ood S}^ecu^ri^t^y^A^c^t^(P.L^{. 198);}
^am^en^{ded by}^§2201-^{2204 of}^t^h^{e F}^a^rm^S^ecu^ri^t^y^an^{d R}^u^ral^In^v^e^s^t^m^eⁿ^t^A^c^t^of^2002.
^{(16 U}^.^S^.^C^.^{3837 -}^3837c)
Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program
^Program^d^e^s^cri^p^tⁱ^oⁿ^T^h^is^m^aⁿ^d^atory^prog^ram^,^admⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^{ered by}^NR^C^S^{, prov}^ides^techⁿⁱ^{cal an}^{d f}ⁱⁿ^aⁿ^c^ial
^assistan^{ce to}^elig^ib^{le p}^a^r^ticip^an^{ts to}^d^e^v^e^lo^p^u^p^lan^d^an^d^w^e^tlan^d^w^ild^lif^e,
^th^reaten^{ed an}^{d en}^dan^g^e^{red s}^p^ecies^{, f}ⁱ^s^h^an^{d oth}^e^{r ty}^pes^of^w^e^tlan^d^h^a^{bitat in}^an
^en^vⁱ^ron^m^en^tally^ben^e^fⁱ^{cial an}^{d cos}^t^ef^f^ectiv^{e m}^aⁿⁿ^e^r.
^N^a^ti^on^al^p^a^rti^cⁱ^p^ati^oⁿ^Sⁱⁿ^{ce t}^h^{e prog}^ram^’^sⁱⁿ^ceptⁱ^oⁿⁱⁿ^F^Y^{98, m}^o^{re t}^h^an^{25,600 ag}^reem^en^t^s^h^a^v^e^en^rol^l^e^d
ⁱⁿ^ov^{er 4 m}^illion^acres^{. In}^{FY07, m}^o^{re th}^an^{350,000 acres}^w^e^{re en}^{rolled th}^rou^g^h
^m^o^{re th}^an^{2,100 ag}^reem^en^ts^{, accordin}^g^{to th}^{e F}^Y^{09 bu}^dg^{et n}^o^tes^.
^G^rea^t^e^st^pa^rt^icipa^t^ioⁿ^In^F^Y^{07, t}^h^{e l}^a^rg^es^tⁿ^u^m^{ber of}^con^t^ract^s^w^e^{re i}ⁿ^K^S^{(132), f}^o^l^l^o^w^e^{d by}^MS^(119),
^an^{d K}^Y^{(108). T}^h^{e l}^a^rg^es^tⁿ^u^m^bers^of^en^rol^l^e^{d acres}^w^e^{re i}ⁿ^A^Z^{(68,032 acres}^),
^O^R^{(34,280 acres}^{), an}^{d O}^K^{(26,504 acres}^{). T}^h^{e g}^r^eat^es^t^s^p^en^diⁿ^g^w^a^sⁱⁿ^N^H^($2.5
^m^illioⁿ⁾^{, f}^o^llo^w^e^d^b^y^A^K⁽^$²^.²^m^illioⁿ⁾^an^d^HI⁽^$²^.²^m^illioⁿ⁾^.
^Pa^rt^icipa^t^io^{n prio}^ritⁱ^es^W^H^I^P^p^r^io^r^{ities f}^o^r^FY0⁷^w^e^r^e^to^p^r^o^m^o^t^{e r}^e^sto^r^atioⁿ^o^f^im^p^o^r^tan^t^w^ild^lif^{e h}^a^b^itat,
^prom^{ote w}^ildlif^{e h}^a^{bitat of}^at-^r^is^k^s^p^ecies^{, redu}^{ce th}^{e im}^{pact of}ⁱⁿ^v^a^sⁱ^v^e^s^p^ecies^on
^w^ild^lif^{e h}^a^b^{itat,; an}^d^p^r^o^m^o^t^{e d}^eclinⁱⁿ^g^aq^u^a^{tic w}^ild^lif^{e sp}^{ecies h}^a^b^itat.
^FY^{2008 s}^p^en^dⁱⁿ^g^(es^t^.)^{$85 m}^illion^.
^FY^{2009 s}^p^en^dⁱⁿ^g^(p^rop^.⁾^{$0. A}^d^mⁱⁿⁱ^s^t^ration^’^s^f^a^rm^{bill propos}^al^w^o^u^l^{d con}^s^{olidate W}^H^IPⁱⁿ^{to a n}^e^w
^c^o^m^p^r^e^he^nsi^v^e^E^Q^I^P^p^r^o^g^r^a^m^.
^{Authorization ex}^pires^S^e^pt^em^{ber 30, 2007.}
^B^a^ck^log/interes^t^In^{FY2007, W}^H^IP^h^a^{d 3,242 u}ⁿ^f^uⁿ^d^{ed applica}^tion^s^{at a total cos}^t^of^{$55.7 m}^illion^.
^O^K^h^a^{d t}^h^{e m}^o^s^t^uⁿ^f^uⁿ^d^{ed appl}ⁱ^catⁱ^oⁿ^s^{(579), f}^o^l^l^o^w^e^{d by}^G^A^{(186) an}^{d V}^T
^{(138). R}^I^h^a^{d th}^{e h}ⁱ^g^h^e^s^t^cos^t^f^o^{r th}^es^{e application}^s^{($9.6 m}^illion⁾^{, f}^o^llow^e^{d by}
^{OK ($}⁵^.⁷^m^illioⁿ⁾^an^d^{ME ($}⁴^.²^m^illioⁿ⁾^{, acco}^rdⁱⁿ^g^to^th^{e NRCS w}^e^b^s^ite.
^M^a^{jor 2002 farm}^bⁱ^l^l^Req^u^ir^ed^coⁿ^s^id^er^atioⁿ^o^f^r^e^gⁱ^oⁿ^{al w}^ild^lif^{e issu}^{es; au}^th^o^r^ized^p^ilo^{t p}^r^o^g^r^a^m^u^sⁱⁿ^g
^a^m^endm^ent^s^u^p^{to 15% of}^f^uⁿ^d^s^{to en}^{roll lan}^dⁱⁿ^con^t^racts^of^{at leas}^{t 15 y}^ears^.
^S^t^atu^t^{ory au}^th^ori^t^y^En^act^{ed i}ⁿ^{§387 of}^t^h^{e F}^e^deral^A^g^ri^cu^l^t^u^{re Im}^prov^em^en^t^an^{d R}^e^f^o^rm^A^c^t^of¹⁹⁹⁶
^(P.L^{. 104-}^{127) as}^§1240N^of^t^h^{e 1985 F}^{ood S}^ecu^ri^t^y^A^c^t^(P.L^{. 99-}^198);^am^en^ded
^by^{§2502 of}^t^h^{e F}^a^rm^S^ecu^ri^t^y^an^{d R}^u^ral^In^v^e^s^t^m^eⁿ^t^A^c^t^{2002 (P.L}^{. 107-}^{171). (16}
^U^.^S^.^C^.^3839bb-¹⁾