HR 4536 · 100th Congress · Agriculture and Food

A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to use multiyear set-asides to establish wildlife habitats and feeding areas.

Introduced 1988-05-04· Sponsored by Rep. Weber, Vin [R-MN-2]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to Subcommittee on Wheat, Soybeans, and Feed Grains.(1988-05-06)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to permit eligible producers to enroll 1988 through 1990 set-aside acreage in a three-year wildlife habitat and vegetative cover set-aside program (program). Directs the Secretary to offer cost-sharing program incentives. Provides for Federal-State cost sharing. Limits program participation to producers who have participated in farm programs in two of the three crop years prior to program enrollment. Limits program acreage to not more than 50 percent of a producer's set-aside acreage, and authorizes the enrollment of up to 50 percent of paid land diversion acreage in the program. Requires the program to be carried out through the Commodity Credit Corporation.…

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Cosponsors (11)

4 Democrats7 Republicans