By the time it arrived for review in the legislature at the end of 1999, The Agricultural Development Act Amendment Bill-which provides for sustainable agricultural development and the ecological protection of agricultural land-had already sparked political conflict and street protests, and led to the resignation of Council of Agriculture chairman Peng Tso-kuei. The source of the controversy was Article 16 of the bill, which forbids the construction of housing on newly purchased farmland.
事關台灣農業永續發展與農民生計的「農業發展條例修正草案」，在民國八十八年底送入立法院前，造成了農委會主委彭作奎辭職、朝野爭議、農民抗議遊行。草案中關於「新購農地不得興建農舍」的條文，則是引燃這次風波的主角。