HR 3518
115th Congress
House
Agriculture and Food
Agricultural conservation and pollution
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Great Lakes
Illinois
Indiana
Lakes and rivers
Michigan
Minnesota
New York State
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Water quality
Watersheds
Wisconsin
Great Lakes Agricultural Stewardship Act
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 1, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Jul 27, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Jul 27, 2017
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Great Lakes Agricultural Stewardship Act
This bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to require the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a Great Lakes basin initiative for agricultural nonpoint source pollution prevention. (Nonpoint source pollution comes from diffuse sources and is caused by precipitation moving over or through the ground and carrying pollution.)
In implementing the initiative, USDA must:
- provide grants to Great Lakes states (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, or Wisconsin) for education and outreach, technical assistance, and voluntary verification programs regarding nonpoint source pollution from agricultural activities;
- establish a funding priority within the Great Lakes basin for payments to producers that participate in the initiative to achieve verification through a state verification program; and
- use existing data where it is available.
In carrying out the initiative, states may collaborate with entities that have agricultural or environmental expertise, including academic or nonprofit organizations.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Committees of jurisdiction
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