NATURAL RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE

October 19, 1999


1990/1996 Farm Bill Provisions
NASDA Policies
CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENT
    • Highly Erodible Land Conservation
    • Wetland Conservation
    • Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
    • Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP)
    • Conservation Farm Option
    • Environmental Conservation Acreage Reserve Program
    • Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP)
    • Grazing on Private Lands
    • Risk Reduction on Flood-Prone Cropland
    • Farmland Protection Program
    • State Technical Committees
    • Forestry Provisions
    • By-Pass Water Flows on Forest Service Lands
    • Evergades
    • Wildlife Habitat
    • Resource Conservation and Development
    • Natural Resource Conservation Foundation

 
 
 
 
 
 

NASDA policy generally supports efforts to conserve and manage lands to improve environmental resources with emphasis on providing incentives, technical, and financial assistance through voluntary programs. 
 

Policy No. 7.1 Working Partnership Between Agriculture and the Environment

Policy No. 7.2 Foundation Principles.

Policy No. 7.3 Programs Tools

Policy No. 7.4 Implementation of Water Quality Standards Program

Policy No. 7.5 Water Quantity

Policy No. 7.6 Endangered Species

Policy No. 7.7 Wetlands

Highly Erodible Land Conservation No specific policy statement. Policy No 7.3 Resource Management generally encourages voluntary Resource Management Plans (RMPs) as most effective way to address environmental quality issues.
Wetland Conservation Policy No 7.7 primarily directed to wetlands regulatory reform needed under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (CWA). 
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Policy No 7.3 generally supports current CRP enrollment of 36.4 million acres.
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP) No specific policy. Previous policy recommended WRP level of at least 1.5 million acres by year 2000.
Conservation Farm Option No specific policy. Policy No 7.3 Technical Assistance generally supports. 
Environmental Conservation Acreage Reserve Program Policy 7.2 Foundation Principles.

Policy No 7.3 Resource Management Plans, Technical Assistance.

Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP) Policy No 7.2 Foundation Principles,

Policy No 7.3 Resource Management Plans, Technical Assistance. 

Grazing on Private Lands No specific policy. Policy No 7.2 Private Property Rights.
Risk Reduction on Flood-prone Cropland No specific policy.
Farmland Protection Program Policy No 7.3 Farmland Protection.

Policy No 7.3 Easements.

State Technical Committees No specific policy.
Forestry Provisions No specific policy.
By-Pass Water Flows on Forest Service Lands No specific policy. Policy No. 8.1 Federal Land Management indirectly relates.
Everglades No specific policy.
Wildlife Habitat Policy No. 7.2 Foundation Principles and Private Property Rights.

Policy No 7.3 Program Tools

Policy No. 7.6 Threatened and Endangered Species. 

Resource Conservation Development No specific policy. Policy No 7.3 Technical Assistance provides general policy.
Natural Resource Conservation Foundation No specific policy.