contract acreage
Defined in 2 places of the United States Code.
The term “contract acreage” means 1 or more crop acreage bases established for contract commodities under title V of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1461 et seq.) that would have been in effect for the 1996 crop (but for suspension under section 7301(b)(1) of this title).
Source
- 1996–present7 U.S.C. § 7202Agriculture · Definitions · in this chapter
The term “contract acreage” means eligible land that is covered by a BCAP contract entered into with the Secretary.
Source
- 2008–present7 U.S.C. § 8111Agriculture · Biomass Crop Assistance Program · in this section