Okla. Stat. tit. 74, § 74-5063.23
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Borrower eligibility criteria
Official statutory text
To be eligible for the Beginning Agricultural Producer Pool
provided for in Section 695.24 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
a borrower must:
1. Be a resident of Oklahoma;
2. Be, or one of the borrowers must be, the principal operator
of the farm;
3. Have sufficient education, training or experience in the
type of farming for which the loan is desired;
4. Have a total net worth, including total assets minus total
liabilities of the borrower's spouse and dependents, of less than
Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00) in 1992 and an amount in
subsequent years determined by multiplying Two Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($200,000.00) by the cumulative inflation rate in years
subsequent to 1992 as determined by the United States All-Items
Consumer Price Index;
5. Demonstrate a need for the loan;
6. Demonstrate an ability to repay the loan;
7. Certify that the agricultural land to be purchased will be
used by the borrower for agricultural purposes;
8. Certify that farming will be the principal occupation of the
borrower;
9. Agree to participate in a farm management program approved
by the Commissioner of Agriculture for at least the first five (5)
years of the loan, if an approved program is available within forty-
five (45) miles from the borrower's residence;
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 74. State Government Page 1151
10. Agree to file an approved soil and water conservation plan
with the soil conservation service office in the county where the
land is located;
11. Agree that the original principal amount of funding
pursuant to this act shall not exceed Two Hundred Fifty Thousand
Dollars ($250,000.00); and
12. Meet such other requirements as deemed necessary by the
Oklahoma Development Finance Authority.
provided for in Section 695.24 of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes,
a borrower must:
1. Be a resident of Oklahoma;
2. Be, or one of the borrowers must be, the principal operator
of the farm;
3. Have sufficient education, training or experience in the
type of farming for which the loan is desired;
4. Have a total net worth, including total assets minus total
liabilities of the borrower's spouse and dependents, of less than
Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00) in 1992 and an amount in
subsequent years determined by multiplying Two Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($200,000.00) by the cumulative inflation rate in years
subsequent to 1992 as determined by the United States All-Items
Consumer Price Index;
5. Demonstrate a need for the loan;
6. Demonstrate an ability to repay the loan;
7. Certify that the agricultural land to be purchased will be
used by the borrower for agricultural purposes;
8. Certify that farming will be the principal occupation of the
borrower;
9. Agree to participate in a farm management program approved
by the Commissioner of Agriculture for at least the first five (5)
years of the loan, if an approved program is available within forty-
five (45) miles from the borrower's residence;
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 74. State Government Page 1151
10. Agree to file an approved soil and water conservation plan
with the soil conservation service office in the county where the
land is located;
11. Agree that the original principal amount of funding
pursuant to this act shall not exceed Two Hundred Fifty Thousand
Dollars ($250,000.00); and
12. Meet such other requirements as deemed necessary by the
Oklahoma Development Finance Authority.
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