Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act of 1936

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New Deal legislation United States federal statute

The Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act of 1936 was a New Deal-era U.S. law that encouraged farmers to adopt soil-conserving practices by providing federal subsidies, aiming to combat erosion and environmental damage highlighted by the Dust Bowl.

Aliases (1)

Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	New Deal legislation → United States federal statute →
addresses	Dust Bowl environmental crisis → overproduction of certain crops → soil erosion on agricultural land →
administeredBy	Soil Conservation Service → United States Department of Agriculture →
constitutionalStrategy	framed subsidies as payment for conservation services →
country	United States →
dateEnacted	1936-02-29 →
effect	expanded role of federal government in soil conservation → shifted federal farm policy toward conservation →
enactedIn	1936 →
encourages	contour plowing → crop rotation → planting soil-building crops → reforestation of marginal lands → terracing →
focusesOn	erosion control → land use planning → soil conservation →
historicalContext	Dust Bowl droughts → Great Depression →
jurisdiction	United States federal government →
legalBasisFor	conservation payments to farmers → federal soil conservation programs →
longTermImpact	foundation for later conservation programs in U.S. farm bills →
motivatedBy	Supreme Court decision in United States v. Butler →
partOf	New Deal →
policyInstrument	incentives for crop rotation and contour plowing → payments for land retirement from production → subsidies for soil-conserving crops →
presidentAtEnactment	Franklin D. Roosevelt →
provides	federal subsidies to farmers for soil conservation →
purpose	combat soil erosion → encourage soil-conserving farming practices → reduce environmental damage from the Dust Bowl → stabilize farm income through conservation payments →
relatedTo	Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 → Dust Bowl → Soil Conservation Service →
replaced	Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933 →
sector	agriculture →
signedBy	Franklin D. Roosevelt →
targets	farmers → owners of agricultural land →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
AAA ("Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act") → Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933 →	replacedBy
74th United States Congress →	passed
Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 →	relatedTo