[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 6]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR636.8]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
   CHAPTER VI--NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF 
                               AGRICULTURE
 
PART 636--WILDLIFE HABITAT INCENTIVES PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 636.8  Cost-share agreements.

    (a) To apply for WHIP cost-share assistance, a person must submit an 
application for participation in the WHIP at a USDA office or to an NRCS 
representative.
    (b) A WHIP cost-share agreement shall:
    (1) Incorporate all portions of a WHDP;
    (2) Be for a period of 5 to 10 years, unless provisions of paragraph 
(c) of this section apply;
    (3) Include all provisions as required by law or statute;
    (4) Specify the requirements for operation and maintenance of 
applied wildlife habitat development practices;
    (5) Include any participant reporting and recordkeeping requirements 
to determine compliance with the cost-share agreement and program;
    (6) Be signed by the participant. When the participant is not the 
owner, concurrence from the owner is required; and,
    (7) Include any other provision determined necessary or appropriate 
by the NRCS representative.
    (c) The Chief may allow a cost-share agreement period for less than 
five years in situations where wildlife habitat is threatened as a 
result of a disaster and emergency measures are necessary to address the 
potential for dramatic declines in one or more wildlife populations.
    (d) Notwithstanding any limitation of this part, NRCS may enter into 
a cost-share agreement or contract that:
    (1) Is for a term of at least 15 years;
    (2) Protects and restores plant and animal habitat; and
    (3) Provides cost-share payments in addition to amounts provided 
under Sec. 636.6 of this part.

[62 FR 49365, Sept. 19, 1997, as amended at 67 FR 48353, July 24, 2002]