SJR67 Alabama 2015 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Tom Whatley
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2015
Title: Agriculture, supporting designation of year 2015 as International Year of Soils
Summary: The Alabama Legislature designates 2015 as the International Year of Soils and endorses soil conservation efforts.
What This Bill Does
It designates the year 2015 as International Year of Soils and encourages public participation in soil-related activities. It expresses support for conserving soils through landowner participation with local soil and water conservation districts in several federal programs, and indicates these programs are authorized by federal law.

Who It Affects
General public in Alabama, encouraged to participate in activities celebrating soils.
Landowners and local soil and water conservation districts, encouraged to participate in soil conservation through specified federal programs (CRP, EQIP, CSP, Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program) and the Small Watershed Rehabilitation Program.

Key Provisions
Designates the year 2015 as the International Year of Soils and encourages public participation in related activities.
Expresses support for soil conservation through landowner participation in partnership with local soil and water conservation districts in the Conservation Reserve Program, Environmental Quality Incentives Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, and the Regional Conservation Partnership Program, as authorized by the Food Security Act of 1985 and related amendments, and the Small Watershed Rehabilitation Program as authorized by the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act.
Requests that a copy of the resolution be made available for appropriate presentation.

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Subjects: Resolutions, Legislative