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U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Reeourc&S Conservation Service NRCS-CPA--41 12/2016 (3) Formally listed In the State or Tribal Register of Historic Place of the SHPO (designated undQr section 101 (b)(1 )(8) of.the-NHPA) or the THPO (designated under section 101 (d)(1 )(C) of the NHPA): or (4) Included In the SHPO or THPO inventory with written justification as to wliy it meets National Register of Historic Places criteria. iv Certified Entity means an eligible entity that NRCS has determined to meet the requirements of 7 CFR § 1468.27. An Entity may only be certified by the Chief of NRCS. v Parcel means a farm or ranch submitted for consideration for funding under ACEP&E. vi Pending off~r n:ieans a written bid. contract, or option extended lo a Landowner by an eligible enuty to 8cqulre a conservation easement before the legal title to thes righbl has been conveyed for the purpose of: (1 )The agricultural use and future viability, and related conservation va lues, of eligible land by limiting non-agricultural uses-of that land; or (2) Grazing uses and related conservation values by restoring and conserving eligib le land. vil Agrlcu(tural land easement means an easement or other interest in eligible land that is conveyed for the purpose of protecting natural resources and the agricultural nature of the land, and of promoting agricultural viability for future generations, and permits the Landowner the right to continue agricultural production and related uses subject to an agricultural land easement plan, as approved by the NRCS. viii The NRCS may not use ACEP funds for the purposes of acquiring an easement on lands owned by an agency of the United States, other than land hetd in trust for Indian Tribes; and lands owned in fee title by a State, including an agency or a subdivision of a State, or a unit of local government. Such lands are ineligible forACEP. ix Purchase price means the fair market value of the agricultural land easement as detennined by an NRCS approved methodology, minus the Landowner donation. x Landowners shall not donate any part of the Federal share or non-Federal cash contribution back to the entity as a condition of purchase or closing. PAGESofS