Congress 107 - HR 2542 - American Farmland Stewardship Act of 2001

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Agricultural conservation Agricultural research Agricultural subsidies Agricultural wastes Agriculture and Food Air pollution control Air quality Animals Carbon cycle Climate change and greenhouse gases Cropland conversion program Economics and Public Finance Ecosystem management Endangered species Environmental Protection Environmental protection groups Environmental research Exotic animals Exotic plants Farm lands Farmland protection Federal advisory bodies Federal-local relations Federal-state relations Germplasm resources Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government service contracts Groundwater pollution Habitat conservation Maps Nature conservation Nonprofit organizations Open space lands Pest control Pest management Photography Public Lands and Natural Resources Refuse and refuse disposal Science, Technology, Communications Social Welfare Soil conservation Water pollution control Water quality Water Resources Development Wetland conservation Wetland restoration Wetlands Wildlife conservation

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American Farmland Stewardship Act of 2001 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish the Farmland Stewardship Program to target existing conservation programs to the specific needs of individual parcels of eligible agricultural lands through stewardship agreements with the owners and operators of such lands, and in partnership with other Federal, State, and local agencies whose programs are incorporated into the Program.

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Aug 1, 2001

Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Aug 1, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Aug 1, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development and Research.
Jul 18, 2001

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Jul 18, 2001

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4120)
Jul 18, 2001

Introduced in House

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