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FARM AND RANCH LANDS PROTECTION PROGRAM

(FRPP)

Farm Security and RuralInvestment Act of 2002

United States Department of Agriculture

Natural Resources Conservation Service

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FRPP Key Points

• Purchases conservation easements to limit non-agricultural land use conversion

• Matches funds to organizations with existing farmland protection programs

• Landowners retain all agriculture rights

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FRPP Key Points

• To be eligible, farms or ranches must

– Be privately own

– Contain 50 percent of prime, unique, or statewide important soils

– Be subject to a pending offer

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FRPP Key Points

• Allows for purchase of perpetual easements

• Easements held by the eligible entity

• Eligible entities include tribes, state and local government, and NGOs

• Available in all states

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