CFR > Title 7 - Agriculture > SUBTITLE B—Regulations of the Department of Agriculture > CHAPTER VII—FARM SERVICE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (parts 700 to 799) > SUBCHAPTER A—AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION PROGRAM (parts 700 to 708) > PART 701—EMERGENCY CONSERVATION PROGRAM, EMERGENCY FOREST RESTORATION PROGRAM, AND CERTAIN RELATED PROGRAMS PREVIOUSLY ADMINISTERED UNDER THIS PART > SUBPART A—General (§701.1 to §701.45) > 701.37—Loss of control of the property during the practice life span.

701.37—Loss of control of the property during the practice life span.

In the event of voluntary or involuntary loss of control of the land by the ECP or EFRP cost-share recipient during the practice life-span, if the person or legal entity acquiring control elects not to become a successor to the ECP or EFRP agreement and the practice is not maintained, each participant who received cost-share assistance for the practice may be jointly and severally liable for refunding any ECP or EFRP cost-share assistance related to that practice. The practice life span, for purposes of this section, includes any maintenance period that is essential to its success.

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[69 FR 10302, Mar. 4, 2004, as amended at 75 FR 70088, Nov. 17, 2010]