LIMITATION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INCENTIVES PROGRAM PAYMENTS.

SEC. 2508. LIMITATION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INCENTIVES PROGRAM PAYMENTS. Section 1240G of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–7) is amended—(1) by striking “An individual or entity” and inserting “(a) limitation.—Subject to subsection (b), a person or legal entity”;(2) by striking “$450,000” and inserting “$300,000”;(3) by striking “the individual” both places it appears and inserting “the person”; and(4) by adding at the end the following new subsection:“(b) Waiver Authority.—In the case of contracts under this chapter for projects of special environmental significance (including projects involving methane digesters), as determined by the Secretary, the Secretary may—122 STAT. 1792“(1) waive the limitation otherwise applicable under subsection (a); and“(2) raise the limitation to not more than $450,000 during any six-year period.”.