Regulation
Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program
The Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 amended the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture for the Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) to provide additional cost-share assistance to landowners who enter into an agreement to protect and restore plant and animal habitat for a term of at least 15 years. The current regulations for WHIP require cost-share agreements to be for a term of 5 to 10 years. This change will amend the program regulation to conform to the statutory language.