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handle is hein.crs/crsnalcaaaky0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Order Code RS21739 February 17, 2004 CRS Report for Congress Received through the CRS Web The Conservation Security Program in the 2002 Farm Bill Barbara A. Johnson Analyst in Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Resources, Science, and Industry Division Summary The Conservation Security Program (CSP), a new program enacted in section 2001 of the 2002 farm bill (P.L. 107-171) and administered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service, creates a three-tiered system rewarding increased levels of conservation on agricultural operations with increased payments. Payments include a base payment for acreage enrolled, a payment for new or existing conservation practices, and an enhancement payment for conservation exceeding minimum program standards. The program is open to many types of producers and different land uses, and enjoys wide support. The farm bill placed no limits on program enrollment, acreage, or funding. However, the FY2004 Consolidated Appropriations bill limited FY2004 CSP spending to $41 million (P.L. 108-199, Division A, §752). This paper, which will not be updated, describes the CSP as it was enacted. NRCS issued a proposed rule for CSP on January 2, 2004 which would set strict eligibility criteria for CSP funding. The proposed rule is discussed in CRS Report RS21740, Conservation Security Program: Proposed Implementation Rule. What Is the Conservation Security Program (CSP)? The Conservation Security Program (CSP) is a new voluntary conservation program authorized by the 2002 farm bill and administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). CSP funding is provided by the Commodity Credit Corporation, and the farm bill did not specify any enrollment, funding, or acreage limits for the program. As such, it is the first program designed to enroll all producers who wish to participate (assuming available funding). Like other conservation programs, CSP assists producers to practice conservation and pays them for agriculture-related environmental services. Unlike other programs, CSP does not require farmland to be retired (as does the Conservation Reserve Program), does Congressional Research Service **o The Library of Congress

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