A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a conservation program under which the Secretary shall make payments to assist owners and operators of muck land to conserve and improve the soil, water, and wildlife resources of the land.

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Bill Number

S 1594

Introduced

Sep 21, 2011

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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Agricultural conservation and pollution Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit Agriculture and Food Farmland Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

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Summary

Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to provide payments to owners and operators of qualifying muck land (as determined by the Secretary) in agricultural production to conserve and improve such land's soil, water, and wildlife resources.

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Sep 21, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Sep 21, 2011

Introduced in Senate

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