Amends the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act to eliminate the deadline requirement that the Secretary of Agriculture enter into new cost-sharing soil conservation contracts for the Great Plains region before December 31, 1981. Deletes the provision of such Act restricting contracts to only those counties of eligible States designated by the Secretary as susceptible to serious wind erosion by reason of their soil types, terrain, climatic, and other factors. Eliminates the total cost limitations and the annual payment limitations of the program.
Introduced in Senate
Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry.
Reported to Senate from the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry with amendment, S. Rept. 95-364.
Reported to Senate from the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry with amendment, S. Rept. 95-364.
Placed on calendar in Senate under Measures Cleared to be Considered by Unanimous Consent.
Measure called up by unanimous consent in Senate.
Measure considered in Senate.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Measure passed Senate, amended.
Measure passed Senate, amended.
Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
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