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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.


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                   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

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                                 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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