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S. 1462 (95th)
A bill relating to the Emergency Run-Off Retardation and Soil-Erosion Prevention Program.
Introduced
5 May 1977
Last action
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Status
Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
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Subjects
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14 January 2025
Summary
Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to undertake emergency measures for run-off retardation and soil-erosion prevention, in cooperation with landowners and land users, as he deems necessary to safeguard lives and property from floods, drought, and the products of erosion on any watershed whenever fire or any other natural occurrence has caused a sudden impairment of such watershed. Authorizes the United States Treasury to establish an emergency fund to carry out such emergency activities. Authorizes such appropriations as Congress determines necessary for such a fund.
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Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 5 May 1977
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/senate-bill/1462
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/95/s/1462