Agricultural Nitrogen Management Act of 1987 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish an Agricultural Nitrogen Best Management Practices Task Force to: (1) develop agricultural best management practices to minimize nitrogen losses from all potential uses of agricultural nitrogen; (2) develop and disseminate to American farmers educational and training materials with respect to such practices; and (3) report to the Congress in two years on the progress of its efforts.
Authorizes appropriations.
Amends the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (Clean Water Act) to require that any State assessment report or management report be developed in consultation with the task force. Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to consult with the task force in preparing annual reports and final reports to the Congress.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Referred to Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture.
Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources.
See H.R.791.
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From USDA.
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