1、Order Code RS21740Updated June 20, 2008Conservation Security Program:Implementation and Termination Tadlock CowanAnalyst in Natural Resources and Rural Development PolicyResources, Science, and Industry DivisionSummaryThe 2008 farm bill terminates authority for the Conservation Security Program(exce
2、pt for existing contract holders) and authorizes a new Conservation StewardshipProgram. The Conservation Security Program (CSP), authorized in the 2002 farm bill(P.L. 107-171), is a voluntary program providing financial and technical assistance forconservation and improvement of natural resources on
3、 tribal and private working landswithin selected watersheds. CSP is administered by USDAs Natural ResourceConservation Service (NRCS) and funded through the Commodity Credit Corporation.Financial assistance is based on three tiers of participation, with each tier representinga higher degree of resou
4、rce management standards. Contracts extend from 5 to 10 years.The first enrollment for CSP was in July 2004 covering 18 watersheds in 22 states.A second enrollment in November 2005 was implemented in 220 watershedsnationwide. These two enrollments resulted in 15,000 contracts with landowners on12.1
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