Upper Xxxxx Fork River Sample Clauses

Upper Xxxxx Fork River. Table 2.1 shows the acreage of eligible agricultural land in the proposed UCFRB CREP area. The location, size, and number of tracts that would be enrolled in CREP would be determined by individual contracts. Once eligible lands are identified, site specific environmental reviews would be completed by FSA prior to entering into the contract. The UCFRB CREP project area would not include the riparian corridors that have been impacted by historical mining and mineral processing, which will be addressed through planned Superfund Program remediation and restoration efforts. The UCFRB CREP Agreement would focus on the river corridor and tributary streams from the headwaters above the City of Butte to Milltown Dam. Table 2.1 - Acreage of Private Agricultural Land Eligible for Enrollment in UCFRB CREP Agricultural Land Acres Mixed Rangeland 467,801 Brush Rangeland 351,688 Crop/Pasture 226,552 Grass Rangeland 92,241 Total 1,138,282 Lands within these counties eligible for enrollment in the proposed UCFRB CREP would be required to meet the cropland eligibility criteria in accordance with policy set forth by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Farm Bill) and detailed in the FSA Handbook: Agricultural Resource Conservation Program for State and County Offices (2003). Eligible cropland must have been planted or considered planted to agricultural commodity during four of the six crop years from 1996 through 2001, and be physically and legally capable of being planted in a normal manner to an agricultural commodity, as determined by County Committee. In addition, eligible cropland must fall into one or more of the following secondary categories: • Cropland for a field or a portion of a field if the weighted average Erodibility Index (EI) for the three predominant soils of the new land on the acreage offered is eight or greater. • Land currently enrolled in CRP scheduled to expire September 30 of the fiscal year the acreage is offered for enrollment. • Land enrolled in Water Bank Program with contracts that expired in 2000, 2001, or 2002 is eligible if it meets the following: o The acreage is not classified as naturally occurring shallow xxxxx, deep xxxxx, shallow open water, shrub swamp, or wooded swamp, as determined by NRCS or Technical Service Provider, including acreage protected by Federal agency easement or mortgage restriction, and o Enrollment in CRP would enhance the environmental benefits of the site. Establish Conservation Practices CREP CPs th...