ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INCENTIVES PROGRAM PLAN.

SEC. 2506. ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INCENTIVES PROGRAM PLAN.(a) Plan of Operations.—Section 1240E(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–5(a)) is amended—(1) in the subsection heading, by striking “In General” and inserting “Plan of Operations”;(2) in matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “cost-share payments or incentive”;(3) in paragraph (2), by striking “and” after the semicolon at the end;(4) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and(5) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:“(4) in the case of forest land, is consistent with the provisions of a forest management plan that is approved by the Secretary, which may include—“(A) a forest stewardship plan described in section 5 of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2103a);“(B) another practice plan approved by the State forester; or“(C) another plan determined appropriate by the Secretary.”.(b) Avoidance of Duplication.—Subsection (b) of section 1240E of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–5) is amended to read as follows:“(b) Avoidance of Duplication.—The Secretary shall—“(1) consider a plan developed in order to acquire a permit under a water or air quality regulatory program as the equivalent of a plan of operations under subsection (a), if the plan contains elements equivalent to those elements required by a plan of operations; and“(2) to the maximum extent practicable, eliminate duplication of planning activities under the program under this chapter and comparable conservation programs.”.