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 104 STAT. 3614 PUBLIC LAW 101-624—NOV. 28, 1990 Research. Intergovernmental relations. Public information. 7 USC 3130. SEC. 1454. IDENTIFYING THE EFFECTS OF FEDERAL PROGRAMS. Section 1541(b) of the Farmland Protection Policy Act (7 U.S.C. 4202(b)) is amended by inserting "to identify the quantity of farmland actually converted by Federal programs, and" after "of this section,". SEC. 1455. GREAT PLAINS CONSERVATION PROGRAM. (a) CONTRACTS. —Section 16(b) of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act (16 U.S.C. 590p(b)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking "1991" and inserting "2001"; and (2) in paragraph (7), by striking "$600,000,000" and inserting "$1,000,000,000". (b) DESIGN OF SYSTEMS AND DATA.—Section 16 of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act (16 U.S.C. 590p) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsections: "(j) In the design and preparation of resource management systems under this section, the Secretary shall, where practicable, substitute more intensive management measures for structural measures. "(k) The Secretary shall collect and maintain data on a national and State by State basis concerning the resource, environmental and economic consequences of the assistance and applications provided under this section.". SEC. 1456. COMPOSTING RESEARCH AND EXTENSION PROGRAM. (a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this seclion to require the Secretary of Agriculture to identify and compile appropriate methods of composting agricultural wastes and the potential uses for such compost, and to make such information available to the appropriate Federal, State, or other private authorities and the general public. (b) COMPOSTING INFORMATION. — (1) SECRETARY. — The Secretary shall identify and compile information on- (A) the composting of agricultural wastes, including information on the composting of wastes from the production, processing, and distribution of food, fiber, forestry, livestock, and fish products, and the potential uses of such compost; and (B) laws, rules, and programs adopted by State and local governments and foreign governments that establish definitions and set standards for the processing, handling, and use of compost. (2) CONSULTATION. —In identifying and compiling such information, the Secretary may consult with representatives of other Federal departments and such other persons as the Secretary determines appropriate. (c) RESEARCH.—The Secretary shall conduct research on the potential uses for compost derived from animal wastes, and from other waste streams as appropriate, and identify uses for such compost, including the potential for marketing such product. Such research shall also include evaluation of the application of compost derived from agricultural wastes on soil, plants, and food and fiber crops. (d) COMPOSTING EXTENSION PROGRAM.— Beginning not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary

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