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YEAR
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ACTION
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1935
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The Civilian Conservation Corps was established to put unemployed men, including
farmers, to work reseeding and planting trees and building erosion dams. The Civilian Conservation Corps also built state park facilities, including many in Texas.
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1935
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The Soil Conservation Service was established within the USDA to provide technical
assistance to farmers.
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1939
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The Texas Soil Conservation Law passed and enabled landowners to establish local
soil and water conservation districts as special subdivisions of state government. Each district has a governing board that is responsible for managing
conservation functions within the prescribed area.
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1939
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Texas established the Texas Soil and Water Conservation Board to coordinate the
activities of 213 conservation districts.
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1977
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Congress established the Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act
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1985
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The federal Farm Bill (the Food Security Act of 1985) established the Conservation Reserve Program to provide financial incentives to farmers who take highly erodible cropland and other environmentally fragile land out of production.
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1990
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The Organic Foods Production Act led to the creation of the National Organic
Program at USDA.
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1996
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Congress reauthorized the Farm Bill (the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform
Act), which refunded and restructured the Conservation Reserve Program.
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