S 738 · 96th Congress · Agriculture and Food

A bill to amend section 16(b) of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, as amended, providing for a Great Plains Conservation Program.

Introduced 1979-03-22· Sponsored by Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT]· Senate

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Latest: Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry.(1979-03-22)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act to extend the period wherein the Secretary of Agriculture may enter into contracts for the conservation of soil in the Great Plains conservation program. Limits the total payments under this program to $50,000,000 per program year.…

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Cosponsors (11)

6 Democrats5 Republicans