legislation: 105-s-2597

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105-s-2597 105 s 2597 A bill to amend the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 to improve the farmland protection program. Agriculture and Food 1998-10-09 1998-10-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture. Senate Sen. Torricelli, Robert G. [D-NJ] NJ D T000317 4 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; (2) eliminate acreage limits; and (3) increase the existing funding cap, revising it from a total program to a fiscal year cap. 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z  

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