[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3184 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3184

 To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a competitive 
    grant program for the Puget Sound area to provide comprehensive 
            conservation planning to address water quality.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 26, 2007

   Mr. Larsen of Washington (for himself, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Baird, Mr. 
    Inslee, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Smith of 
  Washington, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, and Mr. Reichert) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a competitive 
    grant program for the Puget Sound area to provide comprehensive 
            conservation planning to address water quality.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Puget Sound Watershed Comprehensive 
Conservation Project Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. COMPREHENSIVE CONSERVATION PLANNING FOR PUGET SOUND AREA.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall carry out a 
competitive grant program for the Puget Sound area to provide 
comprehensive conservation planning to address water quality. The 
Secretary shall enter into cooperative agreements with State and local 
governments, Indian tribes, or non-governmental entities with a history 
of working with agricultural producers to carry out projects under the 
program.
    (b) Assistance.--In carrying out the program, the Secretary may--
            (1) provide project demonstration grants, provide technical 
        assistance and carry out information and education programs to 
        improve water quality in the Puget Sound area by reducing soil 
        erosion and improving sediment control; and
            (2) provide a priority for projects and activities that 
        directly reduce soil erosion or improve water quality.
    (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2008 
through 2012 to carry out the program.
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