[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: 7CFR1415.1]

[Page 413]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER XIV--COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 1415_GRASSLAND RESERVE PROGRAM--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  1415.1  Purpose.

    (a) The purpose of the Grassland Reserve Program (GRP) is to assist 
landowners in protecting, conserving, and restoring grassland resources 
on private lands through short and long-term rental agreements and 
easements.
    (b) The objectives of GRP are to:
    (1) Emphasize preservation of native and naturalized grasslands and 
shrublands;
    (2) Protect grasslands and shrublands from the threat of conversion;
    (3) Support grazing operations; and
    (4) Maintain and improve plant and animal biodiversity.