II
110th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1496
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 24, 2007
Mr. Baucus (for himself, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Grassley, Ms. Landrieu, Mr. Nelson of Florida, Mr. Isakson, Mr. Craig, Mr. Casey, Mr. Dorgan, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Brown, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Allard, Ms. Collins, Mr. Byrd, Mr. Thune, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Tester, Mr. Feingold, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Nelson of Nebraska, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Salazar, Mr. Crapo, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Conrad) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
A BILL
To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to include pollinators in certain conservation programs.
Short title
This Act may be cited as
the Pollinator Habitat Protection Act
of 2007
.
Conservation reserve program
In general
Section 1231(a) of
the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831(a)) is amended by striking
and wildlife
and inserting wildlife, and pollinator
habitat
.
Payments
Section
1234(c)(3)(A) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3834(c)(3)(A)) is
amended by inserting , or pollinator habitat,
after
wildlife habitat
.
Conservation security program
Section 1238A of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3838a) is amended—
in subsection (a), by inserting
(including pollinators)
after animal life
;
and
in subsection (d)(4)—
in subparagraph
(R), by striking and
at the end;
by redesignating subparagraph (S) as subparagraph (T); and
by inserting after subparagraph (R) the following:
pollinator habitat improvement; and
.
Environmental quality incentives program
In general
Section 1240(3) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16
U.S.C. 3839aa(3)) is amended by inserting pollinators,
before
and wildlife
.
Incentive payments
Section 1240B(e)(2) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16
U.S.C. 3839aa–2(e)(2)) is amended by inserting pollinator
habitat,
after invasive species,
.