H.R. 5313: Open Space and Farmland Preservation Act

109th Congress · introduced 2006-05-09 · Agriculture and Food · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

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Where it came from: introduced 2006-05-09 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Open Space and Farmland Preservation Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Open Space and Farmland Preservation Act - Amends the Farm Security Act of 1985 to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to reserve at least 15% of farmland protection program funds for grants to support cooperative efforts by an eligible state agency, county, or other eligible entity to purchase conservation easements and other interests in eligible land, whose title shall be held by an eligible entity rather than the United States. Provides with respect to cost sharing that: (1) the federal share of the purchase price of a conservation easement or other interest in eligible land shall not exceed 25%; and (2) the state agency, county, and other eligible entities involved in the purchase shall each contribute 25% of the purchase price. Prohibits fund use for administrative purposes. Makes the provisions of this Act effective on October 1, 2006.

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Official text

Open Space and Farmland Preservation Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6] · 8 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5313, 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 interest in (2006-09-26); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5313, 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 interest in (2006-09-26)

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Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109hr5313.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/hr>

Record fed-us-cong109-hr5313 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109