S. 1877 — A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to improve the enrollment of cropland into the conservation reserve program through the farmable wetlands program.

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Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to include playas (temporary water areas) in the wetland and buffer acreage conservation pilot program (farmable wetlands program). Increases maximum acreage and payment acreage limits.

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H.R. 3886To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to expand the pilot program for the enrollment of certain wetlands and its buffer acreage in the conservation reserve program to include the enrollment of certain playas and its buffer acreage, and for other purposes.
2004-03-15Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
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2003-11-18
Introduced in Senate
2003-11-18
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to improve the enrollment of cropland into the conservation reserve program through the farmable wetlands program.

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