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House Bill 3646
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Water Quality Conservation Act of 2017
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Aug 4, 2017
Overview
Text
Introduced
Aug 4, 2017
Latest Action
Sep 1, 2017
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
3646
Congress
115
Policy Area
Agriculture and Food
Agriculture and Food
Primary focus of measure is agricultural practices; agricultural prices and marketing; agricultural education; food assistance or nutrition programs; food industry, supply, and safety; aquaculture; horticulture and plants. Measures concerning international trade in agricultural products may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
David Young
Iowa
Republican
Jeff Fortenberry
Nebraska
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Water Quality Conservation Act of 2017

This bill amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to authorize the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to carry out a precision conservation pilot program to provide grants to up to 10 states to assist producers with projects that: increase nutrient retention in soil, reduce soil erosion, reduce nutrient loss from soil, improve soil health, and improve water quality.

States that receive grants under the program must use the funds only to: educate and recruit agricultural producers to participate in the program, provide technical and financial assistance to producers that elect to participate in the program, monitor and analyze the effectiveness of precision conservation plans, and encourage the use of precision agriculture technology to achieve conservation benefits.

States that receive grants must submit to USDA and producers reports regarding the effectiveness of the conservation plans and grants. USDA must use the data to establish and maintain a publicly available soil nutrient retention database.

Text (1)
Introduced in House
August 4, 2017
Actions (3)
09/01/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
08/04/2017
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
08/04/2017
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:38:50 PM
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