Amendment101st Congress
Amendment sought to direct the Department of Agriculture not to reduce farm-acreage bases if a producer plants trees to establish shelterbelts, windbreaks, or filterstrips on highly erodible land; and would have established goals for the planting of trees in shelterbelts, windbreaks, wildlife corridors, and filterstrips.
- Amendment Number
- 687
- Description
- Amendment sought to direct the Department of Agriculture not to reduce farm-acreage bases if a producer plants trees to establish shelterbelts, windbreaks, or filterstrips on highly erodible land; and would have established goals for the planting of trees in shelterbelts, windbreaks, wildlife corridors, and filterstrips.
- Purpose
- An amendment to provide that USDA may not reduce a producer's crop acreage base in cases where cropland is planted in a manner necessary to protect crops and livestock or to prevent soil and water erosion.
- Congress
- 101
- Type
- HAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- Aug 1, 1990
- Latest Action Text
- By unanimous consent, the Bereuter amendment was withdrawn.
- Latest Action Time
- 19:40:37
- Submitted Date
- Aug 1, 1990
- Chamber
- House of Representatives
- Update Date
- Jul 8, 2021