[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1822 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                 S. 1822

   To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to permit the Secretary of 
Agriculture to waive the prohibition on the termination of conservation 
      reserve contracts for certain lands, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 24, 1996

  Mr. Harkin introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to permit the Secretary of 
Agriculture to waive the prohibition on the termination of conservation 
      reserve contracts for certain lands, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. TERMINATION OF CONSERVATION RESERVE CONTRACTS BY OWNERS OR 
              OPERATORS.

    Section 1235(e) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3835(e)) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the 
following:
            ``(2) Certain lands excepted.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
                following lands shall not be subject to an early 
                termination of contract under this subsection:
                            ``(i) Filterstrips, waterways, strips 
                        adjacent to riparian areas, windbreaks, and 
                        shelterbelts.
                            ``(ii) Land with an erodibility index of 
                        more than 15.
                            ``(iii) Other lands of high environmental 
                        value (including wetlands), as determined by 
                        the Secretary.
                    ``(B) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the 
                application of subparagraph (A) to land if the 
                Secretary determines that the land will be used only--
                            ``(i) for haying, grazing, or other use not 
                        involving the destruction of vegetative cover; 
                        and
                            ``(ii) in a manner that adequately protects 
                        the natural resource base of the land.''.
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