7 CFR § 764.231 - Conservation loan uses.

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title: "7 CFR § 764.231 - Conservation loan uses."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "764.231"
section_name: "Conservation loan uses."
chapter_name: "FARM SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "SPECIAL PROGRAMS"
part_number: "764"
part_name: "DIRECT LOAN MAKING"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "5 U.S.C. 301 and 7 U.S.C. 1989."
regulatory_source: "72 FR 63298, Nov. 8, 2007, unless otherwise noted."
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# 764.231 Conservation loan uses.

(a) CL funds may be used for any conservation activities included in a conservation or Forestry Service Stewardship Management Plan, including but not limited to:

(1) The installation of conservation structures to address soil, water, and related resources;

(2) The establishment of forest cover for sustained yield timber management, erosion control, or shelter belt purposes;

(3) The installation of water conservation measures;

(4) The installation of waste management systems;

(5) The establishment or improvement of permanent pasture; and

(6) Other purposes including the adoption of any other emerging or existing conservation practices, techniques, or technologies.

(b) [Reserved]

[75 FR 54015, Sept. 3, 2010, as amended at 77 FR 15938, Mar. 19, 2012]