[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 7]
[Revised as of January 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR700.24]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
                            CHAPTER VII--FARM
                SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
             SUBCHAPTER A--AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION PROGRAM
 
                 Subpart C--Participant's RCWP Contracts
 
Sec. 700.24  Cost-sharing.

    (a) The maximum cost-share for each project will be approved by the 
Secretary, taking into consideration the recommendation of the NCC. The 
Federal cost-share for each BMP shall not exceed 75 percent of the cost 
of carrying out the practice unless otherwise approved by the 
Administrator, FSA.
    (b) The combined cost-sharing by Federal, State, or Subdivision 
thereof shall not exceed 100% of the cost of carrying out the BMP.
    (c) The County ASC Committee(s) in consultation with the LCC will 
annually set maximum individual BMP cost-share rates for the project 
area.
    (d) BMPs to be cost shared must have a positive effect on water 
quality.
    (e) Cost sharing is not to be made available for measures installed 
primarily for:
    (1) Bringing additional land into crop production.
    (2) Increasing production on existing crop land.
    (3) Flood protection.

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    (4) Structural measures authorized for installation under Pub. L. 
83-566, Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act.

[45 FR 14009, Mar. 4, 1980, as amended at 46 FR 29454, June 2, 1981]