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 104 STAT. 3582 PUBLIC LAW 101-624—NOV. 28, 1990 further amended by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph: "(4) In the case of acreage enrolled in the conservation reserve established under this subchapter that is to be devoted to hardwood trees, the Secretary may consider bids for contracts under this subsection on a continuous basis.". (c) STATE PAYMENTS.— Section 1234(d) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3834(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(4) Payments to a producer under a special conservation reserve enhancement program described in subsection (fK4) shall be in the form of cash only.'. (d) OTHER PAYMENTS. —Section 1234(fK3) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3834(f)(3)) is amended by inserting ", the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990," al^r "this Act". (e) EXEMPTION FROM SEQUESTRATION; OTHER STATE PAYMENTS.— Section 1234 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3834) is amended further by adding at the end the following new subsections: "(g) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no order issued for any fiscal year under section 252 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended (2 U.S.C. 902) shall affect any payment under any contract entered into at any time that is subject to this subchapter, including contracts entered into prior to the date of enactment of this subsection. "(h) In addition to any payment under this subchapter, an owner or operator may receive cost share sissistance, rental payments, or tax benefits from a State or subdivision thereof for enrolling lands in the conservation reserve program.". SEC. 1435. CONVERSION OF LAND SUBJECT TO CONTRACT. Subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 is amended by inserting after section 1235 (16 U.S.C. 3835) the following new section: 16 USC 3835a. "SEC. 1235A. CONVERSION OF LAND SUBJECT TO CONTRACT TO OTHER CONSERVING USES. "(a) CONVERSION TO TREES. — "(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall permit an owner or operator who has entered into a contract under this subchapter that is in effect on the date of enactment of this section to convert areas of highly erodible cropland that are subject to such contract, and that are devoted to vegetative cover, from such use to hardwood trees, windbreaks, shelterbelts, or wildlife corridors. " (2) TERMS.— "(A) EXTENSION OF CONTRACT. —With respect to any contract on land to be devoted to hardwood trees, windbreaks, shelterbelts, or wildlife corridors under this section, if the original term of such contract was less than 15 years, the owner or operator may extend such contract to a term of not to exceed 15 years. "(B) EASEMENTS.— If such areas are converted to windbreaks, shelterbelts, or wildlife corridors under this section, the owner of such land shall enter into an agreement to provide a conservation easement to the Secretary for the useful life of such plantings.

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