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2002 S EDC - Cooperative Agreement Between the USA Commodity Credit Corporation and OC for the Farmland Protection Program
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2002 S EDC - Cooperative Agreement Between the USA Commodity Credit Corporation and OC for the Farmland Protection Program
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Agreement No. IS-4S32_ 2_vo4 <br /> COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT <br /> BETWEEN THE <br /> UNITED STATES OF AMERICA <br /> COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION <br /> and <br /> Orange County,North Carolina <br /> for the <br /> FARMLAND PROTECTION PROGRAM <br /> This Cooperative Agreement, made this 16+t'-day of September,2002 is entered into by <br /> and between the United States of America, acting by and through the Commodity Credit <br /> Corporation(CCC), and Orange County,North Carolina for the implementation of the <br /> Farmland Protection Program(FPP). The CCC shall utilize the expertise and services of the <br /> various agencies of the United States Department of Agriculture, including the Natural Resources <br /> Conservation Service(NRCS) (hereinafter"the United States") and the Farm Service Agency <br /> (FSA). For purposes of this Cooperative Agreement,the term"Parties"refers collectively to the <br /> United States and Orange County,North Carolina(hereinafter"Orange County"or"the <br /> County"). <br /> I. AUTHORITY. <br /> This Cooperative Agreement is entered into by the United States under the authorities of <br /> the Commodity Credit Charter Act, 15 U.S.C. 714 et seq.; Title II, Subtitle F, Section 2503 of the <br /> Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (Public Law 107 171) and Title VII, Section <br /> 714 of the Agriculture,Rural Development,Food and Drug Administration, and related Agencies <br /> Appropriation Act of 2001 (Public Law 106-387). The CCC administers the FPP under the <br /> general supervision of the Chief of the NRCS who is a Vice President of the CCC. <br /> H. BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE. <br /> Enacted on May 13, 2002, Section 2503 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act <br /> of 2002 authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to purchase conservation easements or other <br /> interests in land that are subject to pending offers from a State, Tribal or units of local <br /> government or eligible nongovernmental organizations for the purpose of protecting topsoil by <br /> limiting non-agricultural uses of the land. To be eligible, the farm or ranch land must contain <br /> prime,unique, or other productive soil or historical or archaeological resources. For fiscal year <br /> 2002,the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 authorized up to $50,000,000 for the <br /> FPP. On May 30, 2002, CCC published a notice in the Federal Register requesting proposals for <br /> participation from Tribes, States, units of local government, and non-governmental <br /> organizations. See Federal Register Volume 67,Number 104,Notices Page 37756. <br /> 1 <br />
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