3.0.0 6068 2021-04-19T19:39:50Z 2021-04-19T19:39:50Z House H HR 2012-06-29 112 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. VAN HOLLEN:H.R. 6068.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to Clause 1 of Section 8 ofArticle I of the United States Constitution.[Page H4655]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag15 Forestry Subcommittee Referred to 2012-08-13T15:35:13Z Referred to 2012-06-29T13:04:30Z 2012-08-13 hsag15 Forestry Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry. Committee 2012-06-29 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2012-06-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2012-06-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress V000128 Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8] Chris Van Hollen D MD 8 N W000804 Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] Robert Wittman R VA J. 1 2012-06-29 True S000185 Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] Robert Scott D VA C. "Bobby" 3 2012-06-29 True H001052 Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] Andy Harris R MD 1 2012-06-29 True H000874 Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5] STENY HOYER D MD H. 5 2012-06-29 True B000208 Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6] ROSCOE BARTLETT R MD G. 6 2012-06-29 True C000984 Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] ELIJAH CUMMINGS D MD E. 7 2012-06-29 True R000576 Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] C. A. Ruppersberger D MD Dutch 2 2012-06-29 True S001168 Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] John Sarbanes D MD P. 3 2012-06-29 True E000290 Rep. Edwards, Donna F. [D-MD-4] Donna Edwards D MD F. 4 2012-06-29 True W000672 Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] FRANK WOLF R VA R. 10 2012-06-29 True M000933 Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] JAMES MORAN D VA P. 8 2012-06-29 True C001078 Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] Gerald Connolly D VA E. 11 2012-06-29 True R000589 Rep. Rigell, E. Scott [R-VA-2] E. Rigell R VA Scott 2 2012-06-29 True P000585 Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19] TODD PLATTS R PA RUSSELL 19 2012-06-29 True H000627 Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] MAURICE HINCHEY D NY D. 22 2012-06-29 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2012-06-29 True Environmental Protection Agricultural conservation and pollution Chesapeake Bay Delaware District of Columbia Forests, forestry, trees Land use and conservation Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Maryland New York State Pennsylvania Virginia Water quality Watersheds West Virginia Environmental Protection 00 2012-06-29 Introduced in House 2012-10-12T22:08:24Z Chesapeake Bay Watershed Fairness Act of 2012 - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to provide technical assistance to a Chesapeake Bay state (Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia) to assist in developing water quality goals that reduce losses of nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment from agricultural or nonindustrial private forest land in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.

Authorizes the Secretary to provide financial and technical assistance to such a state to assist agricultural producers or owners to promote state water quality goals.

Authorizes the Secretary to provide technical assistance to producers and owners in such watershed, either directly or through a technical service provider, an agricultural or silvicultural producer association, a state or local government, an Indian tribe, a farmer cooperative, an institution of higher education, or an organization with an established history of working with producers on agricultural land, to address: (1) local conservation priorities related to agricultural production, wildlife habitat development, and nonindustrial private forest land management; or (2) critical watershed-scale soil erosion, water quality, sediment reduction, or other natural resource concerns. Authorizes such technical assistance to be provided for: (1) conservation services to reduce losses of nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment from agricultural and nonindustrial private forest land in such watershed; or (2) identifying best management practices and assessing practices required to achieve compliance with state and federal water quality laws.

Authorizes funding for each of FY2013-FY2018 for such activities in such watershed.

]]> Chesapeake Bay Watershed Fairness Act of 2012 Short Titles as Introduced Chesapeake Bay Watershed Fairness Act of 2012 Display Title Chesapeake Bay Watershed Fairness Act of 2012 Official Title as Introduced To provide for continued conservation efforts in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Introduced in House 2012-06-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr6068ih/xml/BILLS-112hr6068ih.xml 2012-08-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.