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Great Lakes Agricultural Stewardship Act

USA116th CongressHR-2141| House 
| Updated: 5/7/2019
Tim Walberg

Tim Walberg

Republican Representative

Michigan

Cosponsors (1)
Tim Ryan (Democratic)

Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee, Agriculture Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Great Lakes Agricultural Stewardship Act This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a Great Lakes basin initiative for agricultural nonpoint source pollution prevention. (Nonpoint source pollution comes from diffuse sources and is caused by precipitation moving over or through the ground and carrying pollution.) In implementing the initiative, USDA must provide grants to Great Lakes states (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, or Wisconsin) for education and outreach, technical assistance, and voluntary verification programs regarding nonpoint source pollution from agricultural activities; establish a funding priority within the Great Lakes basin for payments to producers that participate in the initiative to achieve verification through a state verification program; and use existing data where it is available. In carrying out the initiative, states may collaborate with entities that have agricultural or environmental expertise, including academic or nonprofit organizations.
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Timeline
Apr 8, 2019
Introduced in House
Apr 8, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
May 7, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
  • April 8, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • April 8, 2019
    Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.


  • May 7, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

Agriculture and Food

Agricultural conservation and pollutionEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchGreat LakesIllinoisIndianaLakes and riversMichiganMinnesotaNew York StateOhioPennsylvaniaWater qualityWatershedsWisconsin

Great Lakes Agricultural Stewardship Act

USA116th CongressHR-2141| House 
| Updated: 5/7/2019
Great Lakes Agricultural Stewardship Act This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish a Great Lakes basin initiative for agricultural nonpoint source pollution prevention. (Nonpoint source pollution comes from diffuse sources and is caused by precipitation moving over or through the ground and carrying pollution.) In implementing the initiative, USDA must provide grants to Great Lakes states (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, or Wisconsin) for education and outreach, technical assistance, and voluntary verification programs regarding nonpoint source pollution from agricultural activities; establish a funding priority within the Great Lakes basin for payments to producers that participate in the initiative to achieve verification through a state verification program; and use existing data where it is available. In carrying out the initiative, states may collaborate with entities that have agricultural or environmental expertise, including academic or nonprofit organizations.
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Timeline
Apr 8, 2019
Introduced in House
Apr 8, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
May 7, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
  • April 8, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • April 8, 2019
    Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.


  • May 7, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Tim Walberg

Tim Walberg

Republican Representative

Michigan

Cosponsors (1)
Tim Ryan (Democratic)

Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee, Agriculture Committee

Agriculture and Food

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Agricultural conservation and pollutionEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchGreat LakesIllinoisIndianaLakes and riversMichiganMinnesotaNew York StateOhioPennsylvaniaWater qualityWatershedsWisconsin