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<br />-L 7['lte Faa'alllaa~cl ADi•otcctaoa~ Polacy Act
<br />Subtitle 1 ofYuGlic Luw 97-Jtl, Ilrc.~~rricnllurc arullr'oorlAc! of •1181
<br />Short Tr Nr
<br />,tier. 15.1.9. %'h r.c sohlr Nr rrun• Le nfe•d us fhr "F'nrm lured 1'r ufrrhon
<br />Pu(trv ;lr(".
<br />' F'nnhrU!., 1'«rpner, and Ik•/irn!«nrs
<br />Cangrc~ [Inds that federal •'Srr. l.Sp O. rut ('nnl;r r.cs (inns fhrrf-
<br />agenclee should no[ destroy r!I !hr A'uliuu '.a /irrm land is a uniyur na nr rut rrsuuru• and
<br />prnridrs frwl oral j~hrr nrcrssu ry jar !hr umtrourd ua•(~rrr u/.
<br />farmland unless other national flee people nj Nu• (!oiled S[u 4:<;
<br />interests are more Ymportant. t.'I rnrh ern r, a Inc/;r nmuun( n(Uu• Nuhuo s /irrm land ~s leer.
<br />. ~ ru,vhlr tone rrlrJ jrnm ac'fuu/ or pa(rnlia( ^gnrul(urul use to
<br />• rl art rrf;r leer hin nl as'r.
<br />r.il ron(rnurvl Jr, ~t ruse to the Nnrron's /irnnlond bast nmy
<br />Ni •ruhai fhr nbihfr of flu• (/ruled S(n b•.< fo prrxlace juaJ and
<br />jr!„•r in snj/iriavrf yuunh(rrs fu rare! Jomcc(ir nrrrG~ anJ (he Jr-
<br />aumds n(~ur csl,+nY nmrkefs:
<br />r.i r fhr ,n /.vrvirr use aj jirnrr land err nonngnru l(urtd purprues
<br />' undrrminr~c Ni,• erunumir ha.cr nj nwnv terra! un•n.v:
<br />!il 1'rdrrnl urliuns, in nwnr casts, resat( in Nrr runaersurn a(
<br />juror lunrl hr nunaprlrulhrrul uses where al(rrnuliur arlrnns
<br />usmlrl br per/i•rreJ;
<br />r6/ rhr lkpur(mrn( nj A,; riruhrr rr is fhr a/;rncr primarily rc-
<br />spnnsrblr• Jnr Nn• implrmcn faliun n/' F?drrul Iwlir;v un(h rraprcf
<br />Lr 1/nrlrrl ,SYutrs fvmlu nJ, a<sururg (hc murn(rnunrc cr/' fhr u/,,.
<br />nruhurnl prndm (ion rapuri h' of lhr lJnrtrr! Shr lrs, am has fhr
<br />/rrrsunnrl and other rrsnurres ntrdrd 7n implcmcul nutiunuf
<br />Jitrm land prntrrhun Irnlir.v; and
<br />. ~ !il Uic l.\yxrrfrnrnl ojAgrirulhrre and a(hrr FcJrrul ugcnrirs
<br />shnidd rake steps fu nssun• !hu( dce uitinns o(fhc hi•deru( Goa
<br />rrnmrn! du nut cnusc Urn fed Strrfes jarmlund fn l,e irrrr'rrsrblt~
<br />r,rrmrrl,•d Ire rutn«grirullurnl ^FC9 in coxes in rrh irh o(hcr na~
<br />flurrtrl In fl'e'e.<!Y dp «af nl'rrriJC fIIP InrpUrfurl CP nj flee Jlrafrr (1nn
<br />. uj /nrm funJ our ofheru~ise ouhreigh fhc brne(r fs uj um in fuming
<br />farmland rr.~oures. .
<br />Act's purpose is to minlmize (hl The Purprisr•.uj (14ii-eubfillr'u7 ;fo;Minimirr the e.Yfen,(Yri"u~/a.Jfh
<br />tmneceaeary, irzevezslble ~F,edrml prugrnins iunfribute fn the.unnece3eaiynnd irrcucrsiGlc.ttrn~
<br />destruction of [armload by r uersiun u/' farmin( fo nnnagriculfura! uaea, and to assure that Fi•dr
<br />U.S. agencies, and to assure cal•pra((,,runls~•are,~adnrigiafrred, in,ar,manner lhal,;fo,„fhC,;txJcitl
<br />pincticnblc,'toil! be ciigt}ty1ih11 ioiUt. S[n[r, unit of loco/ guucrumenl,
<br />that federal programs are 6 Id priPalc. 1rUgrunis urur(policies,fu protect jurorlnnd; lift
<br />compatible w(th etate~ local, ''!cl As usrr~ in This sub(i!!e= '
<br />and private programs and !ll the term "jarmlund •• inrludrs all lanJ de/inrJ ns Ji,llums:
<br />pollei~ to protoct farmland. ~ rA/ prime ja rm la n</ is lmrd that. has the bes[ conthura~
<br />lion a/ ph vs real nod chrurical rhwnrlcrisfics jot producing
<br />/n,rd, /i•rrl, /fiber, jorugr, of [seed, and other ugncu /hrnrl
<br />crops n'ith minimum inputs of just, jtrfilizrr, pesfirides,
<br />r ••f lobar, and rvilhou! in(nlrra le sort tension, as Jc«•r-
<br />, .:.err! In' (hr Secrelnry. Prime jann/and rnrludrs lnnrl Uurf
<br />pu..aresrs (hr ubove.churaclensltcs 6uf is being used rur--
<br />n•ntly fo produce !i t'cs•fuck and limber. 1! dues nal include
<br />' 7lrrcc t ce of farmland are land already in or committed !o urban Jeuelopmrn( or
<br />YP uv(cr storage;
<br />protected t>y Act. !81 unique jurmhurJ is land other t/ran prune jnrm lnnd
<br />that is used ~rr praducfiorr aj specific high•unlue jaod and
<br />j~Ger c•rups, us de(rrmioeJ by the Serrrfary. !( has (he ape-
<br />riu( tool 6innlinn nj soil yuahfy, fotatinn, +rowinpp season,
<br />ant morx Rrrr srq,ply needed (o rcanomira~Iy prrxluce sus-
<br />foinrd high yunli(y nr high yields aj specific crops u'hcn
<br />trru (rJ and mnnngrd arcordmg to accep(able jurrn urg
<br />methods. F,rrmJrlrs ojsuch crops include citrus, free oafs,
<br />alines, crnn Grrrrrs, fruits, and uege(nblrs; nnJ
<br />!('1 frrminorl, other fhrrn prime or unique jarminnd. (hut
<br />is of slnlcroide or lcen! impufnnce jot the pnxlucfinn uj
<br />/bod, f•rrl, jil+er, forage. or of/seed crops, ns JrlermioeJ by
<br />!hC uppruprm (c S[nfe or unit nj lxnl go venurren(a +enc)' nr
<br />' ~ n,;ennes, and that thn. Serrenrry rlrlermurrs .chou(J Ge con•
<br />. srderrJ ns jurorn In rtd /i,r (hc purprrsrs of (hrs sub(i Nc;
<br />(~l'(hr (rem ':Stale"encores qtly n%lhr jiffy Smfes, the Urstrirf
<br />a( Culumbra, the Cnrnmm~<ccullh u( Puerto /2ico, the cornnwn-
<br />urnl/h nj (hr Northern Narmnu lslmu/s, the %'rus( Tt'rri (ury uj
<br />Ihr I'nn/ir !s'lunds, nr any tern fury ar passrs.viun u% (he Unrled
<br />.4Lr h•s:
<br />1. l.fvn~ur,lr„jlM,r~guPr nrgr~rn'nrs lllC gUUC/T.nrrn(
<br />' ~ nju r u u i u rp lit) !ern. rr lop, aillugr, nr u(hrr uni(
<br />uJ'pe ,, r rr r ,e nu Strr4• ,el. or a combination u('
<br />.,1.. 1,, nl „r and ,..tin„ llr rnnvl, nn nn .unid,• m nr,
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