Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program: Status and Current Issues (CRS Report for Congress)
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| Release Date |
Revised Aug. 24, 2009 |
| Report Number |
R40051 |
| Report Type |
Report |
| Authors |
Megan Stubbs, Analyst in Agricultural Conservation and National Resources Policy |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
| Older Revisions |
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Summary:
The Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP) is a voluntary program that provides technicaland financial assistance to eligible lands to improve and develop wildlife habitat and enhancewildlife populations. Participants enter into contracts, usually 5 to 10 years in duration, with theU.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS),which pays up to 75% of the contract implementation cost. Since its initial authorization in the1996 farm bill, WHIP has enrolled more than 4.7 million acres through 29,000 contracts. Eligibleacreage includes privately owned agricultural land, tribal land, and nonindustrial private forestland. Some selected issues for the 111th Congress include mandatory funding levels, a change inprogram eligibility requirements, a continuing backlog of unfunded applications, and speciesspecificfunding.
