[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Con. Res. 39 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. CON. RES. 39

   Expressing the sense of Congress regarding support for voluntary, 
    incentive-based, private land conservation implemented through 
     cooperation with local soil and water conservation districts.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 10, 2014

 Mr. Pryor (for himself, Mr. Boozman, and Mr. Donnelly) submitted the 
following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
                  Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
   Expressing the sense of Congress regarding support for voluntary, 
    incentive-based, private land conservation implemented through 
     cooperation with local soil and water conservation districts.

Whereas over 70 percent of the contiguous United States is privately owned;
Whereas the future of the environment is determined by the decisions made by the 
        men and women who own and manage that land, including urban landscapes;
Whereas world population is projected to reach 9,000,000,000 people by 2050;
Whereas increased production will be needed from agricultural land to feed the 
        increasing population;
Whereas meeting these needs will make caring for the environment more difficult; 
        and
Whereas landowners work to ensure they sustain a healthy environment to support 
        abundant wildlife: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), 
That--
            (1) Congress supports the conservation of the Nation's 
        natural resources and working lands; and
            (2) it is the sense of Congress that voluntary, incentive-
        based, private land conservation, provided in partnership with 
        local conservation districts, is necessary to sustain natural 
        resources, meet the needs of a growing population, and ensure 
        safe, abundant, and adequate resources for current and future 
        generations.
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