US Congress House Bill 2141 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on April 8 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-07 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Pending: House Conservation and Forestry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

Great Lakes Agricultural Stewardship Act

Rep. Tim Walberg [R-MI]

Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-07	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
2019-04-08	House	Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
2019-04-08	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2141/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2141/BILLS-116hr2141ih.pdf