§82.6. Rate of payment; total payments. — Inbound Citations

To obtain payment for the trees removed, the grower must submit to CCPA by December 31, 2026, a completed Notification of Clingstone Peach Tree Removal form provided by CCPA. Such form shall include CCPA's certification that the qualifying trees from the acreage have been removed. AMS will then issue payment authorization to the grower in the amount of $150 per eligible ton removed, or the amount consistent with the minimum and maximum payment per acre as specified in § 82.6. AMS has no authority over the issuance of payments made to growers by CCPA under the Program.

(a) If total applications for payment do not exceed $9,000,000, less the costs of administration, grower payments, as set forth in § 82.6, will be made under the Program to any grower of clingstone peaches who complies with the requirements in § 82.8 and all other terms and conditions in this part.

(g) Non-bearing, immature orchards previously under contract with a processor may be eligible for the minimum payment under § 82.6(a) provided that:

(1) Trees were planted under a contractual agreement prior to July 1, 2025;

(2) Tree removal can be verified; and