Preserving Marginal Lands and Protecting Farming Act of 2013
Latest action · Feb 4, 2013 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 22, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Preserving Marginal Lands and Protecting Farming Act of 2013 - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to set the maximum number of acres that may be enrolled at any one time in the conservation reserve program (CRP) at: (1) 29 million acres for FY2013, (2) 26 million acres for FY2014, and (3) 26 million acres for each of FY2015 through FY2018.
Prohibits the enrollment of land in the conservation reserve that is classified as class I or class II land under the National Soil Survey Handbook's land capability classification system unless such land is enrolled as a buffer, filterstrip, or strip adjacent to a riparian area.
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), during FY2014, to permit a participant that entered into a CRP contract to terminate the contract at any time if the contract has been in effect for at least five years.
Revises the types of land that are not subject to early contract termination.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 22, 2013.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AL | Jo Bonner | Original | Jan 22, 2013 |
| R-AL | Spencer Bachus | Original | Jan 22, 2013 |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Original | Jan 22, 2013 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 4, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
- Jan 22, 2013Introduced in House
- Jan 22, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 22, 2013Introduced in House
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