Comprehensive Conservation Enhancement Program (CCHP): — The 2002 farm bill (P.L. 107-171, Sec. 2006) created CCHP, the new name for the Environmental Conservation Acreage Reserve Program

Environmental Conservation Acreage Reserve Program

The Environmental Conservation Acreage Reserve Program was a United States umbrella program authorized by the 1990 farm bill that includes the Conservation Reserve Program, and the Wetland Reserve Program. The 1996 farm bill The Environmental Conservation Acreage Reserve Program (ECARP) was a...

 (ECARP). Like ECARP, the CCHP is not a program, but an umbrella authority that encompasses the Conservation Reserve Program

Conservation Reserve Program

The Conservation Reserve Program is a cost-share and rental payment program under the United States Department of Agriculture , and is administered by the USDA Farm Service Agency . Technical assistance for CRP is provided by the USDA Forest Service and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation...

, Wetland Reserve Program, and Environmental Quality Incentives Program

Environmental Quality Incentives Program

The Environmental Quality Incentives Program is a program created by the 1996 farm bill to provide primarily cost-sharing assistance, but also technical and educational assistance, aimed at promoting production and environmental quality, and optimizing environmental benefits...

. Good faith provisions

Good Faith Provisions

The good-faith provisions, enacted in the 2002 farm bill , allow the USDA to forgive a participant from the loss of commodity and conservation program benefits when it is determined that the participant either tried but failed to fully comply with program requirements, or relied on faulty advice...

 (P.L. 107-171, Sec. 1613), first established by the Agriculture Appropriations Act for FY2001 (P.L. 106-387, Sec. 755), apply to conservation programs as well.