[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 107 (Thursday, July 10, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Page S4418]
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   SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 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

  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:

                            S. Con. Res. 39

       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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