House Agriculture Committee Reports Out Farm Conservation Bills

On June 5, the House Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee reported out 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 - amended.

The bills were referred to the House Rules Committee which is the procedure this time of year.

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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Senate Agriculture Committee Reports Out Farm Conservation, Noxious Weed, Other Bills

[Posted: June 5, 2019]


6/10/2019

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