7 USC 4207 – Reporting requirement
On January 1, 1987, and at the beginning of each subsequent calendar year.1 the Secretary of Agriculture shall report to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives on the progress made in implementing the provisions of this chapter. Such report shall include information on—
(1) the effects, if any, of Federal programs, authorities, and administrative activities with respect to the protection of United States farmland; and
(2) the results of the reviews of existing policies and procedures required under section 4203(a) of this title.
Terms Used In 7 USC 4207
- farmland: includes all land defined as follows:
(A) prime farmland is land that has the best combination of physical and chemical characteristics for producing food, feed, fiber, forage, oilseed, and other agricultural crops with minimum inputs of fuel, fertilizer, pesticides, and labor, and without intolerable soil erosion, as determined by the Secretary. See 7 USC 4201
- Secretary: means the Secretary of Agriculture. See 7 USC 4201