Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-5063.23: Borrower eligibility criteria

To be eligible for the Beginning Agricultural Producer Pool

provided for in Section 695.24 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes,

a borrower must:

1. Be a resident of Oklahoma;

2. Be, or one of the borrowers must be, the principal operator

of the farm;

3. Have sufficient education, training or experience in the

type of farming for which the loan is desired;

4. Have a total net worth, including total assets minus total

liabilities of the borrower's spouse and dependents, of less than

Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00) in 1992 and an amount in

subsequent years determined by multiplying Two Hundred Thousand

Dollars ($200,000.00) by the cumulative inflation rate in years

subsequent to 1992 as determined by the United States All-Items

Consumer Price Index;

5. Demonstrate a need for the loan;

6. Demonstrate an ability to repay the loan;

7. Certify that the agricultural land to be purchased will be

used by the borrower for agricultural purposes;

8. Certify that farming will be the principal occupation of the

borrower;

9. Agree to participate in a farm management program approved

by the Commissioner of Agriculture for at least the first five (5)

years of the loan, if an approved program is available within forty-

five (45) miles from the borrower's residence;

10. Agree to file an approved soil and water conservation plan

with the soil conservation service office in the county where the

land is located;

11. Agree that the original principal amount of funding

pursuant to this act shall not exceed Two Hundred Fifty Thousand

Dollars ($250,000.00); and

12. Meet such other requirements as deemed necessary by the

Oklahoma Development Finance Authority.