16 U.S.C. § 3839AA
Section 3839aa · Environmental quality incentives program plan
Current version, with additions and removals from the June 18, 2008 version.
To be eligible to receive payments under the program, a producer shall submit to the Secretary for approval a plan of operations that—
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;
(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;
(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;
(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—
(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;
(A) a forest stewardship plan described in section 2103a of this title;
(B) another practice plan approved by the State forester; or
(B) another practice plan approved by the State forester; or
(C) another plan determined appropriate by the Secretary.
(C) another plan determined appropriate by the Secretary.
The Secretary shall—
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
(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