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 12 2 STA T . 1 07 2 PUBLIC LA W 110 – 2 34—M A Y 22, 200 8ownersa n d o p era t ors to b e gi nning f ar m ers or ran ch ers and socia l l y disad v antaged farmers or ranchers .’ ’. ( c )CONSERVATI ON S E CU RIT Y AN D CONSERVATION STE W ARDS H I PP RO G RA M S. — Paragraph ( 3 ) of section 124 1(a) of the F ood Sec u rity A ctof1 985 (1 6U .S.C. 3841(a)) is amended to read as follows

‘(3)(A) CONSERVATION SECURITY PROGRAM.— T he conserva - tion security program under subchapter A of chapter 2 , using such sums as are necessary to administer contracts entered into before September 3 0, 2008. ‘‘( B ) CONSERVATION STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM.—The conserva- tion stewardship program under subchapter B of chapter 2.’’. (d) FARM L AND PROTECTION PROGRAM.—Paragraph (4) of section 1241(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(4) The farmland protection program under subchapter C of chapter 2, using, to the ma x imum extent practicable— ‘‘(A) $ 9 7 ,000,000 in fiscal year 2008 ‘‘(B) $121,000,000 in fiscal year 2009; ‘‘(C) $150,000,000 in fiscal year 2010; ‘‘( D ) $175,000,000 in fiscal year 2011; and ‘‘( E ) $200,000,000 in fiscal year 2012.’’. (e) G RASSLAND R ESERVE PROGRAM.—Paragraph (5) of section 1241(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(5) The grassland reserve program under subchapter D of chapter 2.’’. (f) ENVIRONMENTAL Q UALITY I NCENTIVES PROGRAM.—Para- graph (6) of section 1241(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(6) The environmental q uality incentives program under chapter 4, using, to the maximum extent practicable— ‘‘(A) $1,200,000,000 in fiscal year 2008; ‘‘(B) $1,337,000,000 in fiscal year 2009; ‘‘(C) $1,450,000,000 in fiscal year 2010; ‘‘(D) $1,588,000,000 in fiscal year 2011; and ‘‘(E) $1,750,000,000 in fiscal year 2012.’’. (g) W ILDLI F E H A B ITAT INCENTIVES PROGRAM.—Paragraph (7)(D) of section 1241(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)) is amended by stri k ing ‘‘2007’’ and inserting ‘‘2012’’. SEC.270 2. AUTHORI T Y TO ACCE P TCO N TRI B UTIONS TO SUPPORT CON - SER V ATION PRO G RA M S. Section 1241 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ‘‘(e) ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF CONTRIBUTIONS.— ‘‘(1) AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH CONTRIBUTION ACCOUNTS.— Sub j ect to paragraph (2), the Secretary may establish a sub- account for each conservation program administered by the Secretary under subtitle D to accept contributions of non-Fed- eral funds to support the purposes of the program. ‘‘(2) DEPOSIT AND USE OF CONTRIBUTIONS.—Contributions of non-Federal funds received for a conservation program administered by the Secretary under subtitle D shall be depos- ited into the sub-account established under this subsection for the program and shall be available to the Secretary, without further appropriation and until expended, to carry out the program.’’.

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