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Conservation Security Act

Introduced: March 29, 2001 Introduced by: Thune, John Republican · South Dakota See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 15, 2001
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Apr 13, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development and Research.
Mar 29, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Mar 29, 2001
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Conservation Security Act - 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.

What's happening now May 15, 2001

Executive Comment Requested from USDA.

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