Political Quotes

“In order to provide the opportunity for an environmental quality incentives plan to be designed to assure that a producer is in compliance with other Federal State rules, regulations, and laws, USDA should enter into agreements with the appropriate agencies to assure that USDA is the only agency with routine decisionmaking authority and oversight of development and implementation of the plan. These inter-agency agreements should focus on the development process of the plan, not specific conservation practices or management techniques; strive for maximum flexibility due to the variability of agricultural operations and resource conditions; provide that specific practices in the plan may be implemented in varying timeframes within the duration of the plan; assure that implementation of the plan is not interrupted by frequent revisions caused by changes in agency agreements; and recognize the need to encourage producers to develop plans by allowing reasonable implementation periods that provide for economic recovery of costs. If a plan is designed to assure that a producer is in compliance with other Federal or State rules, regulations, and laws, the producer may request plan revisions when necessary to accommodate any significant operational changes or unforeseen technical problems within the farming or ranching enterprise.”