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 PUBLIC LAW 99-198—DEC. 23, 1985

99 STAT. 1511

(10) to comply with such additional provisions as the Secretary determines are desirable and are included in the contract to carry out this subtitle or to facilitate the practical administration thereof. (b) The plan referred to in subsection (a)(l)— (1) shall set forth— (A) the conservation measures and practices to be carried out by the owner or operator during the^ term of the contract; and (B) the commercial use, if any, to be permitted on the land during such term; and (2) may provide for the permanent retirement of any existing cropland base and allotment history for the land. (c) To the extent practicable, not less than one eighth of the number of acres of land that is placed in the conservation reserve under this subtitle in each of the 1986 through 1990 crop years shall be devoted to trees. DUTIES OF THE SECRETARY

SEC. 1233. In return for a contract entered into by an owner or operator under section 1232, the Secretary shall— (1) share the cost of carrying out the conservation measures and practices set forth in the contract for which the Secretary determines that cost sharing is appropriate and in the public interest; (2) for a period of years not in excess of the term of the contract, pay an annual rental payment in an amount necessary to compensate for— (A) the conversion of highly erodible cropland normally devoted to the production of an agricultural commodity on a farm or ranch to a less intensive use; and (B) the retirement of any cropland base and allotment history that the owner or operator agrees to retire permanently; and (3) provide conservation technical assistance to assist the owner or operator in carrying out the contract.

Contracts. 16 USC 3833. Ante, p. 1509.

PAYMENTS

SEC. 1234. (a) The Secretary shall provide payment for obligations incurred by the Secretary under a contract entered into under this subtitle— (1) with respect to any cost-sharing payment obligation incurred by the Secretary, as soon as possible after the obligation is incurred; and (2) with respect to any annual rental payment obligation incurred by the Secretary— (A) as soon as practicable after October 1 of each calendar year; or (B) at the discretion of the Secretary, at any time prior to such date during the year that the obligation is incurred. G)) In making cost sharing payments to owners and operators under contracts entered into under this subtitle, the Secretary shall pay 50 percent of the cost of establishing conservation measures and practices set forth in such contracts for which the Secretary determines that cost-sharing is appropriate and in the public interest.

Contracts. 16 USC 3834.

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