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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1458 

To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to provide incentives for improved 

agricultural air quality. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 23, 2007 

Mrs. BOXER (for herself and Mrs. FEINSTEIN) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 

A BILL 

To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to provide 

incentives for improved agricultural air quality. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Agricultural Air Qual5 ity Incentives Act of 2007’’. 

6 SEC. 2. REDUCTION OF EMISSIONS OF AIR POLLUTANTS 

7 AND PRECURSORS OF AIR POLLUTANTS. 

8 Chapter 4 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Secu9 rity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa et seq.) is amended 

10 by adding at the end the following: 

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1 ‘‘SEC. 1240J. AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT. 

2 ‘‘(a) AVAILABILITY OF COST-SHARE PAYMENTS AND

3 INCENTIVE PAYMENTS.—In carrying out this chapter, the 

4 Secretary shall promote air quality by providing cost-share 

5 payments and incentive payments to individual producers 

6 to address air quality concerns associated with agriculture. 

7 ‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE PRACTICES, COST-SHARE.— 

8 ‘‘(1) REDUCTION OF EMISSIONS OF AIR POL9 LUTANTS AND PRECURSORS OF AIR POLLUTANTS.— 

10 In addition to practices eligible for cost-share pay11 ments under this chapter, the Secretary shall pro12 vide cost-share payments to producers under this 

13 section for mobile or stationary equipment (including 

14 engines) used in an agricultural operation that 

15 would reduce emissions of air pollutants and precur16 sors of air pollutants. 

17 ‘‘(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In evaluating applica18 tions for cost-share assistance for equipment de19 scribed in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 

20 prioritize assistance for equipment that— 

21 ‘‘(A) is the most cost-effective in address22 ing air quality concerns; and 

23 ‘‘(B) would assist producers in meeting 

24 Federal, State, or local regulatory requirements 

25 relating to air quality. 

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1 ‘‘(c) LOCATIONS.—To receive a payment for a project 

2 under this section, a producer shall carry out the project 

3 in a county— 

4 ‘‘(1) that is in nonattainment under the Clean 

5 Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) with respect to am6 bient air quality standards for ozone, particulate 

7 matter, or both of those pollutants; 

8 ‘‘(2) in which there is air quality degradation, 

9 recognized by a State or local agency, to which agri10 cultural emissions significantly contribute; or 

11 ‘‘(3) in which the Secretary determines that 

12 pesticide drift is a priority concern. 

13 ‘‘(d) PRIORITY.—The Secretary shall give priority to 

14 projects that— 

15 ‘‘(1) involve multiple producers implementing 

16 eligible conservation activities in a coordinated man17 ner to promote air quality; or 

18 ‘‘(2) are designed to encourage broad adoption 

19 of innovative approaches, including approaches in20 volving the use of innovative technologies and inte21 grated pest management, on the condition that the 

22 technologies do not have the unintended consequence 

23 of compromising other environmental goals. 

24 ‘‘(e) FUNDING.—In addition to amounts made avail25 able to carry out this section under section 1241(a)(6), 

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1 of the funds of the Commodity Credit Corporation, the 

2 Secretary shall use to carry out this section— 

3 ‘‘(1) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; 

4 ‘‘(2) $45,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; 

5 ‘‘(3) $60,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; 

6 ‘‘(4) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; and 

7 ‘‘(5) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2012.’’. 

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