7 U.S.C. § 4201
General provisions
United States · Title 7 — AGRICULTURE · Status: effective
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Congress finds that—
The purpose of this chapter is to minimize the extent to which Federal programs contribute to the unnecessary and irreversible conversion of farmland to nonagricultural uses, and to assure that Federal programs are administered in a manner that, to the extent practicable, will be compatible with State, unit of local government, and private programs and policies to protect farmland.
As used in this chapter—
the term “farmland” includes all land defined as follows:
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Agriculture and Food Act of 1981House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally