(b) Contract terms. An EQIP contract will—

1. (1) Identify all conservation practices to be implemented, the timing of practice installation, the O&M requirements for the practices, and applicable payments allocated to the practices under the contract;
2. (2) Have a term for no more than 10 years;

3. (3) Incorporate all provisions as required by law or statute, including requirements that the participant will—

   1. (i) Not implement any practices on the enrolled land that would defeat the program's purposes,
   2. (ii) Refund any program payments received with interest, and forfeit any future payments under the program, on the violation of a term or condition of the contract, consistent with the provisions of § 1466.26,
   3. (iii) Refund all program payments received on the transfer of the right and interest of the producer in land subject to the contract, unless the transferee of the right and interest agrees to assume all obligations, including O&M of the EQIP contract's conservation practices, consistent with the provisions of § 1466.25,
   4. (iv) Develop and implement any conservation practices identified in an EQIP plan of operations consistent with a CNMP when the EQIP contract includes an animal waste management facility on an AFO,
   5. (v) Implement conservation practices consistent with an approved forest management plan when the EQIP plan of operations includes forest-related practices that address resource concerns on NIPF,
   6. (vi) Supply information as required by NRCS to determine compliance with contract and program requirements, and
   7. (vii) Specify the participant's responsibilities for the O&M of the applied conservation practices, consistent with the provisions of § 1466.22; and
4. (4) Specify any other provision determined necessary or appropriate by NRCS to achieve the technical requirements of a practice or purposes of the program.

(e) Waiver to contract limitation.

1. (1) The Chief may waive the contract limitation set forth in paragraph (d) of this section if the Chief determines that—

   1. (i) The waiver is in the best interests of the program; and

   2. (ii) The contract involves either—

      1. (A) A joint operation,
      2. (B) A group project, such as for the development of an anaerobic digestor or the improvement of privately owned and operated irrigation systems that benefits multiple producers or a large area of land; or
      3. (C) A water management entity for which NRCS has approved a payment limitation waiver.
2. (2) A contract for which the Chief has granted a waiver to the contract limitation set forth in paragraph (d) of this section shall be limited to no more than $900,000.