HR 1275
112th Congress
House
Agriculture and Food
Agricultural education
Agricultural marketing and promotion
Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
Agricultural research
Food industry and services
Maple Tapping Access Program Act
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 8, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture .
Mar 30, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Mar 30, 2011
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Maple Tapping Access Program Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to make grants to states and tribal governments to promote the domestic maple syrup industry through: (1) promotion of research and education, (2) promotion of natural resource sustainability, (3) market promotion, and (4) encouragement of owners and operators of privately held land to initiate or expand maple-sugaring activities or to voluntarily make the land available to the public for maple-sugaring activities.
Defines "maple-sugaring" as the collection of sap from any species of tree in the genus Acer for the purpose of boiling to produce food.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture .
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1