7 CFR § 1469.4 - Significant resource concerns.

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title: "7 CFR § 1469.4 - Significant resource concerns."
title_number: 7
title_name: "Agriculture"
section_number: "1469.4"
section_name: "Significant resource concerns."
chapter_name: "COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "LOANS, PURCHASES, AND OTHER OPERATIONS"
part_number: "1469"
part_name: "CONSERVATION SECURITY PROGRAM"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "16 U.S.C. 3830"
regulatory_source: "70 FR 15212, Mar. 25, 2005, unless otherwise noted."
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# 1469.4 Significant resource concerns.

(a) Soil quality and water quality are nationally significant resource concerns for all land uses.

(b) For each sign-up, the Chief may determine additional nationally significant resource concerns for all land uses. Such significant resource concerns will reflect pressing conservation needs and emphasize off-site environmental benefits. In addition, the Chief may approve other priority resource concerns for which enhancement payments will be offered for specific locations and land uses.