S 548 · 109th Congress · Agriculture and Food

Voluntary Public Access and Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program Act of 2005

Introduced 2005-03-08· Sponsored by Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND]· Senate

Bill Progress

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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5296-5297)(2005-05-17)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Voluntary Public Access and Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program Act of 2005 - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a program under which States and tribal governments may apply for grants to encourage owners and operators of privately-held farm, ranch, and forest land to voluntarily make such land available for public access under State- and tribally-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)

13 Democrats7 Republicans