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Forest Land Enhancement Program; Determination of Primary Purpose of Certain Payments for Federal Tax Purposes
A Notice by the Agriculture Department on
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- 06/04/2003
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- Department of Agriculture
- Office of the Secretary
- Dates:
- The Secretary's determination was signed May 21, 2003.
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- 68 FR 33443
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- 33443 (1 page)
- Document Number:
- 03-13928
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AGENCY:
Office of the Secretary, USDA.
ACTION:
Notice of determination.
SUMMARY:
The Secretary of Agriculture has determined that cost-share payments made to individuals under the Forest Land Enhancement Program (FLEP) are made primarily for the purpose of conserving soil and water resources, protecting or restoring the environment, improving forests, or providing a habitat for wildlife. This determination permits recipients to exclude certain payments under FLEP from gross income for Federal income tax purposes to the extent allowed by the Internal Revenue Service.
DATES:
The Secretary's determination was signed May 21, 2003.
ADDRESSES:
Questions may be addressed to Hal Brockman, Program Manager, Forest Land Enhancement Program, Cooperative Forestry Staff, Forest Service, USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Mail Stop 1123, Washington, DC 20250-1123. A copy of the determination is available upon request. Information about the Forest Land Enhancement Program may also be obtained from the World Wide Web/Internet at http://www.fs.fed.us/spf/coop/flep.htm.
Start Further InfoFOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Hal Brockman, Cooperative Forestry Staff, USDA Forest Service, (202) 205-1694.
End Further Info End Preamble Start Supplemental InformationSUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Section 126 of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. 126, as amended) provides that all or part of payments made to persons under certain cost-sharing programs in 26 U.S.C. (a)(1) through (10) may be excluded from the recipient's gross income for Federal income tax purposes under two conditions: (1) If the Secretary of Agriculture determines that the payments are made primarily for the purpose of conserving soil and water resources, protecting or restoring the environment, improving forests, or providing a habitat for wildlife (the criteria for making such a determination are set forth in 7 CFR part 14, Determining the Primary Purpose of Certain Payments for Federal Tax Purposes), and (2) If the payments are determined by the Secretary of the Treasury as not increasing substantially the annual income derived from the property.
To make such a determination, the Secretary of Agriculture evaluates a cost-share conservation program based on the criteria set out in 7 CFR part 14. Following a primary purpose determination by the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of the Treasury must determine that payments made under the cost-share conservation program do not substantially increase the annual income derived from the property benefited by the payments.
Therefore, having carefully examined the authorizing legislation for the Forest Land Enhancement Program (FLEP) (Title VIII of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002; Pub. L. 107-171) and the planned operating procedures, the Secretary of Agriculture has determined, according to the criteria set forth in 7 CFR part 14, that the cost-share payments for implementing approved practices under FLEP are made primarily for the purpose of conserving soil and water resources, improving forests, protecting and restoring the environment, and providing a habitat for wildlife.
Subject to further determination by the Secretary of the Treasury that payments made under FLEP do not substantially increase the annual income derived from the property benefited by these payments, this determination by the Secretary of Agriculture permits payment recipients to exclude from gross income for Federal income tax purposes, all or part of the cost-share payments made under this program to the extent allowed by the Internal Revenue Service.
Start SignatureDated: May 21, 2003.
Ann M. Veneman,
Secretary of Agriculture.
[FR Doc. 03-13928 Filed 6-3-03; 8:45 am]
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