S 486 · 96th Congress · Agriculture and Food
A bill to amend P. L. 91-118, the act of November 18, 1969 (83 Stat. 194), providing for a Great Plains Conservation Program.
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EnactedLatest: Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry.(1979-02-26)
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Amends the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act to eliminate the deadline requirement that the Secretary of Agriculture enter into new cost-sharing soil conservation contracts for the Great Plains region before December 31, 1981. Deletes the provision of such Act restricting contracts to only those counties of eligible States designated by the Secretary as susceptible to serious wind erosion by reason of their soil types, terrain, climatic, and other factors. Eliminates the total cost limitations and the annual payment limitations of the program.…
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