116 STAT. 224 PUBLIC LAW 107-171—MAY 13, 2002 "(B) paid to a producer under a conservation security contract in accordance with clause (i) of subparagraph (C), (D), or (E) of section 1238C(b)(l), as appropriate. "(2) BEGINNING FARMER OR RANCHER.— The term 'beginning farmer or rancher' has the meaning given the term under section 343(a) of the ConsoHdated Farm and Rural Development Act(7 U.S.C. 1991(a)). "(3) CONSERVATION PRACTICE.—The term 'conservation practice' means a conservation farming practice described in section 1238A(d)(4) that— "(A) requires planning, implementation, management, and maintenance; and "(B) promotes 1 or more of the purposes described in section 1238A(a). "(4) CONSERVATION SECURITY CONTRACT.— The term 'conservation security contract' means a contract described in section 1238A(e). "(5) CONSERVATION SECURITY PLAN. — The term 'conservation security plan' means a plan described in section 1238A(c). "(6) CONSERVATION SECURITY PROGRAM. — The term 'conservation security program' means the program established under section 1238A(a). "(7) ENHANCED PAYMENT.—The term 'enhanced payment' means the amount paid to a producer under a conservation security contract that is equal to the amount described in section 1238C(b)(l)(C)(iii). "(8) NONDEGRADATION STANDARD. —The term 'nondegradation standard' means the level of measures required to adequately protect, and prevent degradation of, 1 or more natural resources, as determined by the Secretary in accordance with the quality criteria described in handbooks of the Natural Resources Conservation Service. "(9) PRODUCER. — "(A) IN GENERAL.—The term 'producer' means an owner, operator, landlord, tenant, or sharecropper that— "(i) shares in the risk of producing any crop or livestock; and "(ii) is entitled to share in the crop or livestock available for marketing from a farm (or would have shared had the crop or livestock been produced). "(B) HYBRID SEED GROWERS.— In determining whether a grower of hybrid seed is a producer, the Secretary shall not take into consideration the existence of a hybrid seed contract. "(10) RESOURCE-CONSERVING CROP ROTATION.— The term 'resource-conserving crop rotation' means a crop rotation that— "(A) includes at least 1 resource-conserving crop (as defined by the Secretary); "(B) reduces erosion; "(C) improves soil fertility and tilth; "(D) interrupts pest cycles; and "(E) in applicable areas, reduces depletion of soil moisture (or otherwise reduces the need for irrigation). "(11) RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. — The term 'resource management system' means a system of conservation practices and management relating to land or water use that is designed to prevent resource degradation and permit sustained use of
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