S 1840 · 108th Congress · Agriculture and Food

Voluntary Public Access and Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program Act of 2003

Introduced 2003-11-07· Sponsored by Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND]· Senate

Bill Progress

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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S14273-14274)(2003-11-07)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Voluntary Public Access and Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program Act of 2003 - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program under which States may apply for grants to encourage owners and operators of privately-held farm and ranch land to voluntarily make such land available for public access and habitat-related activities under State-administered plans. Amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to exclude from excess base acreage computation for direct and counter-cyclical payment purposes certain conservation enrolled farm land not planted in an agricultural commodity.…

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Cosponsors (20)

15 Democrats5 Republicans