Sec. 701.82 701.81 Practice primarily for disposal of solid wastes to prevent or reduce pollution of land, water, or air. Other pollution abatement practices. AUTHORITY: The provisions of this Part 701 issued under Secs. 4, 7-17, 49 Stat. 164, 1148, as amended, 71 Stat. 176, 426, 72 Stat. 864, 75 Stat. 225; 16 U.S.C. 590d, g-q. SOURCE: The provisions of this Part 701 appear at 36 F.R. 18289, Sept. 11, 1971, unless otherwise noted. INTRODUCTION AND PROGRAM GOAL (a) Through the rural environmental assistance program for 1971 and subsequent years (referred to in this part as the "program") administered by the Department of Agriculture, the Federal Government will share with farmers and ranchers in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands the cost of carrying out approved soil- and waterconservation practices, including related wildlife conservation and pollution abatement practices, in accordance with the provisions of this part and such modifications thereof as may hereafter be made. (b) Information with respect to the several practices for which costs will be shared when carried out on a particular farm or ranch, and the exact specifications and rates of cost-sharing for such practices, may be obtained from the county committee for the county in which the farm or ranch is located or from the State committee. § 701.2 Program goal and objectives. The rural environmental assistance program has been developed and is to be carried out in accordance with the following goal and objectives: (a) Goal. The goal of the program is to improve the quality of life for all people by preventing or abating environmental pollution, providing the maximum public benefits, and conserving the land and related natural resources. These actions are to assure the continued supply of food and fiber necessary for the maintenance of a strong and healthy people and economy, and to provide for wildlife, open space, landscape beauty, and outdoor recreational opportunities. (b) Objectives. The objectives of the program are to: (1) Prevent or abate agriculture-related pollution of water, land, and air for community benefit and the general public good; (2) reduce significantly the loss of agricultural soil, water, woodland, or wildlife resources and assure their efficient multipurpose use in providing an adequate supply of food, fiber, water, wildlife, open space, and outdoor recreational opportunities for the future and for the general improvement of man's total environment; (3) encourage enduring conservation practices in sound land use systems to deal with critical conservation and water, land or air pollution problems on farms and ranches, especially on average to small size family farms; and (4) achieve annually established goals, objectives, and priorities in a manner consistent with community and national needs. (a) "County program development group" means the county committee, the designated representative of the Soil Conservation Service in the county, and the Federal Forest Service representative having jurisdiction of farm forestry in the county. (b) "Farm" or "ranch" means that area of land considered as a farm under the regulations governing reconstitution of farms, allotments, and bases, Part 719 of this chapter, as amended, except that, for Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, "farm" or "ranch" means that area of land considered as a farm under the regulations governing determination of farms, Parts 826, 827, and 828, respectively, of this title, as amended. or or (c) "Person", "farmer", "rancher" means an individual, partnership, association, corporation, estate, trust, or other business enterprise, or other legal entity (and wherever applicable, a State, a political subdivision of a State, or any agency thereof) that, as owner, landlord, tenant, or sharecropper, participates in the operation of a farm or ranch. The term "tenant" shall include a person who, as a member of a grazing association, participates in the operation of the grazing lands owned or leased by the association. 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City State Zip (This book contains Parts 700 to 749) Part SUBTITLE B-REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE(Continued): chapter või—Agricultural_Stabilization and Conservation Service (Agricultural Adjustment), Department of Agriculture 701 CONSERVATION SERVICE (AGRICULTURAL AGRICULTURE (Parts 700 to 749) Part 700 701 706 707 708 709 SUBCHAPTER A-AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION PROGRAMS [Reserved] National rural environmental assistance program for 1971 and subsequent years. Naval stores conservation. Payments due persons who have died, disappeared, or have been declared incompetent. Record retention requirements--all programs. Assignment of payment. SUBCHAPTER B-FARM MARKETING QUOTAS AND ACREAGE ALLOTMENTS Marketing quota review regulations. Refunds of penalties erroneously, illegally or wrongfully collected. Determination of acreage and compliance. Reconstitution of farms, allotments, and bases. 711 714 717 718 719 720 General policy and interpretations. 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