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 12 2 STA T . 1 07 7 PUBLIC LA W 110 – 2 34—M A Y 22, 200 8‘ ‘ (2)AVAIL A B ILI TYOF A DEQU ATE TE CHN ICAL A S SISTANCE .— ‘‘(A) I N G ENE R AL.— TheS e cr e ta r ys ha l le n s u re that a d e -q uate techn i cal assistance is a v aila b le fo rthei mp lementa- tion of conservation practices by producers involved w ith or g anic , specialty crop production, or precision agriculture through F ederal conservation programs. ‘‘( B ) R EQUIRE M ENTS.—In carrying out subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall develop— ‘‘(i) programs that meet specific needs of producers involved with organic, specialty crop production or precision agriculture through cooperative agreements with other agencies and nongovernmental organi z a- tions and ‘‘(ii) program specifications that allow for innova- tive approaches to engage local resources in providing technical assistance for planning and implementation of conservation practices. ’ ’. SEC.270 7.C O O P E RATIV ECO N SERVATION PARTNERS H IP INITIATIVE. (a) TRANSFER OF EX ISTING P ROVISIONS.—Subsections (a), (c), and (d) of section 1 2 43 of the Food Security Act of 1 985 (1 6U .S. C . 3843) are— (1) redesignated as subsections (c), (d), and (e), respectively; and (2) transferred to appear at the end of section 1244 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 3844). (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF PARTNERSHI P INITIATIVE.—Section 1243 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3843), as amended by subsection (a), is amended to read as follows

‘SEC. 1 2 43 . COOPERATIVE CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE. ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF INITIATIVE.—The Secretary shall estab- lish a cooperative conservation partnership initiative (in this section referred to as the ‘Initiative’) to wor k with eligible partners to provide assistance to producers enrolled in a program described in subsection (c)(1) that will enhance conservation outcomes on agricultural and nonindustrial private forest land. ‘‘(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of a partnership entered into under the Initiative shall be— ‘‘(1) to address conservation priorities involving agriculture and nonindustrial private forest land on a local, State, multi- State, or regional level; ‘‘(2) to encourage producers to cooperate in meeting applicable Federal, State, and local regulatory requirements related to production involving agriculture and nonindustrial private forest land; ‘‘(3) to encourage producers to cooperate in the installation and maintenance of conservation practices that affect multiple agricultural or nonindustrial private forest operations; or ‘‘(4) to promote the development and demonstration of innovative conservation practices and delivery methods, including those for specialty crop and organic production and precision agriculture producers. ‘‘(c) INITIATIVE PROGRAMS.— ‘‘(1) COVERED PROGRAMS.—E x cept as provided in paragraph (2), the Initiative applies to all conservation programs under subtitle D .

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