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HR 2141 116th 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

Introduced: April 8, 2019 Introduced by: Walberg, Tim Republican · Michigan See on congress.gov
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May 7, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Apr 8, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Apr 8, 2019
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Great Lakes Agricultural Stewardship Act

This bill requires 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 May 7, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

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