[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 7, Parts 700 to 899]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
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[CITE: 7CFR702.13]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
                            CHAPTER VII--FARM
                SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 702--COLORADO RIVER BASIN SALINITY (CRSC) CONTROL PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 702.13  Levels and rates of cost-share payments.

    (a) The level of Federal cost-share assistance for the required 
SRP's for the project shall be determined by formulas as established in 
the USDA Salinity Control Report.
    (b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this section, cost-share 
payments shall not exceed the lesser of 70 percent of the average cost 
or 70 percent of the actual cost of the installation of the SRP.
    (c) The Deputy Administrator, in consultation with the USDA Salinity 
Control Coordinating Committee, may approve cost-share levels in excess 
of 70 percent of the average or actual cost of installation of the SRP 
or in excess of the level based on the ratio of on-farm and offsite 
benefits if such increased assistance is necessary to obtain acceptable 
program participation. Higher cost-share levels shall be considered only 
when one or more of the following apply, unless the Secretary finds at 
his descretion that such cost-sharing requirement would result in a 
failure to proceed with needed on-farm measures:
    (1) On-farm benefits that are low relative to offsite benefits;
    (2) Higher degree of project cost-effectiveness and magnitude of 
salinity reduction benefits to be achieved relative to other projects;
    (3) The need for and the cost of implementing voluntary SRP's to 
replace incidental fish and wildlife values foregone;
    (d) The combined cost-share assistance provided by Federal, State, 
and local governments or subdivisions thereof shall not exceed 100 
percent of the cost of installing the SRP.

[52 FR 16741, May 5, 1987, as amended at 58 FR 11786, Mar. 1, 1993]