{"data":{"id":"us/16-u.s.c.-3839aa-5","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"16 U.S.C. § 3839aa–5","heading":"Environmental quality incentives program plan","body":"(a) Plan of operationsTo be eligible to receive payments under the program, a producer shall submit to the Secretary for approval a plan of operations that—(1) specifies practices covered under the program; (2) includes such terms and conditions as the Secretary considers necessary to carry out the program, including a description of the purposes to be met by the implementation of the plan; (3) in the case of a confined livestock feeding operation, provides for development and progressive implementation of a comprehensive nutrient management plan, if applicable; and (4) in the case of forest land, is consistent with the provisions of a forest management plan that is approved by the Secretary, which may include—(A) a forest stewardship plan described in section 2103a of this title; (B) another practice plan approved by the State forester; or (C) another plan determined appropriate by the Secretary. (b) Avoidance of duplicationThe Secretary shall—(1) consider a plan developed in order to acquire a permit under a water or air quality regulatory program as the equivalent of a plan of operations under subsection (a), if the plan contains elements equivalent to those elements required by a plan of operations; and (2) to the maximum extent practicable, eliminate duplication of planning activities under the program under this subpart and comparable conservation programs.","path":["Title 16—CONSERVATION","CHAPTER 58—ERODIBLE LAND AND WETLAND CONSERVATION AND RESERVE PROGRAM"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc16@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:56:44Z","sha256":"be85a2d4455e4cfb8bd66994ef8d32930fd167bfca43e669027b021242afafdb","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/16-u.s.c.-3839aa-4","next":"us/16-u.s.c.-3839aa-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}