Here are details on three proposals that were submitted to members of the U.S. Congress in 2004 requesting earmarks for three programs to benefit 15 states:

For details on a teleconference call held on March 22, 2004 among a group of Florida ag organizations to discuss requests click here. 

REQUEST # 1 - Establishment of Rural Land Stewardship Program pilots in 13 states:

REQUEST #2 - Integrated Watershed Planning in Florida & the Great Lake states:

REQUEST #3 - Improved Water Quality and Nutrient Management Districts in Florida's Okeechobee Basin, along the Mississippi River in Louisiana and Mississippi, and in West Central Texas, the Central and Imperial Valleys of California and the Klamath Basin of Oregon and California.

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