3.0.0 4688 2023-01-11T13:39:14Z 2023-01-11T13:39:14Z House HR 2017-12-19 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 207 (Tuesday, December 19, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico:H.R. 4688.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United StatesConstitution.[Page H10246]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag15 Forestry Subcommittee Referred to 2018-01-24T16:01:16Z Referred to 2017-12-19T14:01:05Z 2018-01-24 hsag15 Forestry Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. Committee 2017-12-19 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2017-12-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-12-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000580 Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1] Michelle Lujan Grisham D NM 1 N L000570 Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM-3] Ben Lujan D NM R. 3 2018-02-15 False Agriculture and Food Administrative law and regulatory procedures Agricultural conservation and pollution Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit Department of Agriculture Land use and conservation New Mexico Agriculture and Food 00 2017-12-19 Introduced in House 2018-06-08T19:29:02Z Land Grants-Mercedes Conservation Program Eligibility Act of 2017

This bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to authorize the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to enter into an alternative funding arrangement under any USDA conservation program with a land grant-merced.

A land grant-merced is a community, town, colony, or pueblo that: (1) includes certain land granted by Mexico or Spain; or (2) asserted title pursuant to the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, through the Office of the Surveyor General for New Mexico or the U.S. Court of Private Land Claims.

(An alternative funding arrangement allows a land grant-merced to receive assistance directly from the conservation programs.) USDA may also provide technical and administrative assistance under the alternative funding arrangement.

USDA may enter into an arrangement if: (1) the goals and objectives of the applicable conservation program will be met by the arrangement, and (2) statutory limitations regarding contracts with individual producers will not be exceeded by any member of the land grant-merced.]]> Land Grants-Mercedes Conservation Program Eligibility Act of 2017 Display Title Land Grants-Mercedes Conservation Program Eligibility Act of 2017 Short Titles as Introduced Land Grants-Mercedes Conservation Program Eligibility Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to make land grants-mercedes eligible for assistance, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2017-12-19T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr4688ih/xml/BILLS-115hr4688ih.xml 2018-01-24 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.