United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1950 (106th)
To amend the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 to improve the farmland protection program.
Introduced
26 May 1999
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Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Resource Conservation and Credit.
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Summary
Amends the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 with respect to the farmland protection program to: (1) specify that the program shall be a matching grant program carried out through eligible entities such as State and local government, Indian tribes, and nonprofit conservation organizations; (2) eliminate acreage limits; (3) require State certification; and (4) increase the existing funding cap, revising it from a total program to a fiscal year cap.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 26 May 1999
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 26 May 1999
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 26 May 1999
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/house-bill/1950
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hr/1950