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Voluntary Public Access and Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program Act of 2005

Introduced: March 8, 2005 See on congress.gov
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 May 17, 2005

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5296-5297)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1351 Identical bill Voluntary Public Access and Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program Act of 2005
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 2
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jun 5, 2006
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jun 5, 2006
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Sep 6, 2005
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Sep 6, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 548: Voluntary Public Access and Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-548/
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"S. 548: Voluntary Public Access and Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-548/.
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