Title 16 — ConservationRelease 119-73not60
§2202a Cost-share Requirement
Title 16 › Chapter 42— EMERGENCY CONSERVATION PROGRAM › § 2202a
Summary
Cost-share payments are limited to 75% of allowable costs (90% for limited‑resource, socially disadvantaged, or beginning farmers or ranchers). For a single event, total payments cannot be more than 50% of the land’s agricultural value, per the Secretary.
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Title 16, §2202a
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(a)Subject to subsections (b) and (c), the maximum cost-share payment under section 2201 and 2202 of this title shall not exceed 75 percent of the total allowable cost, as determined by the Secretary.
(b)Notwithstanding subsection (a), a payment to a limited resource farmer or rancher, a socially disadvantaged farmer or rancher (as defined in subsection (a) of section 2279 of title 7), or a beginning farmer or rancher under section 2201 or 2202 of this title shall not exceed 90 percent of the total allowable cost, as determined by the Secretary.
(c)The total payment under section 2201 and 2202 of this title for a single event may not exceed 50 percent of the agriculture value of the land, as determined by the Secretary.
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Citation
16 U.S.C. § 2202a
Title 16 — Conservation
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
Release point: 119-73not60