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PASTURE Act Pandemic Authority Suitable To Utilize Reserve Easements Act [S.3893]
Provides authority for the Department of Agriculture during a pandemic to permit activities such as emergency haying and grazing on land that is subject to a contract under the Conservation Reserve Program.
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To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to allow for emergency use of certain land during a pandemic, and for other purposes. [HB-7108]
Provides authority for the Department of Agriculture during a pandemic to permit activities such as emergency haying and grazing on land that is subject to a contract under the Conservation Reserve Program.
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Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2020 [S.3894]
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to develop a program to reduce barriers to entry for farmers, ranchers, and private forest landowners in certain private markets, and for other purposes.
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Farming Support to States Act of 2020 [S.3785]
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to provide food and agriculture emergency aid to States, and for other purposes.
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Farming Support to States Act of 2020 [HB-6956]
To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to provide food and agriculture emergency aid to States, and for other purposes.
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To improve flood protection and water resources enhancement and utilization along the Sacramento River and in the Yolo Bypass region of California, to improve policies and procedures for civil works projects of the Army Corps of Engineers, and for other purposes. [HB-6684]
To improve flood protection and water resources enhancement and utilization along the Sacramento River and in the Yolo Bypass region of California, to improve policies and procedures for civil works projects of the Army Corps of Engineers, and for other purposes.
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William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 [HB-6395]
Authorizes FY2021 appropriations and sets forth policies for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, including military personnel strengths. It does not provide budget authority, which is provided in subsequent appropriations legislation. The bill authorizes appropriations to DOD for Procurement, including aircraft, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, shipbuilding and conversion, and missiles; Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation; Operation and Maintenance; Working Capital Funds; Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction; Drug
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COMPOST Act Cultivating Organic Matter through the Promotion Of Sustainable Techniques Act [HB-6023]
To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to require the designation of composting as a conservation practice and conservation activity, and for other purposes.
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Hemp Farming Program - Expansion - Processing Hemp [SB-1035]
Expanding the scope and purpose of the Hemp Farming Program to include monitoring and regulating the processing of hemp; requiring the Department of Agriculture, in consultation with the Governor and the Attorney General, to establish a certain plan for monitoring and regulating the processing of hemp in the State; requiring the Department of Agriculture to establish a procedure for licensing the processing of hemp in accordance with the plan; etc.
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Agriculture Resilience Act [HB-5861]
To address the impact of climate change on agriculture, and for other purposes.
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Clean Economy Act of 2020 [S.3269]
A bill to set and meet a national goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by not later than 2050, and for other purposes.
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A concurrent resolution supporting the Farmers Bill of Rights. [SCR-36]
This concurrent resolution expresses the sense of Congress that (1) it recognizes the many contributions that family farmers and ranchers, including historically underserved farmers and ranchers, have made to America's agricultural industry, local food production, food sovereignty, rich variety of the country's abundant food supply, and traditional and cultural agricultural practices; and (2) the federal government should encourage support for family farmers and ranchers, in rural communities and on indigenous lands, and ensure access to open and
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Bridging Responsible Agricultural Conservation Efforts Act [HB-5799]
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act with respect to normal farming activities and to require the Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency to apply certain decisions of the Secretary of Agriculture when enforcing such Act, and for other purposes.
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Harford County - Transfer Tax - Distribution of Proceeds [HB-1362]
Repealing certain provisions of law requiring that the proceeds of the Harford County transfer tax be distributed to the county's agricultural land preservation program and to fund school site acquisition and school construction or certain indebtedness for school site acquisition and school construction; and authorizing the Harford County Council to determine, by law, the manner in which the proceeds of the Harford County transfer tax are distributed.
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Harford County - Transfer Tax - Distribution of Proceeds [HB-1362]
Repealing certain provisions of law requiring that the proceeds of the Harford County transfer tax be distributed to the county's agricultural land preservation program and to fund school site acquisition and school construction or certain indebtedness for school site acquisition and school construction; and authorizing the Harford County Council to determine, by law, the manner in which the proceeds of the Harford County transfer tax are distributed.
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Agriculture – Processing of Poultry Litter for Alternative Use [HB-1438]
Requiring the processing of poultry litter for a certain alternative use, or the resulting product, to meet certain requirements; requiring a certain product to be able to be procured and handled or applied in a certain manner for a certain purpose; authorizing the transportation of a certain alternative use product off the Delmarva Peninsula to certain markets and using a certain distribution apparatus; etc.
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Supporting the Farmers Bill of Rights. [HCR-88]
This concurrent resolution expresses the sense of Congress that (1) it recognizes the many contributions that family farmers and ranchers, including historically underserved farmers and ranchers, have made to America's agricultural industry, local food production, food sovereignty, rich variety of the country's abundant food supply, and traditional and cultural agricultural practices; and (2) the federal government should encourage support for family farmers and ranchers, in rural communities and on indigenous lands, and ensure access to open and
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Federal Government should establish a national goal of conserving at least 30 percent of the land and ocean of the United States by 2030. [HR-835]
This resolution urges the federal government to establish a goal of conserving at least 30% of the land and 30% of the ocean within its territory by 2030.
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Agriculture - Hemp Research and Production - Prohibitions [SB-964]
Prohibiting the Maryland Department of Agriculture from certifying and registering a site that will be used to grow or cultivate hemp under the Hemp Research Pilot Program if the area on which the hemp will be grown is located within 2 miles of a residential community with 10 or more residences; and prohibiting the Department from issuing a license to a person to produce hemp in the State if the area on which the hemp will be produced is located within 2 miles of a residential community with 10 or more residences.
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Property Tax - Exemption - Maryland Farm Bureau, Inc. [SB-802]
Exempting from the property tax property that is owned by the Maryland Farm Bureau, Inc., and used exclusively for education of the public, encouraging agriculture in the State, assisting in the dissemination of information relating to agriculture, or the maintenance of a natural or recreational area for public use; applying the Act to taxable years beginning after June 30, 2020; etc.