SJR67 Summary

• Designates 2015 as the International Year of Soils and encourages public participation in activities celebrating the importance of soils to current and future well-being.

• Recognizes that 2015 marks the 80th anniversary of the Soil Conservation Act signed on April 27, 1935.

• Expresses support for soil conservation through landowner participation in partnership with local soil and water conservation districts across multiple federal programs including the Conservation Reserve Program, Environmental Quality Incentives Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, and Regional Conservation Partnership Program.

• Supports the Small Watershed Rehabilitation Program authorized by the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act.

• Resolution originated in the Senate on May 12, 2015 and was adopted by the House on June 2, 2015.