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 PUBLIC LAW 107-171—MAY 13, 2002 116 STAT. 229 without the modification of the contract, significantly interfere with achieving the purposes of the conservation security program. "(ii) PARTICIPATION IN OTHER PROGRAMS. — I f appropriate payment reductions and other adjustments (as determined by the Secretary) are made to the conservation security contract of a producer, the producer may— "(I) simultaneously participate in— "(aa) the conservation security program; "(bb) the conservation reserve program under subchapter B of chapter 1; and "(cc) the wetlands reserve program under subchapter C of chapter 1; and "(II) may remove land enrolled in the conservation security program for enrollment in a program described in item (bb) or (cc) of subclause (I). "(3) TERMINATION.— "(A) OPTIONAL TERMINATION. — A producer may terminate a conservation security contract and retain payments received under the conservation security contract, if— "(i) the producer is in full compliance with the terms and conditions (including any maintenance requirements) of the conservation security contract as of the date of the termination; and "(ii) the Secretary determines that termination of the contract would not defeat the purposes of the conservation security plan of the producer. "(B) OTHER TERMINATION.— ^A producer that is required to modify a conservation security contract under paragraph (2)(B)(i) niay, in lieu of modifying the contract— "(i) terminate the conservation security contract; and "(ii) retain payments received under the conservation security contract, if the producer has fully complied with the terms and conditions of the conservation security contract before termination of the contract, as determined by the Secretary. "(4) RENEWAL.— " (A) IN GENERAL. —Except as provided in subparagraph (B), at the option of a producer, the conservation security contract of the producer may be renewed for an additional period of not less than 5 nor more than 10 years. "(B) TIER I RENEWALS.—In the case of a Tier I conservation security contract of a producer, the producer may renew the contract only if the producer agrees— "(i) to apply additional conservation practices that meet the nondegradation standard on land already enrolled in the conservation security program; or "(ii) to adopt new conservation practices with respect to another portion of the agricultural operation that address resource concerns and meet the nondegradation standard under the terms of the Tier I conservation security contract. " (f) NONCOMPLIANCE DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND THE CON- TROL OF PRODUCERS. — The Secretary shall include in the conservation security contract a provision, and may permit modification

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