[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1836 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1836

    To properly balance the wind and water erosion criteria and the 
wildlife suitability criteria to be used in the 18th signup of land in 
                   the conservation reserve program.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 18, 1999

 Mr. Bereuter introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                        Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
    To properly balance the wind and water erosion criteria and the 
wildlife suitability criteria to be used in the 18th signup of land in 
                   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. CRITERIA FOR SIGNUP OF HIGHLY ERODIBLE LANDS UNDER 
              CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM.

    (a) Covered Lands.--This section applies with respect to highly 
erodible lands that--
            (1) are included, as of the date of the enactment of this 
        section, in the conservation reserve under subchapter B of 
        chapter 1 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act 
        of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831 et seq.);
            (2) meet the wind and water erosion criteria established 
        for conservation reserve lands; and
            (3) have an established plant cover.
    (b) Treatment of Lands in Signup.--Highly erodible lands described 
in subsection (a) shall be deemed to meet the criteria regarding 
suitability for wildlife and shall receive maximum points for wildlife 
benefits in the 18th signup of land in the conservation reserve and 
subsequent signups.
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