H.R. 349: Preserving Marginal Lands and Protecting Farming Act of 2013

Introduced:
Jan 22, 2013 (113th Congress, 2013–2015)
Sponsor:
Rep. Martha Roby [R-AL2]
Status:
Referred to Committee

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This bill was assigned to a congressional committee on January 22, 2013, which will consider it before possibly sending it on to the House or Senate as a whole.

Progress
Introduced Jan 22, 2013
Referred to Committee Jan 22, 2013
Reported by Committee ...
Passed House ...
Passed Senate ...
Signed by the President ...
Prognosis

15% chance of getting past committee.
2% chance of being enacted.

Only 11% of House bills made it past committee and only 3% were enacted in 2011–2013. [show factors | methodology]

Cosponsors
3 cosponsors (2R, 1D) (show)
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House Agriculture

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Full Title

To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 with respect to maximum enrollment and eligible land in the conservation reserve program.

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Last updated Jan 22, 2013.
5 pages

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1/22/2013--Introduced.
Preserving Marginal Lands and Protecting Farming Act of 2013 - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to set the maximum number of acres that may be enrolled at any one time in the conservation reserve program (CRP) at:
(1) 29 million acres for FY2013,
(2) 26 million acres for FY2014, and
(3) 26 million acres for each of FY2015 through FY2018. Prohibits the enrollment of land in the conservation reserve that is classified as class I or class II land under the National Soil Survey Handbook's land capability classification system unless such land is enrolled as a buffer, filterstrip, or strip adjacent to a riparian area.
Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA), during FY2014, to permit a participant that entered into a CRP contract to terminate the contract at any time if the contract has been in effect for at least five years.
Revises the types of land that are not subject to early contract termination.

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  • Title 16: CONSERVATION
  • Chapter 58: ERODIBLE LAND AND WETLAND CONSERVATION AND RESERVE PROGRAM
  • Subchapter IV: AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION PROGRAM
  • Part I: Comprehensive Conservation Enhancement Program
  • Subpart b: conservation reserve
  • Section 3831: Conservation reserve
  • Section 3835: Contracts