UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDINGMemorandum of Understanding • December 4th, 2012
Contract Type FiledDecember 4th, 2012This USDA Section 1619 Cooperator Memorandum of Understanding is being issued by the Farm Service Agency (FSA) to establish that (replace with the name of the Chesapeake Bay state agencies and USGS) have been certified by FSA to be working in cooperation with the Secretary of Agriculture on a USDA program by providing technical or financial assistance to a USDA program that concerns an agricultural operation, agricultural land, farming practice, or conservation practice. Those individuals or organizations (governmental or non-governmental) certified by FSA as working in cooperation with the Secretary of Agriculture by providing this assistance to USDA programs requiring access to data protected by Section 1619 of the Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 (2008 Farm Bill) are known as USDA Section 1619 Cooperators.