Amendments en bloc: 1) made certain technical changes; 2) provided that the Secretary of Agriculture could not exclude irrigated or irrigable acreage not planted in alfalfa when exercising authority under the bill; and 3) required the Department of Agriculture to provide disaster payments to rice producers who are prevented from planting their crops, or whose crop yields are reduced below a certain level, as a result of the adjudication of Indian water rights disputes.

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Amendment Number
600
Description
Amendments en bloc: 1) made certain technical changes; 2) provided that the Secretary of Agriculture could not exclude irrigated or irrigable acreage not planted in alfalfa when exercising authority under the bill; and 3) required the Department of Agriculture to provide disaster payments to rice producers who are prevented from planting their crops, or whose crop yields are reduced below a certain level, as a result of the adjudication of Indian water rights disputes.
Purpose
An amendment comprised of two amendments offered en bloc to: require the USDA to include irrigated and/or irrigable land in any emergency haying and grazing program authorized on land set aside under an acreage reduction program for rice; and, to require the USDA to provide disaster payments to rice producers who are prevented from planting their crops, or whose crop yields are reduced below a certain level, as a result of the adjudication of Indian water rights disputes.
Congress
101
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
Jul 24, 1990
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the de la Garza amendments (A005) Agreed to by voice vote.
Latest Action Time
14:11:24
Submitted Date
Jul 24, 1990
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Jul 8, 2021
Amendment 600 — Informed