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Home My WebLink AboutCOM 0781.001 2008-2010 BRENDA J. FORD = • -- or x • ,, Phone: (808) 326 -5684 M.... Council Member :�„ Fax: (808) 329 - 4786 Council District 7 — Central Kona r .�'� "'� ` -, Email: bjord @co.hawaii.Hi.us : •' rt oi... Hawai `i County Council County of Hawairi Kailua Trade Center 75 -5706 Hanama Place, Suite 109 Kailua -Kona, Hawai'i 96740 0 G> l l Q n }�^'• II Date: May 13, 2010 To: J Yoshimoto, Chair -110 i 1 i And Members of the Hawai`i County Council x.:' ;1 tv From: V3renda J. Ford '"' 0) Council Member, District 7 Subject: Communication 781- CREP Presentation In regard to Communication 781, attached is a copy of the power point presentation that Mr. Lester Ueda will be discussing on May 18, 2010 in the Food & Energy Sustainability Committee at 10:30 a.m. Please generate the appropriate copies for each Council Member, and the appropriate staff. Mahalo. BJF /lw Comm. No gi ' I Ref. To: �SL Ref, Date MAY 1 8 7(110 Serving the Interests of the People of Our Island. Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer • Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program l Hawai'i g C RE P h!RT Restoring our Islands Mauka to Makai Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program The logo for Hawaii CREP expresses what Hawaii CREP is about. H a w a i' i -• CREP Restoring our Islands Mauka to Makai Restoring our Islands Mauka to Makai Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program CREP Overview • Offshoot of the country's largest private -lands environmental improvement program - the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). • Voluntary land retirement program • Helps agricultural producers protect environmentally sensitive land, decrease erosion, restore wildlife habitat, and safeguard ground and surface water. In Hawaii, CREP is a partnership between landowners, the State of Hawaii, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. By combining resources with harmers, CREP provides farmers and ranchers with a sound financial package for conserving and enhancing the natural resources of Hawaii. Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program Hawaii CREP 20 -year incentive program to encolrage farmers and ranchers to voluntarily remove targetedlands from agricultural producton Landowners will bn asked to enact watershed onservation practice on their lands for the purpose of r . e ` °. • Enhancin bon r Hi • F J d s 1 n :1 gradation through lad Ot g • a g nativr kb Wl:y Ocror "�,. • 1 p g "IJf! Jp6 tub lab ( h 'r threatetted Jng J pei d r i • Increasing g a de M1 g t h r o u g h tie `y p {� pkthing of trees or upland par tureo N t • c o-nong Ow spread r nv. +memos 6.{ }I 7f sl5 1 tehtli Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program ■ Enrollment • 5 -year enrollment period • AGI (Adjusted Gross lirome) • Hawaii and Maui limitation of $1,00,000 of non- • Molokai and Lanai, fans income • Kauai, • unless income levels are 2/3 or • Oahu more from farming, ranching or forestry operations • 14 to I5 -year contract requirement with FSA and • Land must be owned or leased State for at least 1 -year prior to enrollment to beeligible • Lease operators and Fee Tait owners are eligble • Must be physically and legally capable of being croped in a • Large and small scale farmers normal manner are encouraged to participate Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program Components • Annual rental payment for enrollingn the CREP program. Amounts vary depending on land clasification and eliglbilty. • 50% cost -share reimbursement for installalionof approved conservation practices. • Sign -up incentive payments aid Practice incentive payments • Mid-contract Management available at $153 per acre • State payments includng an annual payment, corservation easements options, and potential additional cost-share reimbursement for practices. Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program Conservation Practices CI SC , } • CP3A Hardwmd Tree Planting • CP22 Riparian Buffer • CP23 & CP23A- Wetland Restoratim (Fioodplain & Non- floodplain • CP25 - Rare and Declining Habit&, Tropical Dryland Forest • CP29 - W ildliE Habitat Buffer • ` a ` • CP30- Marginal Pastureland Wetland Buffer q `v'x " n t ,5 V', a "<,.! ¢ f Y i +fi ' e 1 Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program Eligible Lands • 15,000 acres are available forenrollment of Hawaii CREP wihin the islands of Hawaii, Maui, Molokai, Lanai, Itivai, and Cahn. • Focused on agriculturally productive lands (copland and marginal pastureland). • Riparian buffer restoration musthave an perennial or intermittat stream, lake,pond, or other water body source present. 'Yp 44 I X4 r: 2; v t � ' 1 ah "" �.. a sd 9 . • Average widths for buffers shall have a minimum of 30 feet and shall not exceed 1,320 feel on highly erodible land. Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program Program Success • Partnership and Cooperation between multipleagencies to implement this program � s1 Benefits A \RCS • CREP is • cost-effectwe way to address environmental problems re • help meet regulatory requirements • • can provide a viable option to supplement farm income • Annual monitoring requirement, CREP helps Participants measure progress and ensure success. Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program Monitoring • Reporting Requiements • 10% reduction in sediment and nutrient runoff into streams. • 5% increase in coral reef cover and substantial increases in coral diversity on coral reefs. • 10%Ncrease and improvementT&E habitats. • Increases in groundwater recharge through the planting of trees in upland pastures. • Reduction in and control of invasive species. L D 4.1" ntThjttrit 3s Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program Lead Agencies C RE P ► • U. S. Department of Agriculture • Farm Service Agency (FSA) • Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) • State of Hawaii, Department of Land aid Natural Resources (DLNR) is the lead state agency • Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) is lead for DLNR • Other Partners Hawaii CREP Cwrdinator fw ' Contact: D Miss Zcher (808)5894169 or Melissa.I.Specher®liawaii.gov Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program Eligibility Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program Producer Eligibility Owners - owned land for 12 months b efore submitting offer - acquired the land by will or succession as a result of death - acquired the land under circumsta nces other than for placement in CRP, as determined by DAFP 2-CRP (R+, 4) pur.6 Producer Eligibility Operators must meet all of the below: - operated the land for 12 months before submitting the offer for CREP - provides satisfactory evidence, as determined by COC, that control of the land will - continue uninterrupted for the CRP -1 period • Operator eligibility requirements shall be satisfied if there is any combination of leasing and owning by the same "person" during the 12 -month period before . submitting of the offer Producer Eligibility Requirements AGI (Adjusted Gross Income) • AGI (Adjusted Gross Imome) limitation of 5100,000 of non -farm income • unless income levels are 2/3 or more from farming, ranching, or forestry operations Land Eligibility • To be eligible to be enrolled under HI CREP the land must: -be devoted to one or more of the HI CREP eligible practices -be within the CREP project boundaries -be suitable to be devoted to the eligible practices, as determined by NRCS or TSP NRCS FOTG, and in accordance with 2CRP Land Eligibility -for cropland, meet the basic CRP cropland eligibility criteria -for marginal pastureland, meet basic CRP marginal pastureland eligibility criteria Cropland Eligibility Eligible cropland includes cropland that must be both of the following: - planted or considered planted to an agricultural commodity during 4 of the 6 crop years 1996 -2001 - physically and legally capable of being planted in a normal manner to an agricultural commodity Marginal Pastureland Eligibility Marginal pastureland is: • Not cropland • Not forestland • Not woodland Note: Woodland includes wooded areas along streams and gulches - scattered trees would not be considered woodland. Land CANNOT be considered both cropland and marginal pastureland. Marginal Pastureland Eligibility MPL is Adjacent & Parallel to either: - Perennial stream - Seasonal stream - Intemittent stream (for Hawaii CREP only) - Permanent water body - lake or pond that provides at least a seasonal flow of surface water from the water body off the farm Marginal Pastureland Eligibility • Marginal pastureland has 2 rental rates: - $43 will be the rental rate for MPL UNLESS -MPL is located within or immediately adjacent to a Fderally listed critical or recovery habitat for threatened and endangered species as designated by the US Fish and Wildlife Service - Rental rate will then be $72 • Eligible Practices for HI CREP CRP -1 Eligible Practice Eligible Land Length . CP3A (Hardwood Tree Planting) Cmpand 14 to 15 CP22 (Riparian Buffer) Cropland and 14 to 15 Marginal Pastureland CP23 (Wetland Restoation) ' Cropland 19 to 15 CP23A (Wetland Restoration, Non Cropland 14 to 15 fbWPlaln) CP25 (Rare and Declining Habitat) Cropland 19 to 15 CP29 (Marginal Pastureland Wildlife Habitat Marginal Pastureland 19 to 15 Butter) CP30 (Marginal pastaleland Wetland Buller) Marginal Pastureland 14 to 15 Hawaii CREP Payments Hawaii CREP Payments will be comprised of the following: • CRP annual rental payment which includes the maximum allowable per acre maintenance rate MPL $43 - $72 per acre Cropland $140 - $225 per acre • Signup Incentive Program (51P) payments for CP22, CP23, CP23A, CP29 and CP30 $100 per acre Hawaii CREP Payments Hawaii CREP Payments (Continued): • CRP Cost -share payment not to exceed 50% of eligible costs for practice establishment • CRP mid-contract management $150 per acre not to exceed $450 per acre for the life of the contract • Practice Incentive Payment (PIP) for practices CP22, CP23, CP23A, CP29, and CP30 40% cost share of total eligible costs Payment Limitation Per Person and Entity, • $50,000 payment limitation per year Includes: - Annual Rental Payment - - Practice Incentive Payment - Signing Incentive Payment Mid Contract Management $150 per year per acre available 3 times during the contract • Not to exceed $450 per acre Payment includes invasive species control measures Feral pigs, sheeps, goats, weeds, plants 30 Acre Buffer July 1 Rental Pay Signing Incentive Payment 3000 Annual Rental Payment (JuIAug,Sepif 30 acres it $67 per acre / 12 months x 3 Mos 502.5 2nd year 2010 Install Fencing 20000 3rd year 2010 Ground Work & Planting 20000 4th year 2010 Total Cost 40000 56' year 2010 cost Share 50% of otal eligible cost -20000 Maint 4500 one time Practice Incentive Payment 20000 6th year 2010 40% of total eligible cost -16000 7th year 1010 Your Cost share 1056 of eligible cost 4000 ath year 1010 Maint 4500 906 year 2010 Total Cost to Participant . 10th year 2010 llth year 2010 Maint 4500 Note: Maintenance 30 acres x $150 - $4500 MR year 2010 1311' year 2010 14th year 2010 Total Maintenance and Rental Paymt Over 15 years 43132.5 Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program Lead Agencies CREP , • U.S. Department of Agriculture ....,,__..�_.d • Farm Service Agency (FSA) • Natural Resource Conservation Service • State of Hawaii, Department of Land au! Natural Resources (DLNR) Is the lead state agency • Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) is lead for DLNR • Other Partners _ ^I Hawaii County Faun ( \} O } O N RCSbifill' Service Lester U be& (808) 933 -8341 or lester.ueda @hi.usda.gov