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(gi carrying out programs of wildlife stocking and 

 management on the acreage set aside. The Secretary 

 shall consult with the Secretary of the Interior re- 

 garding regulations to govern the administration of 

 those aspects of this subparagraph (B) that per- 

 tain to wildlife. Funds are authorized to be appro- 

 priated to the Secretary of the Interior for use in 

 assisting the State wildlife agencies to carry out the 

 provisions of this subparagraph and in administering 

 such assistance. 



'2i No agreement shall be entered into under this 

 subsection covering land with respect to which the 

 ownership has changed in the two year period pre- 

 ceding the first year of the contract period unless 

 lai the new ownership was acquired by will or suc- 

 cession as a result of the death of the previous 

 owner, (b) the land becomes a part of an existing 

 farm or ranch, or (c> the land is combined with 

 other land as a farming or ranching enterprise which 

 the Secretary determines will effectuate the pur- 

 poses of the program: Provided. That this provision 

 shall not prohibit the continuation of an agreement 

 by a new owner after an agreement has once been 

 entered into under this subsection. The foregoing 

 provision shall not prevent a producer from placing 

 a farm in the program if the farm was acquired by 

 the producer to replace an eligible farm from which 

 he was displaced because of its acquisition by any 

 Federal. State, or other agency having the right of 

 eminent domain. 



i3 The Secretary shall provide adequate safe- 

 guards to protect the farming opportunities and in- 

 terests of tenants and sharecroppers, including pro- 

 vision for sharing, on a fair and equitable basis, in 

 payments under this subsection. 



(4) The Secretary may agree to such modification 

 of agreements previously entered into as he may 

 determine to be desirable to carry out the purposes 

 of this subsection or to facilitate the practical ad- 

 ministration of the program carried out pursuant 

 to this subsection. Any agreement may be termi- 

 nated by mutual agreement with the producer if the 

 Secretary determines that such termination would 

 be in the public interest. 



<5i The Secretary shall issue such regulations as 

 he determines necessary to carry out the provisions 

 of this subsection. The Secretary may if he deter- 

 mines that such action will contribute to the effec- 

 tive and equitable administration of the program use 

 an advertising-and-bid procedure in determining the 

 lands in any area to be covered by agreements. The 

 total acreage placed under agreements in any county 

 or local community shall be limited to a percentage 

 of the total eligible acreage in such county or locsJ 

 community which the Secretary determines would 

 not adversely affect the economy of the county or 

 local community. In determining such percentage 

 the Secretary shall give appropriate consideration 

 to the productivity of the acreage being retired as 

 . compared to the average productivity of eligible 

 acreage in the county or local community. 



c6) For the purpose of obtaining an increase in 

 the permanent retirement of cropland to noncrop 

 uses the Secretary may. notwithstanding any other 

 provision of law, transfer funds available for carry- 



ing out the program to any other Federal agency or 

 to States or local government agencies for use in 

 rural areas in acquiring cropland for the preserva- 

 tion of open spaces, natural beauty, the development 

 of wildlife or recreational facilities, or the preven- 

 tion of air or water pollution under terms and condi- 

 tions consistent with and at costs not greater than 

 those under agreements entered into with producers, 

 provided the Secretary determines that the purpose 

 of the program will be accomplished by such action. 

 The Secretary also is authorized to share the cost 

 with State and local governmental agencies and 

 other Federal agencies in the establishment of prac- 

 tices or uses which will establish, protect, and con- 

 serve open spaces, natural beauty, wildlife or recrea- 

 tional resources, or prevent air or water pwllution 

 under terms and conditions and at costs consistent 

 with those under agreements entered into with 

 producers, provided the Secretary determines that 

 the purposes of the program will be accomplished 

 by such action. No appropriation shall be made for 

 any agreement under this paragraph (6> involving 

 an estimated total Federal payment in excess of 

 $250,000 unless such agreement has been approved 

 by resolution adopted by the Committee on Agri- 

 culture of the House of Representatives and the 

 Committee on Agriculture and Forestry of the Sen- 

 ate. 



(7 1 There is authorized to be appropriated such 

 sums as may be necessary to carry out this sub- 

 section. The Secretary is authorized to utilize the 

 facilities, services, authorities, and funds of the 

 Commodity Credit Corporation in discharging his 

 functions and responsibilities under this subsection 

 including payment of costs of administration for the 

 program authorized under this subsection: Provided. 

 That after June 30. 1972, the Commodity Credit 

 Corporation shall not make any expenditures for 

 carrying out the purposes of this subsection unless 

 the Corporation has received funds to cover such 

 exjjenditures from appropriations made to carry out 

 the purposes of this subsection. In carrying out the 

 program, the Secretary shall not during any of the 

 fiscal years ending June 30. 1971. through June 30. 

 1973, or during the period June 30. 1973. to Decem- 

 ber 31, 1973, (A) enter into agreements with produc- 

 ers which would require payments to producers in 

 any calendar year under such agreements in excess 

 of $10,000,000 plus any amount by which agree- 

 ments entered into in prior fiscal years require pay- 

 ments in amounts less than authorized for such 

 years, or (B) enter into agreements with States or 

 local agencies under paragraph (6) which would re- 

 quire payments to such State or local government 

 agencies in any calendar year under such agreements 

 in excess of $10,000,000 plus any amount by which 

 agreements entered into in prior fiscal years re- 

 quire payments in amounts less than authorized for 

 such years. For purposes of applying the foregoing 

 limitations, the annual payment shall be chargeable 

 to the year in which performance is rendered regard- 

 less of the year in which It is made. 



(f ) The Secretary is authorized to use the services, 

 faciUties, and authorities of Commodity Credit Cor- 



