[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 10]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR1465.4]

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                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER XIV--COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 1465_AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A_General Provisions
 
Sec. 1465.4  Program requirements.

    (a) Participation in the AMA Program is voluntary. The participant, 
in cooperation with the local conservation district, applies for 
practice installation for the farm or ranching unit of concern. The NRCS 
provides cost-share payments through contracts to apply needed 
conservation practices within a time schedule specified in the contract.
    (b) The Chief determines the funds available for financial 
assistance according to the purpose and projected cost for which the 
financial assistance is provided in a fiscal year. The Chief allocates 
the funds available to carry out the AMA Program.
    (c) To be eligible to participate in the AMA Program, an applicant 
must:
    (1) Be an agricultural producer;
    (2) Have control of the land for the life of the proposed contract 
period, except that:
    (i) An exception may be made by the Chief in the case of land 
allotted by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), tribal land, or other 
instances in which the Chief determines that there is sufficient 
assurance of control; or

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    (ii) If the applicant is a tenant of the land involved in 
agricultural production the applicant shall provide NRCS with the 
written concurrence of the landowner in order to apply an eligible 
practice(s);
    (3) Submit an application form CCC-1200;
    (4) Supply information as required by NRCS to determine eligibility 
for the AMA Program; and
    (5) States, political subdivisions, and entities thereof will not be 
persons eligible for payment. Any cooperative association of producers 
that markets commodities for producers shall not be considered to be a 
person eligible for payment.
    (d) Land may only be considered for enrollment in the AMA program if 
NRCS determines that the land is:
    (1) Privately owned land;
    (2) Publicly owned land where:
    (i) The land is under private control for the contract period and is 
included in the participant's operating unit;
    (ii) Conservation practices will contribute to an improvement in the 
identified natural resource concern; and
    (iii) The participant has provided NRCS with written authorization 
from the government landowner to apply the conservation practices; or
    (3) The land is federally recognized Tribal, BIA allotted, or Indian 
trust land.