| To amend the Food Security
Act of 1985 to authorize the annual enrollment of land in the wetlands
reserve program, to extend the wetlands reserve program through 2005, and
for other... (Introduced in the Senate)
S 758 IS
107th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 758
To amend the Food
Security Act of 1985 to authorize the annual enrollment of land in the
wetlands reserve program, to extend the wetlands reserve program through
2005, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED
STATES
April 24, 2001
Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself,
Mrs. LINCOLN, Mr. BREAUX, and Mr. DEWINE) 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 authorize the annual enrollment of land in the
wetlands reserve program, to extend the wetlands reserve program through
2005, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the
Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in
Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. WETLANDS RESERVE
PROGRAM.
(a) ANNUAL ENROLLMENT AUTHORITY-
Section 1237(b) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3837(b)) is
amended by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
`(1) ANNUAL ENROLLMENT AUTHORITY-
For each of calendar years 2001 through 2005, the Secretary may enroll
in the wetlands reserve program not more than 250,000 acres.'.
(b) EXTENSION OF PROGRAM-
(1) IN GENERAL- Section
1237(c) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3837(c)) is amended
by striking `2002' and inserting `2005'.
(2) FUNDING- Section 1241(a)
of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841(a)) is amended by striking
`2002' and inserting `2005'.
(c) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS-
Section 1237F of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3837f) is amended--
(1) by redesignating subsection
(b) as subsection (c); and
(2) by inserting after subsection
(a) the following:
`(b) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS-
Notwithstanding chapter 63 of title 31, United States Code, for purposes
of carrying out this subchapter, the Secretary may enter into a cooperative
agreement with a State, a political subdivision of a State, or any organization
or person, for the acquisition of goods or services (including personal
services) if the Secretary determines that--
`(1) the purposes of the
agreement serve wetland conservation;
`(2) all parties to the
agreement contribute resources to the accomplishment of the purposes; and
`(3) the agreement furthers
the purposes of this subchapter.'.
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