Statute · United States Code
16 U.S.C. § 3839aa-5 — Environmental quality incentives program plan
16 U.S.C. § 3839aa-5
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- United States Code
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 2025-01-06
- Topic
- bankruptcy
To be eligible to receive payments under the program, a producer shall submit to the Secretary for approval a plan of operations that— (1) specifies practices covered under the program; (2) includes such terms and conditions as the Secretary considers necessary to carry out the program, including a description of the purposes to be met by the implementation of the plan; (3) in the case of a confined livestock feeding operation, provides for development and progressive implementation of a comprehensive nutrient management plan, if applicable; and (4) in the case of forest land, is consistent with the provisions of a forest management plan that is approved by the Secretary, which may include— (A) a forest stewardship plan described in section 2103a of this title; (B) another practice plan approved by the State forester; or (C) another plan determined appropriate by the Secretary. The Secretary shall— (1) consider a plan developed in order to acquire a permit under a water or air quality regulatory program as the equivalent of a plan of operations under subsection (a), if the plan contains elements equivalent to those elements required by a plan of operations; and (2) to the maximum extent practicable, eliminate duplication of planning activities under the program under this subpart and comparable conservation programs.
To be eligible to receive payments under the program, a producer shall submit to the Secretary for approval a plan of operations that— (1) specifies practices covered under the program; (2) includes such terms and conditions as the Secretary considers necessary to carry out the program, including a description of the purposes to be met by the implementation of the plan; (3) in the case of a confined livestock feeding operation, provides for development and progressive implementation of a comprehensive nutrient management plan, if applicable; and (4) in the case of forest land, is consistent with the provisions of a forest management plan that is approved by the Secretary, which may include— (A) a forest stewardship plan described in section 2103a of this title; (B) another practice plan approved by the State forester; or (C) another plan determined appropriate by the Secretary. The Secretary shall— (1) consider a plan developed in order to acquire a permit under a water or air quality regulatory program as the equivalent of a plan of operations under subsection (a), if the plan contains elements equivalent to those elements required by a plan of operations; and (2) to the maximum extent practicable, eliminate duplication of planning activities under the program under this subpart and comparable conservation programs.