H.R. 3454 · 112th Congress
Preserving Marginal Lands and Protecting Farming Act of 2011
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Martha Roby
- Introduced
- 2011-11-17
- Latest action
- 2011-12-19 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry.
Summary
Preserving Marginal Lands and Protecting Farming Act of 2011 - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to set forth the maximum number of acres that may be enrolled at any one time in the conservation reserve program through FY2017.
Prohibits the enrollment of land in the conservation reserve that is classified as class I or class II land under the National Soil Survey Handbook's land capability classification system.