Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:3414 Primary Sponsor:Farr Type of Legislation:CR Subject:Agriculture offices, county Date Bill Passed both Bodies:19930324 Computer Document Number:BBM/10192JM.93 Introduced Date:19930204 Last History Body:House Last History Date:19930324 Last History Type:Received from Senate Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Farr McCraw Neilson Boan Rhoad Phillips Waldrop McAbee Stoddard D. Wilder Carnell Type of Legislation:Concurrent Resolution
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN Leg Involved ____ ______ ____________ ______________________________ ___ ____________ 3414 House 19930324 Received from Senate 3414 Senate 19930324 Adopted, returned to House with concurrence 3414 Senate 19930323 Committee Report: Favorable 01 3414 Senate 19930225 Introduced, referred to 01 Committee 3414 House 19930224 Adopted, sent to Senate 3414 House 19930216 Committee Report: Favorable 24 3414 House 19930204 Introduced, referred to 24 CommitteeView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
COMMITTEE REPORT
March 23, 1993
H. 3414
Introduced by REPS. Farr, McCraw, Neilson, Boan, Rhoad, Phillips, Waldrop, McAbee, Stoddard, D. Wilder and Carnell
S. Printed 3/23/93--S.
Read the first time February 25, 1993.
To whom was referred a Concurrent Resolution (H. 3414), memorializing Congress to act as may be necessary to avoid the closing of Department of Agriculture offices, etc., respectfully
That they have duly and carefully considered the same, and recommend that the same do pass:
PHIL P. LEVENTIS, for Committee.
MEMORIALIZING CONGRESS TO ACT AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO AVOID THE CLOSING OF DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE OFFICES WHERE THE IMPACT OF SUCH CLOSING ON RURAL COUNTIES WOULD BE DETRIMENTAL.
Whereas, the United States Secretary of Agriculture under the Bush Administration proposed, just before leaving office in January, to restructure the Department of Agriculture by sharply cutting its number of agencies and field offices; and
Whereas, the new Secretary of Agriculture, the Honorable Mike Espy of Mississippi, has these proposals under review; and
Whereas, the Department of Agriculture is in the process of determining which local county offices it will close or relocate to other counties; and
Whereas, these officers include those of the Farmers Home Administration, the United States Soil Conservation Service, and Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service; and
Whereas, if certain local county offices in rural areas are shut down or moved to more distant counties, people will have to travel great distances for assistance with their needs, thereby causing severe hardship especially for low-income persons; and
Whereas, it is hoped that consideration for closing offices will be given with respect to larger programs before considering a plan that would be detrimental to rural counties across the country. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:
That the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina, by this resolution, memorializes Congress to act as may be necessary to avoid the closing of Department of Agriculture offices where the impact of such closing on rural counties would be detrimental.
Be it further resolved that copies of this resolution be forwarded to the President of the United States Senate; the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives; the Honorable Mike Espy, United States Secretary of Agriculture; and all eight members of the South Carolina Congressional Delegation, all at Washington, D.C.