PRECISE Act

Bill: 117-hr-2518
Sponsor: Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-1]
Introduced: 2021-04-14 in the House
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural conservation and pollution
Agricultural equipment and machinery
Agricultural practices and innovations
Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Farmland
Government lending and loan guarantees
Public contracts and procurement
Rural conditions and development

Summary:
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: 

Producing Responsible Energy and Conservation Incentives and Solutions for the Environment Act or the PRECISE Act

 
This bill incorporates support for precision agriculture into various programs of the Department of Agriculture (USDA). Precision agriculture refers to an information- and technology-based management system used to identify, analyze, and manage variability in agricultural production for optimum profitability, sustainability, and environmental protection.
 
Specifically, the bill makes changes to eligibility criteria, administrative procedures, and other aspects of the Conservation Loan Program, the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, and the Conservation Stewardship Program. These changes include allowing the programs to support the adoption of precision agriculture practices and acquisition of precision agriculture technologies.
 
In addition, the bill expands a program through which USDA makes and insures loans to for-profit and nonprofit organizations that invest in rural areas by allowing the loans to be used for precision agriculture practices.
 
The bill also requires USDA to emphasize the use of third-party providers with respect to technical assistance on matters related to soil health for participants in certain USDA conservation programs.

action_date: 2022-06-03
text: 

Producing Responsible Energy and Conservation Incentives and Solutions for the Environment Act or the PRECISE Act

 
This bill incorporates support for precision agriculture into various programs of the Department of Agriculture (USDA). Precision agriculture refers to an information- and technology-based management system used to identify, analyze, and manage variability in agricultural production for optimum profitability, sustainability, and environmental protection.
 
Specifically, the bill makes changes to eligibility criteria, administrative procedures, and other aspects of the Conservation Loan Program, the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, and the Conservation Stewardship Program. These changes include allowing the programs to support the adoption of precision agriculture practices and acquisition of precision agriculture technologies.
 
In addition, the bill expands a program through which USDA makes and insures loans to for-profit and nonprofit organizations that invest in rural areas by allowing the loans to be used for precision agriculture practices.
 
The bill also requires USDA to emphasize the use of third-party providers with respect to technical assistance on matters related to soil health for participants in certain USDA conservation programs.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-06-03
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 258.
action_date: 2022-06-03
text: Reported by the Committee on Agriculture. H. Rept. 117-344.
action_date: 2022-06-03
text: Reported by the Committee on Agriculture. H. Rept. 117-344.
action_date: 2022-05-17
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2022-05-17
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2022-05-17
text: Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit Discharged.
action_date: 2021-06-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2021-04-14
text: Introduced in House