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H.R. 1514House109th Congress (2005-2007)In Committee

Farmland Protection Program Challenge Grant Act of 2005

Sponsored by Jim GerlachRep. Jim Gerlach (R-PA)
Introduced April 6, 2005

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development and Research.

Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee

April 13, 2005

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Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

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April 6, 2005

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development and Research.

Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee

April 13, 2005

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Introduced in HouseIssued April 6, 2005

I

109th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 1514

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 6, 2005

Mr. Gerlach introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture

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 interests in land to be held by a State agency, county, or other eligible entity, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Farmland Protection Program Challenge Grant Act of 2005.

2.

Additional title-holding option under farmland protection program

(a)

Additional title-holding option; reservation of funds

Section 1238I of the Farm Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838i) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

(d)

Option for title to be held by eligible entity

(1)

Reservation of funds; purpose

Of the funds made available under section 1241(a)(4) for a fiscal year to carry out this section, the Secretary shall use not less than 15 percent to make grants to support cooperative efforts by an eligible State agency, a county, and one or more other eligible entities to purchase conservation easements and other interests in eligible land under subsection (a), the title to which will be held by an eligible entity rather than the United States.

(2)

Cost sharing

Notwithstanding subsection (c)(1), the share of the cost of purchasing a conservation easement or other interest in eligible land borne by the United States under this subsection shall not exceed 25 percent. The State agency involved in the purchase shall contribute 25 percent of the purchase price, the county involved in the purchase shall contribute 25 percent of the purchase price, and the other eligible entities involved in the purchase shall contribute 25 percent of the purchase price.

(3)

Prohibition on use of grant funds

Federal funds made available under this subsection may not be used by grant recipients for administrative purposes.

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(b)

Effective date

The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2005.