Conservation Security Act of 2000

Summary

Conservation Security Act of 2000 - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a conservation security program to assist agricultural owners and operators promote conservation of soil, water, and related resources such as wildlife and wetlands. Requires a participant to submit a resource security plan. Sets forth three tiers of resource security plan conservation practices, and bases a participant's annual payments upon implemented tiers.

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Timeline

1. 27 October 2000

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 27 October 2000

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 27 October 2000 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 27 October 2000

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 27 October 2000

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 27 October 2000

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Sponsors

• Rep. Harkin, Tom [D-IA-5] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Johnson, Tim [D-SD-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Kerrey, J. Robert [D-NE] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] · D · Cosponsor
• · ssaf00 · Standing

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