Agricultural Water Quality Act

Summary

Agricultural Water Quality Act -- Title I: Findings and Policy -- States the findings of Congress and declares that it is the policy of the Congress that the Department of Agriculture be responsible for assisting farmers, ranchers, other land users, and local and State water quality management agencies in the implementation of programs for the maintenance or enhancement of water quality impaired by activities on lands used for the production of food, forage, fiber, and forest products; and for reduction of sediment and erosion from related rural activities. Title II: Program -- Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to implement a nationwide agricultural water quality assistance program to maintain or enhance the quality of water in rural areas. Specifies components of such a program. Requires local organizations to prepare and submit to the Secretary for approval agricultural water quality plans containing specified items of information. Title III: Administration -- Requires the Secretary to prepare annual reports evaluating the program's effectiveness, in particular assessing the balance between economic factors and water quality factors being obtained by the program.

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 30 June 1977

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