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H.R.1766 - Chesapeake's Healthy and Environmentally Sound Stewardship of Energy and Agriculture Act of 2007
To amend conservation and biofuels programs of the Department of Agriculture to promote the compatible goals of economically viable agricultural production and reducing nutrient loads in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries by assisting agricultural producers to make beneficial, cost-effective changes to cropping systems, grazing management, and nutrient management associated with livestock and poultry production, crop production, bioenergy production, and other agricultural practices on agricultural land within the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and for other purposes. view all titles (3)
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- Short: Chesapeake's Healthy and Environmentally Sound Stewardship of Energy and Agriculture Act of 2007 as introduced.
- Official: To amend conservation and biofuels programs of the Department of Agriculture to promote the compatible goals of economically viable agricultural production and reducing nutrient loads in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries by assisting agricultural producers to make beneficial, cost-effective changes to cropping systems, grazing management, and nutrient management associated with livestock and poultry production, crop production, bioenergy production, and other agricultural practices on agricultural land within the Chesapeake Bay watershed, and for other purposes. as introduced.
- Short: CHESSEA Act of 2007 as introduced.
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3/29/2007--Introduced.Chesapeake's Healthy and Environmentally Sound Stewardship of Energy and Agriculture Act of 2007 or CHESSEA Act of 2007 - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to extend funding for the the environmental quality incentives program. Gives program allocation prioritOfficial Summary
3/29/2007--Introduced.Chesapeake's Healthy and Environmentally Sound Stewardship of Energy and Agriculture Act of 2007 or CHESSEA Act of 2007 - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to extend funding for the the environmental quality incentives program. Gives program allocation priority to interstate watersheds. Provides a cost-share payment exception for limited resource and beginning farmers. Provides:
(1) cost-share and incentive payments for private forest owners to carry out specified conservation activities; and
(2) state performance incentives. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into agreements with states containing all or a portion of a large waterbody or its tributaries for water quality initiatives. (States that the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries shall be one of such waterbodies.) Authorizes appropriations. Directs (currently, authorizes) the Secretary to pay the cost of conservation innovation grants. Makes such grants available for projects that include a technology transfer plan. Extends:
(1) the conservation reserve program;
(2) the conservation security program; and
(3) the wetlands reserve program. Directs the Secretary to establish a conservation planning pilot program in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Authorizes appropriations. Amends the Federal Crop Insurance Act to:
(1) extend the agricultural management assistance program; and
(2) make Virginia eligible for such assistance. Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 with respect to the biorefinery and biofuel grant program to:
(1) extend such program; and
(2) provide grants for Chesapeake Bay Watershed states (Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia and the District of Columbia) to develop the commercial viability of no-till soybean biodiesel production, cellulosic ethanol production, manure to energy processes, and other technologies that promote the conversion of biomass to fuels and chemicals and the reduction of nutrient impacts to water. Extends the renewable energy systems and energy efficiency improvements program. Obligates amounts for Chesapeake Bay Watershed states.
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Sam Rasoul - Response to Goodlatte CHESSEA Delay
HR 1766: Chesapeake's Healthy and Environmentally Sound Stewardship of Energy and Agriculture Act of 2007 "Timely and bold, CHESSEA represents the largest single federal investmentâestimated at more than 200 million new dollars ...
Water Quality - Shenandoah Watershed Data
HR 1766: Chesapeake's Healthy and Environmentally Sound Stewardship of Energy and Agriculture Act of 2007 ? BRD is looking forward to hearing more from Sam Rasoul, too. BlueRidgeData will be listening , watching... and analyzing the ...
conservation and the 2007 farm bill
it then reviews the contents of the house agriculture committee's discussion draft and more briefly summarizes provisions in some of the other bills that have been introduced (hr 1551, s. 919, hr 1600, and hr 1766). ...
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