The House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee is scheduled to meet June 5 to consider several bipartisan farm conservation bills that are part of Gov. Wolf’s PA Farm Bill proposal.  The bills include--

-- Disaster Response: House Bill 1516 (Causer-R-Cameron) establishing an Agriculture Rapid Response Disaster Readiness Account (sponsor summary); and

-- Farm Conservation Excellence Grants: House Bill 1517 (Zimmerman-R-Lancaster) establishing the Conservation Excellence Farm Conservation Grant Program (sponsor summary).

The meeting will be held in Room B-31 Main Capitol starting at 9:00.  Click Here to watch the meeting online.

Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron) serves as Majority Chair of the House Agriculture Committee and can be contacted by calling 717-787-5075 or by sending email to: mcauser@pahousegop.com. Rep. Eddie Day Pashinski (D-Luzerne) serves as Minority Chair and can be calling 717-783-0686 or by sending email to: epashins@pahouse.net.

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