HR 5844 · 95th Congress · Agriculture and Food

Demonstration Farm Act

Introduced 1977-03-31· Sponsored by Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-36]· 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 House Committee on Agriculture.(1977-03-31)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Demonstration Farm Act - Establishes within the Department of Agriculture the Research and Demonstration Planning Committee which shall be responsible for compiling a list of agricultural conservation research projects and for meeting with regional representatives of the State departments of agriculture to determine which projects will be useful and beneficial to the several States. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to use 80 percent of the appropriations authorized under this Act to make grants to State departments of agriculture. Requires the State departments to use such funds to establish: (1) one model farm to demonstrate all the agricultural conservation research projects; and (2) during each calendar year after the first two years for which a State department receives grants, not less than ten demonstrations of agricultural conservation research projects which the department selects from among the projects demonstrated on the model farm. Stipulates the terms of any agreement entered into between selected farmowners and the State departments of agriculture for the establishment of such demonstration projects. Authorizes the appropriation of $20,000,000 for the purposes of…

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