[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1082 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1082

 To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to expand the number of acres 
         authorized for inclusion in the conservation reserve.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 15, 2001

Mr. Peterson of Minnesota (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Allen, Mr. 
  Baldacci, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
Boswell, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Costello, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
Deal of Georgia, Mr. Delahunt, Mr. Dingell, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. English, 
   Mr. Evans, Mr. Frost, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
Hinchey, Mr. Holden, Mr. Isakson, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, 
 Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Luther, Mr. Markey, Ms. McCollum, Mr. George Miller of 
     California, Mr. Ney, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Phelps, Mr. 
Pickering, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Shows, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Thompson 
of California, Mr. Thune, Mr. Towns, Mr. Udall of Colorado, Mr. Weldon 
of Pennsylvania, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Condit, 
and Mr. John) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                        Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to expand the number of acres 
         authorized for inclusion in the conservation reserve.

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

SECTION 1. INCREASE IN AUTHORIZED MAXIMUM ENROLLMENT IN CONSERVATION 
              RESERVE.

    Section 1231(d) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3831(d)) is amended by striking ``36,400,000 acres'' and inserting 
``45,000,000 acres''.
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