Farmland Protection Act of 1999

Summary

Farmland Protection Act of 1999 - 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 which do not operate farmland protection programs; (2) eliminate acreage limits; and (3) increase the existing funding cap, revising it from a total program to a fiscal year cap.

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Timeline

1. 11 March 1999

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 11 March 1999

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2591)

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 11 March 1999

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 11 March 1999 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 11 March 1999

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 11 March 1999

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 11 March 1999

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Sponsors

• Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA] · R · Sponsor
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Related records

• related to → To amend the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 to improve the farmland protection program.