S. Con. Res. 10 (Engrossed in Senate) — Supporting the designation of the year of 2015 as the “International Year of Soils” and supporting locally led soil conservation.

(1)

supports the designation of 2015 as the “International Year of Soils”;

(2)

encourages the public to participate in activities that celebrate the importance of soils to the current and future well-being of the United States; and

(3)

supports conservation of the soils of the United States, through—

(A)

partnership with local soil and water conservation districts; and

(B)

voluntary landowner participation in—

(i)

the conservation reserve program established under subchapter B of chapter 1 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831 et seq.);

(ii)

the environmental quality incentives program established under chapter 4 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa et seq.);

(iii)

the conservation stewardship program established under subchapter B of chapter 2 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838D et seq.);

(iv)

the agricultural conservation easement program established under subtitle H of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3865 et seq.);

(v)

the regional conservation partnership program established under subtitle I of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3871 et seq.); and

(vi)

the small watershed rehabilitation program established under section 14 of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act (16 U.S.C. 1012).

Supporting the designation of the year of 2015 as the “International Year of Soils” and supporting locally led soil conservation.

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