HR 3574 · 101th Congress · Environmental Protection
Agriculture and Ground Water Policy Coordination Act
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Introduced2
Committee3
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Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture.(1989-11-06)
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Agriculture and Ground Water Policy Coordination Act - Title I: Ground Water Policy in the Department of Agriculture - Sets forth the groundwater policy of the Department of Agriculture (the Department) with respect to agrichemicals. Establishes the Office of Ground Water Policy Coordination (the Office) in the Department. Sets forth the duties of the Director of the Office (the Director). Establishes an interagency committee on groundwater policy in the Department. Requires the Director to establish technical advisory committees, as necessary. Requires the Director to formalize the existence of certain technical integration groups. Authorizes the Director to establish interagency technical support committees. Provides for the development and implementation of agricultural groundwater policy within the Department, including an agency-specific groundwater policy statement and implementation plan, a national agricultural groundwater plan, and an annual groundwater activities report. Authorizes appropriations. Title II: Coordination with State Programs - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (the Secretary) to require the establishment of State groundwater coordinator committees (the c…
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Cosponsors (11)
4 Democrats7 Republicans