,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hiaj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #i1 #bjbj,ms4
 ,br[nley ( ,cali=nia introduc$ ! foll[+
 bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,agriculture  ,a ,,bill  ,to require a  
/udy ( ! b>ri]s to cons]vation practice 
adoption on leas$ agricultural l&1 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,cons]vation =         
,agricultural ,leas$ ,l& ,act or !      
,,call ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds 
! foll[+3 7#a7 ,accord+ to a #bjaf /udy 
by ! ,economic ,rese>* ,s]vice ( !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture1 #ci p]c5t (   
agricultural l& 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates is    
leas$1 includ+ ! majority 7#ec p]c5t7 ( 
cropl&4  7#b7 ,! p>ticipation ( l&[n]s &
 t5ants 9 ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local        
cons]vation programs1 & ! adoption (    
cons]vation practices on l& t !y own or 
manage1 c be limit$ by a wide range (   
factors t are n fully und]/ood4  7#c7   
,mu* ( ! limit$ in=mation t is kn[n     
comes f ! ,t5ure1 ,own]%ip1 &           

,transition ( ,agricultural ,l&         
7,,total7 ,survey conduct$ by !         
,national ,agricultural ,/ati/ics       
,s]vice1 9 collaboration ) ! ,economic  
,rese>* ,s]vice2 regul>ly recurr+ data  
collection ?r\gh ! ,,total ,survey & o!r
 ,dep>tm5t ( ,agriculture reports is    
vital to und]/&+ l& t5ure tr5ds1        
*all5ges1 & opportunities4  7#d7 ,"s ( !
 pot5tial b>ri]s to su* p>ticipation &  
adoption include ! /ructure or t]m ( !  
lease or r5tal agreem5t1 ! level (      
indep5d5ce giv5 to ! op]ator1 ! aw>5ess 
( ! l&[n] ( bo? cons]vation practice &  
program opportunities & ! co/s & b5efits
 associat$ ) ^? opportunities1 & o!r    
policy or m>ket factors4  7#e7 ,!       
solutions to ^! issues are unlikely to  
be "o size fits all & mu/ be bett]      
und]/ood4  #c4 ,/udy  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!   
,secret>y %all c>ry out a /udy ( !      
p>ticipation 9 cons]vation programs (1 &
 ! adoption ( cons]vation practices on1 
leas$ agricultural l&4  7b7             
,collaboration ,! /udy "u ?is section   

%all be c>ri$ out 9 collaboration ) !   
,economic ,rese>* ,s]vice4  7c7 ,cont5ts
 ,! /udy c>ri$ out "u ?is section %all  
include-- 7#a7 a review ( relevant exi/+
 rese>* lit]ature1 includ+-- 7,a7 !     
,t5ure1 ,own]%ip1 & ,transition (       
,agricultural ,l& 7,,total7 ,survey     
conduct$ by ! ,national ,agricultural   
,/ati/ics ,s]vice1 9 collaboration ) !  
,economic ,rese>* ,s]vice2 &  7,b7 !    
report titl$ ,und]/&+ & ,activat+       
,non-,op]at+ ,l&lords1 publi%$ by !     
,am]ican ,f>ml& ,tru/ 9 ,septemb]1      
#bjbj2  7#b7 id5tification &            
quantification ( ! v>i\s types &        
/ructures ( curr5t agricultural l& leas+
 relation%ips2  7#c7 rese>* on ! hi/ory1
 & e/imation ( future tr5ds1 (          
agricultural l& own]%ip2  7#d7          
exam9ation ( :at leas+ models h be5     
effective 9 enc\rag+ ! adoption (       
cons]vation practices2  7#e7            
consid]ation ( regional v>iations2  7#f7
 exam9ation ( exi/+ ,f$]al inc5tives =  
adopt+ cons]vation practices1 & ! degree

 to :i* su* inc5tives are curr5tly      
utiliz$ ) respect to leas$ agricultural 
l&s2  7#g7 rese>* on ,/ate & local      
inc5tive programs t are enc\rag+        
cons]vation practice adoption on leas$  
agricultural l&s2 &  7#h7 rese>* on !   
b5efits ( transition+ f l& leas+ to l&  
own]%ip on cons]vation practice adoption
 & ,f$]al cons]vation program           
p>ticipation4  7d7 ,consid]ation ,! /udy
 "u ?is section %all be c>ri$ out )     
p>ticul> consid]ation ( f>m]s & ran*]s  
:o are p ( color1 includ+ ,black &      
indig5\s f>m]s & ran*]s1 & beg9n+ f>m]s 
& ran*]s4  7e7 ,report ,n lat] ?an      
,decemb] #ca1 #bjba1 ! ,secret>y %all   
submit to ,congress a report conta9+--  
7#a7 ! results ( ! /udy conduct$ "u ?is 
section2 &  7#b7 recomm5dations1 bas$ on
 su* /udy1 = address+ ! b>ri]s unique to
 v>i\s agricultural l& leas+            
relation%ips to adopt+ cons]vation      
practices on leas$ agricultural l&1     
includ+-- 7,a7 recomm5dations t c be    
implem5t$ "u exi/+ /atutory au?orities2 

7,b7 recomm5dations t w\ld require      
congressional au?orization 9 ord] to be 
implem5t$2 &  7,c7 recomm5dations =     
outrea*4  7f7 ,implem5tation ,!         
,secret>y may ent] into an agreem5t ) a 
non-,f$]al entity 7su* z a nonpr(it     
entity or univ]sity71 select$ ?r\gh an  
application process1 to c>ry out ?is    
section4  7g7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is        
section3 7#a7 ,leas$ agricultural l& ,! 
t]m leas$ agricultural l& means         
agricultural l& t is op]at$1 "u a lease 
or o!r r5tal agreem5t1 by a f>m] or     
ran*] :o does n own ! l&4  7#b7         
,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y means !      
,secret>y ( ,agriculture1 act+ ?r\gh !  
,national ,agricultural ,/ati/ics       
,s]vice4