A bill to authorize supplemental appropriations for the Department of Agriculture.

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Department of Agriculture Solar Energy Research and Development Supplemental Appropriations Authorization Act - Expresses the findings of Congress, including that the development of agricultural apparatus and solar technology will benefit not only the farmer but the Nation in general. Authorizes to be appropriated for the United States Department of Agriculture for fiscal year 1975, the following sums: (1) $200,000 for a feasibility study on a central research facility and information exchange center for solar energy agricultural research; (2) $25,000,000 for distribution through grant allocation for accelerated research into the practical application of solar energy to agricultural affairs; and (3) $35,000 to investigate and make recommendations on the feasibility of granting tax deductions for the construction and installation of solar crop dryers, greenhouses, windmills, and other facilities which harness the energy of the sun for the needs of the farm.

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 28 February 1974

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