Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 2 - Agriculture and Commerce
Part 903 - MSCWW Cost Share Program
Chapter 1 - Cost Share Programs Rules and Procedures
Rule 2-903-1.5 - Definition of Term

A. ACP - Agricultural Conservation Program which provides cost share payment administered by United States Department of Agriculture, ASCS.

B. Allocation - Funds set aside for a soil and water conservation district to use.

C. Applicant - Any landowner or operator that has requested cost share money by completing the proper form.

D. Appropriation - Funds appropriated by the Mississippi Legislature to the Commission for

use on the cost share program.

E. Case File - A record assembled and maintained in a folder by the district for each applicant.

F. Categories - Those titles assigned to a group of practices according to the purpose for which they are installed.

G. Certifying Technician - A qualified employee of the District, Soil Conservation Service, Mississippi Forestry Commission, or the Department of Wildlife Conservation.

H. Commission - The Mississippi Soil and Water Conservation Commission.

I. Commissioner - An elected or appointed member of the Soil and Water Conservation District Board.

J. Complaint - A written, signed document appealing a decision of the district.

K. District - A governmental subdivision of the State and a public body, corporate and political, organized, for the purpose, with the powers and subject to the restrictions hereinafter set forth.

L. District Cooperator - A landowner or operator that has a signed farmer cooperative agreement and has been approved by the district.

M. District Plan - A plan made by the district showing the priority of practices for cost share utilization.

N. Excessive Erosion - Erosion exceeding the tolerable limits.

O. Land Operator - Any person, firm or corporation, other than the owner, who shall be in possession of any lands lying within a soil and water conservation district whether as leaseholder, renter, tenant, or otherwise.

P. Landowner - Any person, firm or corporation who shall hold a legal or equitable title to any lands lying within a soil and water conservation district.

Q. MFC - Mississippi Forestry Commission.

R. Obligated Funds - Funds that are approved and set aside for cost share payment.

S. Conservation Plan - A record of landowner's or operator's land use(s) and conservation treatment decisions for a field or farm.

T. Practice Description - A description of each approved practice showing primary purpose, description, where applicable, component parts and maintenance requirements. Secondary benefits may also be included.

U. Practice list - A list of approved practices by priorities, practice name and number.

V. Practice Specification - A description of each approved practice showing how it will be installed.

W. Program Year - Fiscal year (July 1 - June 30) for which the funds were appropriated.

X. Soil Erosion Control Practices - Those practices for which the primary purpose is reducing erosion.

Y. USDA, NRCS - United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service.

Z. Water Conservation Practices - Those practices for which the primary purpose is to store surface water or increase infiltration.

AA. Wildlife Habitat Improvement - Those practices for which the primary purpose is to preserve or improve wildlife habitat.