Soil and Water Conservation Act of 1983

Summary

Soil and Water Conservation Act of 1983 - Title I - Defines "conservation district" and "highly erodible land" for purposes of this Act. Title II - Makes crops grown on highly erodible land that has not been farmed during the past ten years ineligible for: (1) price supports, income assistance, or adjustment payments; (2) storage facility construction loans; (3) crop insurance; (4) disaster payments; or (5) any new Farmers Home Administration loan that will contribute to excessive erosion of such land. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) use the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation county committees to administer such program; (2) provide for land classification appeals; and (3) complete private land soil classification surveys, concentrating in areas with significant amounts of erodible land conversion. Title III - Requires the Secretary to submit a soil conservation set-aside study to the appropriate congressional committees by December 15, 1984. Title IV - Authorizes the Secretary to carry out a long-term highly erodible land reserve program. Sets forth program provisions. Authorizes FY 1985 appropriations. Requires a program report to the appropriate congressional committees by December 15, 1984. Title V - Directs the Secretary to carry out a nationwide soil and water conservation promotion program. Requires a program report to the appropriate congressional committees by December 15, 1984.

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 15 September 1983

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