S 2603 United States Senate · 118th Congress

Streamlining Conservation Practice Standards Act of 2023

This bill streamlines how conservation practice standards are updated under USDA conservation programs. It requires the Secretary to review and revise standards at least once every five years (instead of annually), rather than annually, and mandates public input for each standard under review. Key mechanisms include creating a public online process for submitting new conservation practices, requiring USDA to publish comments and decisions, and prioritizing updates for underused standards and those reducing synthetic chemical use. The bill directly affects farmers and landowners participating in USDA conservation programs, as well as state technical committees and USDA in developing and implementing these standards.
Sub-Topics: Conservation
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Introduced Jul 27, 2023 Last action Jul 27, 2023
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Jul 27, 2023
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
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Jul 27, 2023
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