Agricultural Land Protection Act

failedUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

1 March 1979

Last action

7 February 1980 · Floor

Status

Measure failed of passage in House, roll call #37 (177-210).

Summary

Agricultural Land Protection Act - Title I: Federal Agency Compliance - Requires the interpretation and administration of the policies, regulations, and public laws of the United States in accordance with a recognition of the rights and responsibilities of private landholders in making land use decisions, and the rights and responsibilities of State and local governments in developing public policies regarding non-Federal land use. Directs Federal agencies to consider the retention of agricultural land for agricultural purposes when they make decisions which impact directly or indirectly on private, and State and local government public land, as well as on Federal land. Requires all such Federal agencies to review their administrative procedures, especially those regarding land acquisition and management, in order to bring them into conformity with the policies and purposes of this Title. Title II: Study Committee on Protection of Agricultural Land - Establishes a Study Committee on Protection of Agricultural Land to study: (1) agricultural land in the United States; (2) the effects of industrial development, climate and other factors on the productivity of such land; (3) the acquisition of such land by persons not engaged in agricultural activities; and (4) methods of protecting and improving such land, and of reducing the amount of it being converted to nonagricultural uses. Requires a final report of the Committee's findings, conclusions and recommendations to the President and to Congress by July 1, 1983. Title III: Demonstration Program - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, during a three-year period, to provide financial and technical assistance to States and local governments for the development, demonstration, and testing of methods of reducing the quantity of agricultural land (including such land in and around urban areas) being converted from agricultural uses to nonagricultural uses. Limits such financial assistance to not more than 50 percent of the cost of preparing, establishing, demonstrating, conducting, and testing two such reduction projects. Title IV: Technical Assistance Program - Directs the Secretary, through the Soil Conservation Service, to provide States and local governments with: (1) technical assistance concerning methods of protecting agricultural land and reducing its conversion to nonagricultural uses; and (2) financial assistance (not to exceed 50 percent of costs) to enable such governments to develop plans to implement such methods. Title V: General Provisions - Authorizes specified appropriations for fiscal years 1980 through 1983.

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Timeline

1 March 1979
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
Source: IntroReferral
1 March 1979
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
1 March 1979
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
16 November 1979
Reported
Reported to House from the Committee on Agriculture with amendment, H. Rept. 96-654.
Source: Committee
16 November 1979
Reported
Reported to House from the Committee on Agriculture with amendment, H. Rept. 96-654.
Source: Committee
6 February 1980
Floor
Measure called up by special rule in House.
Source: Floor
7 February 1980
Vote
Measure failed of passage in House, roll call #37 (177-210).
Source: Floor
7 February 1980
Vote
Failed of passage/not agreed to in House: Measure failed of passage in House, roll call #37 (177-210).
Source: Floor
7 February 1980
Floor
Measure considered in House.
Source: Floor

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Failed of passage in House
summary · EN · 7 February 1980
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Reported to House with amendment(s)
summary · EN · 16 November 1979
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Introduced in House
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Related records

related to → A resolution providing for the consideration of H.R. 2551, a bill to establish internal Federal policy concerning protection of certain agricultural land; to establish a Study Committee on the Protection of Agricultural Land; to establish a demonstration program relating to methods of protecting certain agricultural land from being used for nonagricultural purposes; and for other purposes.

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/house-bill/2551
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/96/hr/2551
us · 96-hr-2551 · source updated 2 September 2025