3.0.0 5313 2023-01-13T04:48:30Z 2023-01-13T04:48:30Z House H HR 2006-05-09 109 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2006-11-13T21:40:58Z hsag00 Agriculture Committee House Standing hsag15 Forestry Subcommittee Discharged from 2006-09-21T20:55:48Z Referred to 2006-05-18T20:26:26Z Markup by 2006-09-21T21:02:12Z Referred to 2006-05-09T16:30:45Z Farmland Protection Program Challenge Grant Act of 2005 109 1514 HR 2005-04-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development and Research. Related bill CRS 2006-11-13 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. IntroReferral 2006-09-27 Senate Received in the Senate. IntroReferral 2006-09-26 13:45:59 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2006-09-26 13:45:57 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7372) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2006-09-26 13:45:57 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7372) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2006-09-26 13:35:59 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5313. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2006-09-26 13:35:57 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7372-7373) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2006-09-26 13:35:32 Mr. Goodlatte moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2006-09-21 hsag00 Agriculture Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. Committee 2006-09-21 hsag00 Agriculture Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2006-09-21 hsag00 Agriculture Committee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development, and Research Discharged. Committee 2006-05-18 hsag15 Forestry Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development, and Research. Committee 2006-05-09 Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsag00 Agriculture Committee 2006-05-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2006-05-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000549 Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6] Jim Gerlach R PA 6 N K000360 Rep. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL-10] MARK KIRK R IL STEVEN 10 2006-05-09 True M001150 Rep. Miller, Candice S. [R-MI-10] Candice Miller R MI S. 10 2006-05-09 True B001232 Rep. Biggert, Judy [R-IL-13] JUDY BIGGERT R IL 13 2006-05-09 True W000268 Rep. Weldon, Curt [R-PA-7] CURT WELDON R PA 7 2006-05-09 True R000578 Rep. Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8] David Reichert R WA G. 8 2006-05-09 True W000273 Rep. Weller, Jerry [R-IL-11] GERALD WELLER R IL C. 11 2006-05-10 False E000187 Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3] PHIL ENGLISH R PA 3 2006-05-10 False T000462 Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12] PATRICK TIBERI R OH J. 12 2006-09-19 False 2006-09-26T04:00:00Z H.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 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/18164 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Agriculture on September 21, 2006</p> 2006-09-26T04:00:00Z H.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 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/18164 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Agriculture on September 21, 2006 Agriculture and Food Agricultural conservation 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 Agriculture and Food 00 2006-05-09 Introduced in House 2006-05-11T20:20:58Z 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.

]]> 81 2006-09-26 Passed House without amendment 2006-12-04T21:38:29Z (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.

]]> Open Space and Farmland Preservation Act Display Title Open Space and Farmland Preservation Act 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. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Open Space and Farmland Preservation Act Short Titles as Passed House Open Space and Farmland Preservation Act H House Referred in Senate 2006-11-13T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr5313rfs/xml/BILLS-109hr5313rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2006-09-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr5313eh/xml/BILLS-109hr5313eh.xml Introduced in House 2006-05-09T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr5313ih/xml/BILLS-109hr5313ih.xml 2006-11-13 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.