[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 10]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR1410.51]

[Page 383-384]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER XIV--COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 1410_CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  1410.51  Transfer of land.

    (a)(1) If a new owner or operator purchases or obtains the right and 
interest in, or right to occupancy of, the land

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subject to a CRP contract, as determined by the Deputy Administrator, 
such new owner or operator, upon the approval of CCC, may become a 
participant to a new CRP contract with CCC for the transferred land.
    (2) For the transferred land, if the new owner or operator becomes a 
successor to the existing CRP contract, the new owner or operator shall 
assume all obligations of the CRP contract of the previous participant.
    (3) If the new owner or operator is approved as a successor to a CRP 
contract with CCC, then, except as otherwise determined appropriate by 
the Deputy Administrator:
    (i) Cost-share payments shall be made to the past or present 
participant who established the practice; and
    (ii) Annual rental payments to be paid during the fiscal year when 
the land was transferred shall be divided between the new participant 
and the previous participant in the manner specified in Sec.  1410.42.
    (b) If a participant transfers all or part of the right and interest 
in, or right to occupancy of, land subject to a CRP contract and the new 
owner or operator does not become a successor to such contract within 60 
days, or such other time as the Deputy Administrator determines to be 
appropriate, of such transfer, such contract shall be terminated with 
respect to the affected portion of such land and the original 
participant:
    (1) Forfeits all rights to any future payments for that acreage;
    (2) Shall refund all previous payments received under the contract 
by the participant or prior participants, plus interest, except as 
otherwise specified by the Deputy Administrator. The provisions of Sec.  
1410.32(h) shall apply.
    (c) Federal agencies acquiring property, by foreclosure or 
otherwise, that contains CRP contract acreage cannot be a party to the 
contract by succession. However, through an addendum to the CRP 
contract, if the current operator of the property is one of the contract 
participants, such operator may, as permitted by CCC, continue to 
receive payments under such contract if:
    (1) The property is maintained in accordance with the terms of the 
contract;
    (2) Such operator continues to be the operator of the property; and
    (3) Ownership of the property remains with such federal agency.