12 2 STA T . 1 680PUBLIC LA W 110 – 2 4 6 —J U NE 18 , 2008 (d)PLANTI N GTR AN SFE RA B ILIT Y PIL O T PRO J E C T .— ( 1 ) PILOT P ROJECT A U T H ORI Z E D .— Notwi t hs t an din gp a r a - graphs (1) and ( 2 )o f s ub s ec tion (b) and in addition to the e x ceptions pro v ided in subsection (c) , the S ecretar y sha l l carry out a pilot pro j ect to per m it the planting of cucumbers, green peas, lima beans, pump k ins, snap beans, sweet corn, and toma- toes grown for processing on base acres during each of the 2 0 0 9 through 2012 crop years. (2) PILOT PROJECT STATES AND ACRES.—The number of base acres eligible during each crop year for the pilot project under paragraph (1) shall be— ( A ) 9,000 acres in the State of I llinois
( B ) 9,000 acres in the State of Indiana; ( C ) 1,000 acres in the State of Iowa; ( D ) 9,000 acres in the State of M ichigan; ( E ) 34 ,000 acres in the State of Minnesota; ( F ) 4,000 acres in the State of O hio; and ( G ) 9,000 acres in the State of W isconsin. (3) CONTRACT AND M ANAGEMENT RE Q UIREMENTS.—To be eligible for selection to participate in the pilot project, the producers on a farm shall— (A) demonstrate to the Secretary that the producers on the farm have entered into a contract to produce a crop of a commodity specified in paragraph (1) for proc- essing; (B) agree to produce the crop as part of a program of crop rotation on the farm to achieve agronomic and pest and disease management benefits; and (C) provide evidence of the disposition of the crop. (4) TEMPORARY REDUCTION IN BASE ACRES.—The base acres on a farm for a crop year shall be reduced by an acre for each acre planted under the pilot program. ( 5 ) DURATION OF REDUCTIONS.—The reduction in the base acres of a farm for a crop year under paragraph (4) shall expire at the end of the crop year. ( 6 ) R ECALCULATION OF BASE ACRES.— (A) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary recalculates base acres for a farm while the farm is included in the pilot project, the planting and production of a crop of a com- modity specified in paragraph (1) on base acres for which a temporary reduction was made under this section shall be considered to be the same as the planting and production of a covered commodity. (B) PROHIBITION.—Nothing in this paragraph provides authority for the Secretary to recalculate base acres for a farm. ( 7 ) PILOT IMPACT E V ALUATION.— (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall periodically evaluate the pilot project conducted under this subsection to determine the effects of the pilot project on the supply and price of— (i) fresh fruits and vegetables; and (ii) fruits and vegetables for processing. (B) DETERMINATION.—An evaluation under subpara- graph (A) shall include a determination as to whether— (i) producers of fresh fruits and vegetables are being negatively impacted; and
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