3.0.0 2141 2022-11-01T19:17:13Z 2022-11-01T19:17:13Z House HR 2019-04-08 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 60 (Monday, April 8, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. WALBERG:H.R. 2141.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution[Page H3129]]]> hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag15 Forestry Subcommittee Referred to 2019-05-07T15:01:54Z Referred to 2019-04-08T16:03:15Z 2019-05-07 hsag15 Forestry Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. Committee 2019-04-08 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2019-04-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-04-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000798 Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-7] Tim Walberg R MI 7 N R000577 Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] TIM RYAN D OH 13 2019-04-08 True 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 2019-04-08 Introduced in House 2019-07-23T22:50:47Z Great Lakes Agricultural Stewardship Act

This bill requires 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 verification programs regarding nonpoint source 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 where it is available.

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

]]> Great Lakes Agricultural Stewardship Act Display Title Great Lakes Agricultural Stewardship Act 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 Title(s) as Introduced Great Lakes Agricultural Stewardship Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr2141ih/xml/BILLS-116hr2141ih.xml 2019-05-07 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.