HR 2473 · 110th Congress · Agriculture and Food

Voluntary Public Access and Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program Act of 2007

Introduced 2007-05-24· Sponsored by Rep. Pomeroy, Earl [D-ND-At Large]· House

Bill Progress

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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Executive Comment Requested from USDA.(2007-06-26)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Voluntary Public Access and Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program Act of 2007 - 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 for wildlife-dependent recreation (including hunting or fishing) 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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