Amendment101st Congress
Amendments en bloc: 1) made certain technical and conforming changes in the bill; 2) gave the Secretary of Agriculture the authority to permit haying and grazing on conservation use acreage in cases of a natural disaster; and 3) provided that the Secretary of Agriculture could not exclude irrigated or irrigable acreage not planted in alfalfa when exercising his authority under the bill.
- Amendment Number
- 596
- Description
- Amendments en bloc: 1) made certain technical and conforming changes in the bill; 2) gave the Secretary of Agriculture the authority to permit haying and grazing on conservation use acreage in cases of a natural disaster; and 3) provided that the Secretary of Agriculture could not exclude irrigated or irrigable acreage not planted in alfalfa when exercising his authority under the bill.
- Purpose
- An amendment comprised of several 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 cotton; to require the USDA to provide disaster payments to cotton 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; and, to make technical and conforming changes and corrections in the bill.
- Congress
- 101
- Type
- HAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- Jul 24, 1990
- Latest Action Text
- On agreeing to the de la Garza amendments (A001) Agreed to by voice vote.
- Latest Action Time
- 12:00:56
- Submitted Date
- Jul 24, 1990
- Chamber
- House of Representatives
- Update Date
- Jul 8, 2021