A bill to establish conservation reserve and agricultural forestation programs, and for other purposes.
Conservation and Forestation Act of 1984 - Title I: Conservation Reserve Program - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into contracts (not less than five-year periods) to replace crops with vegetative cover or other conservation practices on designated farm acreage. Sets forth program provisions. Authorizes appropriations.
Title II: Agricultural Forestation Program - Authorizes the Secretary to pay farmers (in cash or in-kind) to divert non-timber acreage to pine tree production. Permits farmers who are temporarily unable to repay Small Business Act or Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act loans to use such payments and the proceeds from pine timber sales to repay such loans.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on Agriculture.
Referred to Subcommittee on Conservation Credit and Rural Development.
Referred to Subcommittee on Forest, Family Farms, and Energy.
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