House
Aug 13, 2021CRP Flexibility Act
Summary
Official
CRP Flexibility Act This bill modifies the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) to permit emergency haying during the primary nesting season to respond to drought or other emergencies. (Under current law, emergency haying is only permitted outside of the primary nesting season.) Under CRP, the Department of Agriculture provides annual payments to agricultural producers to take highly erodible and environmentally sensitive land out of production and install resource-conserving practices.
Bill Progress
Committee is reviewing, marking up, or holding hearings on the bill
Introduced(7/27/21)
Committee
Passed
House
Passed
Senate
President
Law
Sponsor
DJ
Mr. Johnson
House (R) South Dakota
Cosponsors (6)
Latest Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Aug 13, 2021