Loan limitations

(a) For each application period:

(1) Loans to intermediaries will not exceed $5,000,000 to any intermediary;

(2) Loans to ultimate recipients will not exceed the loan limit for a Direct Farm Ownership loan as specified in § 761.8(a)(1)(i) of this chapter to any ultimate recipient.

(b) Loans to the ultimate recipient may not be used:

(1) For any land improvement, development purpose, acquisition or repair of buildings, acquisition of personal property, payment of operating costs, payment of finders' fees, or similar costs;

(2) For any purpose that will contribute to excessive erosion of highly erodible land or for the conversion of wetlands to produce an agricultural commodity as specified in 7 CFR part 12; or

(3) To resolve heirs' property issues on property that will not be used, or has traditionally not been used, for production agricultural purposes.

(c) The HPRP loan amount may not exceed the current market value of the land determined by an appraisal that meets the requirements specified in § 761.7(b)(1) of this chapter; and

(d) Intermediaries who receive HPRP funding are not permitted to charge the ultimate recipients for mediation services provided through grants received under the Agency's State Agriculture Mediation Program (part 785 of this chapter).