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3 <br /> Agreement No, <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 /> FARM AND RANCH LANDS PROTECTION PROGRAM <br /> This Cooperative Agreement, made this day of 2005 is entered into <br /> by 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 Farm <br /> and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP), formerly known as the Farmland Protection <br /> Program. The CCC shall utilize the expertise and services of the United States Department of <br /> Agriculture,Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) (hereinafter"the United States") to <br /> administer this program and perform the duties set forth within this Cooperative Agreement. For <br /> purposes of this Cooperative Agreement, the term "Parties"refers collectively to the United <br /> States and Orange County, North Carolina(hereinafter"Orange County" or"the 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). In addition to these authorities, this <br /> cooperative agreement will be administered in accordance with the policies and procedures set <br /> forth in the FRPP regulation, 7 CFR part 1491. The CCC administers the FRPP under the <br /> general supervision of the Chief'of the NRC.S who is a Vice President of the CCC. <br /> II. BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE. <br /> Enacted on May 1.3, 2002, Section 2503 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act <br /> of 2002 authorized the Secretary of Agriculture to purchase conservation easements that are <br /> subject to pending offers from a State, Tribal or units of local government or eligible <br /> nongovernmental organizations for the purpose of protecting topsoil by limiting non-agricultural <br /> uses of the land. To be eligible, the farm or ranch land must contain prime, unique, or other <br /> productive soil or historical or archaeological resources. The Farm Security and Rural <br /> Investment Act of 2002 authorized funding for fiscal years 2002 through 2007. On December 6, <br /> 2004, CCC published a notice in the Federal Register requesting proposals for participation from <br />