{"data":{"id":"us/7-cfr-636.14","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"7 CFR 636.14","heading":"Misrepresentation and scheme or device.","body":"(a) A participant who is determined to have erroneously represented any fact affecting a program determination made in accordance with this part, will not be entitled to cost-share agreement payments and must refund to NRCS all payments and pay liquidated damages, plus interest, as determined by NRCS.\n(b) A participant will refund to NRCS all payments, plus interest, as determined by NRCS, with respect to all NRCS cost-share agreements to which they are a party if they are determined to have knowingly:\n(1) Adopted any scheme or device that tends to defeat the purpose of the program;\n(2) Made any fraudulent representation; or\n(3) Misrepresented any fact affecting a program determination.\n(c) Other NRCS cost-share agreements where this person is a participant may be terminated.","path":["Title 7—Agriculture","Subtitle B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture","CHAPTER VI—NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","SUBCHAPTER D—LONG TERM CONTRACTING","PART 636—WILDLIFE HABITAT INCENTIVE PROGRAM"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-7.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:01Z","sha256":"cbdd4c8618bcd857ebb814b90cfecf5d31e5dc4ffa6bb6b7779efcd35f0bac46","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/7-cfr-636.13","next":"us/7-cfr-636.15"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}