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          <title>WashingtonWatch.com - S. 2947, The Maple Tapping Access Program Act of 2008</title>
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<description>&lt;p&gt;S. 2947 would amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to encourage owners and operators of privately held farm, ranch, and forest land to voluntarily make their land available for access by the public for maple-tapping activities under programs administered by States and tribal governments.&lt;/p&gt;


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&lt;p&gt;Maple Tapping Access Program Act of 2008 - Amends the 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.&lt;/p&gt;


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&lt;p&gt;Latest Major Action: 4/30/2008: Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.&lt;/p&gt;


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<description>&lt;p&gt;S. 2947 would amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to encourage owners and operators of privately held farm, ranch, and forest land to voluntarily make their land available for access by the public for maple-tapping activities under programs administered by States and tribal governments.&lt;/p&gt;


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<description>&lt;p&gt;S. 2947 would amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to encourage owners and operators of privately held farm, ranch, and forest land to voluntarily make their land available for access by the public for maple-tapping activities under programs administered by States and tribal governments.&lt;/p&gt;


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&lt;h2 id=&quot;toc9&quot;&gt; Status of the Legislation &lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Latest Major Action: 4/30/2008: Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.&lt;/p&gt;


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<title>Status as of April 30, 2008</title>
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<description>4/30/2008: Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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