HR 4584 · 101th Congress · Agriculture and Food

Conservation Forestry Act of 1990

Introduced 1990-04-24· Sponsored by Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation Credit and Rural Development.(1990-05-01)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Conservation Forestry Act of 1990 - Title I: National Goals for Windbreaks, Shelterbelts, Wildlife Corridors, and Sustainable Agroforestry Systems - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish national goals for windbreaks, shelterbelts, wildlife corridors, and sustainable agroforestry systems. Title II: Agroforestry Research - Directs the Secretary to establish a Semiarid Agroforestry Research, Development, and Demonstration Center at Forest Service facilities at Lincoln, Nebraska. Requires the Director of the Center to establish a National Clearinghouse on Agroforestry Conservation and Promotion. Authorizes appropriations. Title III: Programs to Promote Tree Planting and Windbreak and Shelterbelt Establishment and Maintenance - Subtitle A: Conservation Reserve Program - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to extend the conservation reserve program (CRP) through 1995. Provides for a minimum CRP acreage planted to trees. Makes cropland suitable for shelterbelts, windbreaks, wildlife corridors, or filter strips eligible for the CRP. Gives special consideration for such eligibility to cropland influencing surface or groundwater quality. Provides for cost sharing assistance. Ma…

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