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S.1727
Title: A bill to reward the stewards of America's farms, ranches, public and private lands, wildlife, water quality and supply, to reduce the risk of speciality crop production, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Reid, Harry M. [NV] (introduced 11/16/2001)      Cosponsors: 11
Latest Major Action: 11/16/2001 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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STATUS: (color indicates Senate actions)
11/16/2001:
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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COSPONSORS(11), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]:     (Sort: by date)

Sen Chafee, Lincoln D. - 11/16/2001 [RI] Sen Corzine, Jon - 11/16/2001 [NJ]
Sen Dodd, Christopher J. - 11/16/2001 [CT] Sen Jeffords, James M. - 11/16/2001 [VT]
Sen Kennedy, Edward M. - 11/16/2001 [MA] Sen Leahy, Patrick J. - 11/16/2001 [VT]
Sen Lieberman, Joseph I. - 11/16/2001 [CT] Sen Reed, John F. - 11/16/2001 [RI]
Sen Sarbanes, Paul S. - 11/16/2001 [MD] Sen Schumer, Charles E. - 11/16/2001 [NY]
Sen Torricelli, Robert G. - 11/16/2001 [NJ]


SUMMARY AS OF:
11/16/2001--Introduced.

Conservation Assistance and Regional Equity Act - Provides assistance for specialty crop cost-of-production insurance.

Amends the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 to revise the farmland protection program.

Amends the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to increase funding for assistance to socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers.

Amends specified Acts to extend and revise: (1) the environmental quality incentives program, including livestock production and other program assistance; (2) the wildlife habitat incentives program; (3) the wetlands reserve program; (4) the conservation reserve program; (5) the private grazing land conservation program; and (6) State marketing programs, including grants for market development.

Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to establish: (1) a grassland reserve and enhancement program; (2) a water conservation program through the enrollment of eligible land for the temporary or permanent acquisition of water or water rights from eligible sellers; and (3) a conservation security program to promote soil, water, wetland, air, farm, wildlife, and flora conservation practices.

Establishes in the Treasury the Organic Agriculture Research Trust Fund. Authorizes the creation in the Department of Agriculture of a National Organic Research Endowment Institute.

Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a Farmland Stewardship Enhancement Program to integrate Department of Agriculture and State, local, and tribal agriculture and forestry conservation efforts.

Sets forth: (1) conservation program performance review and evaluation provisions; and (2) State conservation fund allocations.