Proposed Policy Amendments and Resolutions Submitted for NASDA's Midyear Meeting, February 2008
| No. | Submitted By: | Subject: | Description: | Committee Referral | Recom-mendation |
Final Action |
| 1 | Greg Ibach (NE) | Trade with Cuba | Updates policy language on trade
with Cuba.
Amends 6.2 Expansion of Trade Opportunities. |
Marketing & International Trade | ||
| 2 | NASDA staff
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International
Marketing &
Trade Please print this amendment in color if possible |
Discussion document to update
policy language on international
marketing and trade of agricultural
products.
Amends policy sections 6.1 through 6.8 |
Marketing & International Trade | ||
| 3 | NASDA staff | Domestic
Marketing &
Promotion Please print this amendment in color if possible |
Discussion document to update
policy language on domestic
marketing and promotion.
Amends policy sections 11.1 through 11.12 |
Marketing & International Trade | ||
| 4 | Ron de Yong (MT)
Roger Johnson (ND) |
Carbon Emission Cap & Trade System | Support for a national mandatory
carbon emission cap and trade
system that allows the agriculture
sector to receive credits for
greenhouse gas reductions.
Amends 11.10 New Uses of Agricultural Products |
Joint Referral:
Natural Resources & Pesticide Management Rural Development & Financial Security |
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| 5 | Terry Peach (OK) | Energy Policy | Updates policy language on
bioeconomy, renewable fuels,
agricultural energy initiatives, and
energy costs.
Amends 13.8 Bioeconomy and moves Section 11.10 into Section 13.8 |
Rural Development & Financial Security | ||
| 6 | Katie Smith (MO)
Bill Northey (IA) |
Agricultural Infrastructure & River Transportation | Adds new language regarding
management of the Missouri River.
Amends 10.3 River Transportation |
Rural Development & Financial Security |
| No. | Submitted By: | Subject: | Description: | Committee: | Action: |
| A | Greg Ibach (NE)
Gene Hugoson (MN) Bill Northey (IA) |
Animal & Plant Health Policies | Makes recommendations on the NASDA-APHIS Collaborative Assessment Project (CAP) regarding emergency communications and information-sharing between state and federal programs on animal and plant health policies. | Animal & Plant Industries | |
| B | A.G. Kawamura (CA) | Child Nutrition | Requests NASDA to develop policy recommendations on the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act which is up for renewal in 2009. | Food Regulation & Nutrition | |
| C | A.G. Kawamura (CA) | Raw Milk Survey | Requests NASDA to conduct and update a survey on raw milk regulation and food safety issues at the state level. | Food Regulation & Nutrition | |
| D | Charles Hartke (IL) | Pesticides | Expresses support for the continued availability of the insecticide Carbofuran. | Natural Resources & Pesticide Management | |
| E | Ron de Yong (MT) | Rail Transportation and Competition | Expresses support for legislation on rail transportation competition and service for the agriculture industry. Letters for House and Senate are attached. To Conyers; Oberstar; Leahy: Lautenberg | Rural Development & Financial Security |