HR 3557 · 99th Congress · Agriculture and Food

Agricultural Conservation Easement Act of 1985

Introduced 1985-10-10· Sponsored by Rep. Evans, Cooper [R-IA-3]· House

Bill Progress

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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 Subcommittee on Conservation Credit and Rural Development.(1985-10-18)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Agricultural Conservation Easement Act of 1985 - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture, through the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, to acquire conservation easements on agricultural land used as collateral for agricultural loans. States that compensation for such easements shall be in the form of commodities, and shall be nontaxable. Makes such easements perpetual, unless the Secretary establishes easements of fixed duration (20-year minimum).…

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Cosponsors (12)

5 Democrats7 Republicans
Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-11]NY
Rep. Lightfoot, Jim [R-IA-5]IA
Rep. Bedell, Berkley W. [D-IA-6]IA
Rep. Tauke, Thomas Joseph [R-IA-2]IA
Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8]NJ
Rep. Gingrich, Newt [R-GA-6]GA
Rep. Leach, James A. [R-IA-1]IA
Rep. Morrison, Sid [R-WA-4]WA
Rep. Weber, Vin [R-MN-2]MN
Rep. Schuette, Bill [R-MI-10]MI
Rep. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD-At Large]SD
Rep. Thomas, Lindsay [D-GA-1]GA