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Voluntary Public Access and Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program Act of 2003

Introduced: November 7, 2003 See on congress.gov
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Nov 7, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S14273-14274)
Nov 7, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S14271-14273)
Nov 7, 2003
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now November 7, 2003

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S14273-14274)

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