[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 246 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 246

  To restore the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to extend 
existing and expiring contracts under the conservation reserve program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 7, 1997

  Mr. Peterson of Minnesota introduced the following bill; which was 
                referred to the Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
  To restore the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to extend 
existing and expiring contracts under the conservation reserve program.

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

SECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO EXTEND EXISTING AND EXPIRING CONTRACTS UNDER 
              CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM.

    Section 727 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Adminstration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1997 (Public 
Law 104-180; 110 Stat. 1600), is repealed.
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