US Congress Senate Bill 691 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Introduced on March 30 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-03-30 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Pending: Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Maple Tapping Access Program Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to make grants to states and tribal governments to promote the domestic maple syrup industry through: (1) promotion of research and education, (2) promotion of natural resource sustainability, (3) market promotion, and (4) encouragement of owners and operators of privately held land to initiate or expand maple-sugaring activities or to voluntarily make the land available to the public for maple-sugaring activities. Defines "maple-sugaring" as the collection of sap from any species of tree in the genus Acer for the purpose of boiling to produce food.

Maple Tapping Access Program Act

Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY]

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-03-30	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

HB1275 (Same As) 2011-04-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture .
SB3240 (Related) 2012-08-28 - By Senator Stabenow from Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry filed written report under authority of the order of the Senate of 08/02/2012. Report No. 112-203. Additional views filed.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/691/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s691/BILLS-112s691is.pdf