legislation: 93-hr-17494

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93-hr-17494 93 hr 17494 A bill to make more chemical fertilizer available throughout the world for the production of food during 1975 by substantially reducing the amount of such fertilizer used in the United States for nonfood growing purposes. Agriculture and Food 1974-11-21 1974-11-21 Referred to House Committee on Agriculture. House Rep. Mezvinsky, Edward [D-IA-1] IA D M000686 0 Directs the President to appoint a Commission on Fertilizer Availability: (1) to review and recommend specific conservation steps and other measures which would be taken to increase the short-term availability of fertilizer for food production; and (2) to encourage increased production of fertilizer to meet the medium and long-term fertilizer needs such as investment incentives and machinery to increase production capacity. Limits the amounts of chemical fertilizer used by any department or agency of the Federal Government during 1975 for ornamental or decorative growing purposes. Provides that such prohibition shall not apply to decorative growing aimed at preventing soil erosion. 2024-08-01T18:39:22Z  

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