Open Space and Farmland Preservation Act
Latest action · Nov 13, 2006 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 9, 2006
- Passed HouseSep 26, 2006
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Open Space and Farmland Preservation Act - Amends the Farm Security Act of 1985 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to reserve at least 15% of farmland protection program funds for grants to support cooperative efforts by an eligible state agency, county, or other eligible entity to purchase conservation easements and other interests in eligible land, whose title shall be held by an eligible entity rather than the United States.
Provides with respect to cost sharing that: (1) the federal share of the purchase price of a conservation easement or other interest in eligible land shall not exceed 25%; and (2) the state agency, county, and other eligible entities involved in the purchase shall each contribute 25% of the purchase price.
Prohibits fund use for administrative purposes.
Makes the provisions of this Act effective on October 1, 2006.
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 9, 2006 to Sep 19, 2006; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MI | Candice S. Miller | Original | May 9, 2006 |
| R-PA | Curt Weldon | Original | May 9, 2006 |
| R-WA | David G. Reichert | Original | May 9, 2006 |
| R-IL | Judy Biggert | Original | May 9, 2006 |
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Original | May 9, 2006 |
| R-IL | Jerry Weller | May 10, 2006 | |
| R-PA | Phil English | May 10, 2006 | |
| R-OH | Patrick J. Tiberi | Sep 19, 2006 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred May 9, 2006Markup Sep 21, 2006 |
| Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee | Referred May 18, 2006Discharged Sep 21, 2006 | |
| Senate | Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee | Referred Nov 13, 2006 |
Actions 13
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 13, 2006Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- Sep 27, 2006Received in the Senate.
- Sep 26, 2006Mr. Goodlatte moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Sep 26, 2006Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7372-7373)
- Sep 26, 2006DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5313.
- Sep 26, 2006Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7372)
- Sep 26, 2006Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 21, 2006Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development, and Research Discharged.
- Sep 21, 2006Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Sep 21, 2006Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- May 18, 2006Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development, and Research.
- May 9, 2006Introduced in House
- May 9, 2006Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Sep 26, 2006H.R. 5313, A bill to reserve a small percentage of the amounts made available to the Secretary of Agriculture for the farmland protection program to fund challenge grants to encourage the purchase of conservation easements and other interest in<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Agriculture on September 21, 2006</p>
- Sep 26, 2006H.R. 5313, A bill to reserve a small percentage of the amounts made available to the Secretary of Agriculture for the farmland protection program to fund challenge grants to encourage the purchase of conservation easements and other interest inCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Agriculture on September 21, 2006
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1514 | Farmland Protection Program Challenge Grant Act of 2005 | Related bill | Apr 13, 2005 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To reserve a small percentage of the amounts made available to the Secretary of Agriculture for the farmland protection program to fund challenge grants to encourage the purchase of conservation easements and other interests in land to be held by a State agency, county, or other eligible entity, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Open Space and Farmland Preservation Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Open Space and Farmland Preservation Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Agriculture and Food.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 13, 2006Referred in Senate
- Sep 26, 2006Engrossed in House
- May 9, 2006Introduced in House
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