IV 
111TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 269 
Congratulating the outstanding professional public servants, both past and 
present, of the Natural Resources Conservation Service on the occasion 
of its 75th anniversary. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 27, 2010 
Mr. PETERSON (for himself, Mr. LUCAS, Ms. MARKEY of Colorado, Mr. BOS-
WELL, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. KINGSTON, Mrs. DAHLKEMPER, Mr. MORAN of 
Kansas, Mr. POMEROY, Mr. SMITH
of Nebraska, Ms. HERSETH 
SANDLIN, Mr. NEUGEBAUER, Mr. KISSELL, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. 
KRATOVIL, Mr. ELLSWORTH, Mr. GRAVES, Mrs. LUMMIS, and Mr. JOHN-
SON of Illinois) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on Agriculture 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Congratulating the outstanding professional public servants, 
both past and present, of the Natural Resources Con-
servation Service on the occasion of its 75th anniversary. 
Whereas the well-being of the United States is dependent on 
productive soils along with abundant and high-quality 
water and related natural resources; 
Whereas the Natural Resources Conservation Service (in this 
resolution referred to as ‘‘NRCS’’) was established as the 
Soil Conservation Service in the Department of Agri-
culture in 1935 to assist farmers, ranchers, and other 
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landowners in protecting soil and water resources on pri-
vate lands; 
Whereas Hugh Hammond Bennett, the first Chief of the Soil 
Conservation Service and ‘‘father of soil conservation’’, 
led the creation of the modern soil conservation move-
ment that established soil and water conservation as a 
national priority; 
Whereas the NRCS, with the assistance of President Frank-
lin D. Roosevelt, State governments, and local partners 
developed a new mechanism of American conservation 
service delivery, which brings together private individuals 
with Federal, State, and local governments to achieve 
common conservation objectives; 
Whereas the NRCS provides a vital public service by sup-
plying technical expertise and financial assistance to co-
operating private landowners for the conservation of soil 
and water resources; 
Whereas the NRCS, as authorized by Congress, has devel-
oped and provided land conservation programs that have 
resulted in the restoration and preservation of millions of 
acres of wetlands, forests, and grasslands that provide in-
numerable benefits to the general public in the form of 
recreational opportunities, wildlife habitat, water quality, 
and reduced soil erosion; 
Whereas the NRCS is the world leader in soil science and soil 
surveying; 
Whereas the NRCS is the national leader in the inventory of 
natural resources on private lands, providing national 
leaders and the public with the status and trends related 
to these resources and helping forecast the availability of 
critical water supplies; 
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Whereas the NRCS has helped communities develop and im-
plement thousands of locally led projects that continue to 
provide flood control, soil conservation, water supply, and 
recreational benefits to all Americans, while providing 
business and job creation opportunities as well; 
Whereas, since its establishment, the NRCS has developed, 
tested, and demonstrated conservation practices, helped 
develop the science and art of conservation, and con-
tinues to strive toward innovation; 
Whereas the NRCS encourages and works with landowners 
and land users to adopt conservation practices and tech-
nologies in a voluntary manner to address natural re-
source concerns; 
Whereas NRCS employees serve in offices in every State and 
territory, while other employees assist other countries 
and governments; 
Whereas, while some NRCS employees work directly with 
landowners, other employees serve in support of NRCS 
field operations, but all work toward a common goal of 
improving the condition of all natural resources found on 
private lands, knowing when they succeed, all Americans 
benefit; and 
Whereas the NRCS has been ‘‘helping people, help the land’’ 
for 75 years: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress— 
(1) congratulates the outstanding conservation 
professionals of the Natural Resources Conservation 
Service on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of 
the Natural Resources Conservation Service; 
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(2) recognizes the vital role conservation plays 
in the well-being of the United States; 
(3) expresses its continued commitment to the 
conservation of natural resources on private lands in 
both the national interest and as a national priority; 
and 
(4) recognizes the services that the Natural Re-
sources Conservation Service provides to the United 
States by helping farmers, ranchers, and other land-
owners to protect soil, water, and related natural re-
sources. 
Æ 
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