Farmland Protection Program Challenge Grant Act of 2003

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Bill Number

HR 2703

Introduced

Jul 10, 2003

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development and Research.

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Cosponsors

Topics

Agricultural conservation Agriculture and Food Conservation easements Economics and Public Finance Environmental Protection Farm lands Government Operations and Politics Grants-in-aid Intergovernmental fiscal relations Land transfers Public Lands and Natural Resources

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Summary

Farmland Protection Program Challenge Grant Act of 2003 - Amends the Farm Security Act of 1985 to obligate at least 15 percent of farmland protection funds for cost-share grants to support eligible State agencies, county, and one or more eligible entities to purchase conservation easements whose title shall be held by the entity rather than the United States.

Actions

Jul 15, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development and Research.
Jul 10, 2003

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Jul 10, 2003

Introduced in House

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