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Rep. de la Garza, E. [D-TX-15]

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  • · House of Representatives · present
  • D · D · present

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Amendment· HAMDTHAMDT 896 (103rd)passed

An amendment comprised of several amendments offered en bloc which revise the bill's requirements regarding computer purchases to clarify that these provisions do not require any new purchases which the USDA otherwise would not have made; establish detailed procedures and deadlines for the operations of the National Appeals Division established in the bill; require USDA to conduct a referendum among local farmers before it may merge any existing county committee with another committee; direct USDA to take certain steps to remedy discrimination and inequities against socially disadvantaged farmers; require GAO to conduct a study to assess charges of discrimination in the representation of socially disadvantaged farmers on county committees; and to include "Buy-American" provisions in the bill.

United States · United States Congress

Amendment· HAMDTHAMDT 132 (101st)failed

An amendment in the nature of a substitute to repeal the $40 million permanent appropriation for Tongass timber operations; to direct USDA to renogotiate (not terminate) the 50 year contracts with the Ketchikan Pulp and Paper Company and the Alaska Lumber and Pulp Corporation, Inc.; to establish 23 additional wilderness areas covering approximately 1.8 million acres; to establish a Tongass timber harvesting ceiling of 4.5 billion board feet per decade effective in 1990; to establish a 100 foot wide non-logging zone around anadromous fish streams (not including tributaries); and, to prohibit the connection of the city of Tenakee Springs on the logging road system on Chichagof Island and the connection of Indian River and Game Creek roads.

United States · United States Congress

Amendment· HAMDTHAMDT 819 (103rd)passed

An amendment, offered as a substitute to the Penny amendment, to make reimbursement of private crop insurance providers mandatory spending for FYs 1995-1997. In FY 1997, only the administrative and operating expenses of private insurers would be mandatory, and reimbursement for agents' sales commissions would be discretionary spending. The amendnment would make various changes in the bill to produce estimated savings of $272 million to offset costs.

United States · United States Congress

Amendment· HAMDTHAMDT 863 (103rd)passed

An amendment comprised of six amendments offered en bloc to provide that the boundary of the Six Rivers National Forest will be extended as lands are acquired, and that the Forest Service may develop management plans only for lands that have been acquired and also to terminate the Forest Service's land acquisition authority under the bill 10 years after enactment; to provide that landowners within the 44,000-acre area where the bill authorizes the Forest Service to acquire lands shall be entitled to full and lawful use and enjoyment of their lands until the lands are actually acquired by the Federal Government; to provide that the Forest Service may not acquire lands under the bill without the consent of the landowner or by condemnation; to add to the bill's findings a statement which says "the continued fragmentation and loss of irreplaceable ecosystems creates an urgent need to develop creative solutions to achieve the long-term benefits of permanent protection and preservation"; to provide that land management restrictions imposed under the bill are not to preclude the use of mechanical transport during times of emergency involving the health or safety of an individual; and to add "Buy American" provisions to the bill.

United States · United States Congress

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