3.0.0 3120 2023-01-11T13:30:28Z 2023-01-11T13:30:28Z House HR 2015-07-21 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 114 (Tuesday, July 21, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. MILLER of Michigan:H.R. 3120.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.[Page H5331]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag15 Forestry Subcommittee Referred to 2015-08-06T15:01:41Z Referred to 2015-07-21T16:00:37Z 2015-08-06 hsag15 Forestry Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. Committee 2015-07-21 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2015-07-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-07-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001150 Rep. Miller, Candice S. [R-MI-10] Candice Miller R MI S. 10 N W000798 Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-7] Tim Walberg R MI 7 2015-07-21 True R000587 Rep. Ribble, Reid J. [R-WI-8] Reid Ribble R WI J. 8 2015-07-22 False R000577 Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] TIM RYAN D OH 13 2015-07-23 False T000475 Rep. Trott, David A. [R-MI-11] David Trott R MI A. 11 2015-07-28 False M001194 Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-4] John Moolenaar R MI R. 4 2015-07-28 False B001271 Rep. Benishek, Dan [R-MI-1] Dan Benishek R MI 1 2015-07-28 False B001293 Rep. Bishop, Mike [R-MI-8] Mike Bishop R MI 8 2015-09-11 False K000376 Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-3] Mike Kelly R PA 3 2015-09-16 False Agriculture and Food Agricultural conservation and pollution Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Great Lakes Illinois Indiana Lakes and rivers Michigan Minnesota New York State Ohio Pennsylvania Water quality Watersheds Wisconsin Agriculture and Food 00 2015-07-21 Introduced in House 2015-09-02T11:41:53Z Great Lakes Assurance Program Verification Act of 2015

This bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to require the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a Great Lakes basin initiative for agricultural nonpoint source pollution prevention. (Nonpoint source pollution comes from diffuse sources and is caused by precipitation moving over or through the ground and carrying pollution.)

In implementing the initiative, USDA must:

  • provide grants to Great Lakes states (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, or Wisconsin) for education and outreach, technical assistance, and voluntary programs to verify implementation of practices to reduce nonpoint pollution from agricultural activities;
  • establish a funding priority within the Great Lakes basin for payments to producers that participate in the initiative to achieve verification through a state verification program; and
  • use existing data.

In carrying out the initiative, states may collaborate with entities that have agricultural or environmental expertise, including academic or nonprofit organizations.

]]> Great Lakes Assurance Program Verification Act of 2015 Display Title Great Lakes Assurance Program Verification Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a Great Lakes basin initiative for agricultural nonpoint source pollution prevention. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Great Lakes Assurance Program Verification Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr3120ih/xml/BILLS-114hr3120ih.xml 2015-08-06 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation 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.