1.1    .................... moves to amend H. F. No. 151, the first engrossment, as follows:
1.2Page 1, after line 21, insert:
1.3"WHEREAS, the Conservation Reserve Program and the Wetlands Reserve Program
1.4have the ability to sequester carbon in addition to providing erosion control, water quality
1.5protection, and wildlife habitat; and"
1.6Page 2, after line 3, insert:
1.7"WHEREAS, recent United States Department of Agriculture decisions regarding
1.8rental rates, appraisals, eligibility, and maintenance have limited enrollment in the
1.9Conservation Reserve Program and the Wetlands Reserve Program well below the amount
1.10of acres authorized in the 2002 Farm Bill; and"
1.11Page 2, after line 6, insert:
1.12"BE IT RESOLVED by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota that it urges the
1.13United States Department of Agriculture to utilize its authority to offer general sign-up
1.14enrollments during 2007 with competitive market rental rates to achieve the enrollment of
1.15acres authorized for the Conservation Reserve Program in the 2002 Farm Bill."
1.16Page 2, line 7, after "IT" insert "FURTHER"
1.17Page 2, line 8, after "Program" insert "with an enrollment cap of 45,000,000 acres"
1.18Page 2, line 13, after the first comma, insert "the Secretary of the United States
1.19Department of Agriculture,"