[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1877 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1877

  To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to improve the enrollment of 
  cropland into the conservation reserve program through the farmable 
                           wetlands program.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 18, 2003

  Mr. Roberts 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 improve the enrollment of 
  cropland into the conservation reserve program through the farmable 
                           wetlands program.

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

SECTION 1. FARMABLE WETLANDS PROGRAM.

    (a) Inclusion of Playas.--Section 1231(h)(2)(A)(i) of the Food 
Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831(h)(2)(A)(i)) is amended by 
inserting after ``section 1222(b)(1)(A)'' the following: ``and a playa 
(regardless of whether the playa is listed on a map described in 
subparagraph (B))''.
    (b) Maximum Size of Wetland.--Section 1231(h)(2)(D)(i)(I) of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831(h)(2)(D)(i)(I)) is amended--
            (1) by striking ``10 contiguous acres'' and inserting ``40 
        contiguous acres''; and
            (2) by striking ``5 acres'' and inserting ``20 acres''.
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