S 548
109th Congress
Senate
Agriculture and Food
Agricultural conservation
Agricultural subsidies
Animals
Birds
Economics and Public Finance
Environmental Protection
Farm lands
Federal aid to Indians
Fishing
Grants-in-aid
Habitat conservation
Hunting
Indian lands
Minorities
Outdoor recreation
Private forests
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sports and Recreation
Voluntary Public Access and Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program Act of 2005
Introduced: March 8, 2005
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 17, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5296-5297)
Mar 8, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Mar 8, 2005
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5296-5297)
Committees of jurisdiction
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