HR 3906 · 98th Congress · Agriculture and Food

Soil and Water Conservation Act of 1983

Introduced 1983-09-15· Sponsored by Rep. Madigan, Edward R. [R-IL-15]· 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: Subcommittee Hearings Held.(1983-09-20)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Soil and Water Conservation Act of 1983 - Title I - Defines "conservation district" and "highly erodible land" for purposes of this Act. Title II - Makes crops grown on highly erodible land that has not been farmed during the past ten years ineligible for: (1) price supports, income assistance, or adjustment payments; (2) storage facility construction loans; (3) crop insurance; (4) disaster payments; or (5) any new Farmers Home Administration loan that will contribute to excessive erosion of such land. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) use the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation county committees to administer such program; (2) provide for land classification appeals; and (3) complete private land soil classification surveys, concentrating in areas with significant amounts of erodible land conversion. Title III - Requires the Secretary to submit a soil conservation set-aside study to the appropriate congressional committees by December 15, 1984. Title IV - Authorizes the Secretary to carry out a long-term highly erodible land reserve program. Sets forth program provisions. Authorizes FY 1985 appropriations. Requires a program report to the appropriate congression…

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4 Republicans