HR 1689
107th Congress
House
Agriculture and Food
Agricultural conservation
Agricultural subsidies
Animals
Biological diversity conservation
Conservation easements
Delegation of powers
Environmental Protection
Farm lands
Federal-state relations
Government Operations and Politics
Grassland ecology
Grazing
Habitat conservation
Land transfers
Law
Nature conservation
Nonprofit organizations
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Real estate appraisal
Grassland Reserve Act
Introduced: May 2, 2001
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 15, 2001
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
May 8, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development and Research.
May 2, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
May 2, 2001
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Grassland Reserve Act - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a grassland reserve program for land that is or has historically been natural grass or shrubland and has significant potential for animal or plant restoration.
Sets forth provisions respecting landowner easement payments and permitted and prohibited practices.
What's happening now
Executive Comment Requested from USDA.
Committees of jurisdiction
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