16 U.S.C. § 3839AA
Section 3839aa · Definitions
Current version, with additions and removals from the June 18, 2008 version.
(1) Conservation planning assessment
The term "conservation planning assessment" means a report, as determined by the Secretary, that—
(A) is developed by—
(i) a State or unit of local government (including a conservation district);
(ii) a Federal agency; or
(iii) a third-party provider certified under section 3842(e) of this title (including a certified rangeland professional);
(B) assesses rangeland or cropland function and describes conservation activities to enhance the economic and ecological management of that land; and
(C) can be incorporated into a comprehensive planning document required by the Secretary for enrollment in a conservation program of the Department of Agriculture.
(A) In general
(A) In general
The term “eligible land” means land on which agricultural commodities, livestock, or forest-related products are produced.
The term "eligible land" means land on which agricultural commodities, livestock, or forest-related products are produced.
(B) Inclusions
(B) Inclusions
The term “eligible land” includes the following:
The term "eligible land" includes the following:
(i) Cropland.
(i) Cropland.
(ii) Grassland.
(ii) Grassland.
(iii) Rangeland.
(iii) Rangeland.
(iv) Pasture land.
(iv) Pasture land.
(v) Nonindustrial private forest land.
(v) Nonindustrial private forest land.
(2) National organic program
The term “national organic program” means the national organic program established under the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 6501 et. seq.).
(3) Incentive practice
The term "incentive practice" means a practice or set of practices approved by the Secretary that, when implemented and maintained on eligible land, address 1 or more priority resource concerns.
(A) incurred costs associated with planning, design, materials, equipment, installation, labor, management, maintenance, or training; and
(A) incurred costs associated with planning, design, materials, equipment, installation, labor, management, maintenance, or training; and
(B) income forgone by the producer.
(B) income forgone by the producer.
(A) improvements to eligible land of the producer, including—
(A) improvements to eligible land of the producer, including—
(i) structural practices;
(i) structural practices;
(ii) land management practices;
(ii) land management practices;
(iii) vegetative practices;
(iii) vegetative practices;
(v) soil testing;
(vi) soil remediation to be carried out by the producer; and
(B) conservation activities involving the development of plans appropriate for the eligible land of the producer, including—
(B) conservation activities involving the development of plans appropriate for the eligible land of the producer, including—
(ii) planning for resource-conserving crop rotations (as defined in section 3839aa–24(d)(1) of this title);
(iii) soil health planning, including increasing soil organic matter and the use of cover crops;
(iv) a conservation planning assessment;
(v) precision conservation management planning; and
(7) Priority resource concern
The term "priority resource concern" means a natural resource concern or problem, as determined by the Secretary, that—
(A) is identified at the national, State, or local level as a priority for a particular area of a State; and
(B) represents a significant concern in a State or region.
(9) Soil remediation
The term "soil remediation" means scientifically based practices that—
(A) ensure the safety of producers from contaminants in soil;
(B) limit contaminants in soil from entering agricultural products for human or animal consumption; and
(C) regenerate and sustain the soil.
(10) Soil testing
The term "soil testing" means the evaluation of soil health, including testing for—
(A) the optimal level of constituents in the soil, such as organic matter, nutrients, and the potential presence of soil contaminants, including heavy metals, volatile organic compounds, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, or other contaminants; and
(B) the biological and physical characteristics indicative of proper soil functioning.