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        <fullName>Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY]</fullName>
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        <text><![CDATA[ <p>Maple Tapping Access Program Act of 2008 - Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a voluntary public access program under which states and tribal governments may apply for grants to encourage owners and operators of privately held farm, ranch, and forest land to voluntarily make such land available for public maple-tapping activities.</p>]]></text>
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