A bill to amend section 16(b) of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, as amended, providing for a Great Plains conservation program.

Summary

Amends the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act to remove: (1) the December 31, 1981 termination date for the period during which the Secretary of Agriculture may enter into conservation contracts with land owners and operators in the Great Plains States; (2) the restriction on such contracts to lands designated by the Secretary as susceptible to serious wind erosion; and (3) the ceilings on the total cost of the program and on aggregate annual payments.

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Timeline

1. 1 December 1977

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 1 December 1977

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 1 December 1977

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 1 December 1977

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsag00 · Standing

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