### Question
Can you define what cost sharing payment means?


### Answer
**Cost sharing payment** is defined as the following in *16 U.S.C. § 3801*:

> a payment made by the Secretary to an owner or operator of a farm or ranch containing highly erodible cropland under the provisions of section 3834(b) of this title

#### Citation:
  - *16 U.S.C. § 3801*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 58-ERODIBLE LAND AND WETLAND CONSERVATION AND RESERVE PROGRAM > SUBCHAPTER I-DEFINITIONS**

