S 1488 · 95th Congress · Agriculture and Food

Drought Disaster Warning and Assistance Act

Introduced 1977-05-11· Sponsored by Sen. Tower, John G. [R-TX]· Senate

Bill Progress

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Enacted
Latest: Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry.(1977-05-11)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Drought Disaster Warning and Assistance Act - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, through the Soil Conservation Service, to monitor soil moisture, rural water supplies, and other drought-related indicators in drought-prone areas in order to provide information for making decisions about early actions to be taken by Federal, State, and local governments and landowners or land users to minimize the effects of drought. Directs the Secretary to accelerate financial and technical assistance to farmers and ranchers and to develop and help implement additional conservation techniques or activities that will lessen the impact of a drought on their operations.…

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