,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #abgb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #ai1 #bjac ,mr4  
,wel* 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,c\rtney1 & ,mr4 
,ow5s7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,agriculture  
,a ,,bill  ,to support ,/ate & tribal   
gov]nm5t ef=ts to promote rese>* &      
education relat$ to maple syrup         
production1 natural res\rce su/a9ability
 9 ! maple syrup indu/ry1 m>ket         
promotion ( maple products1 & great]    
access to l&s conta9+ maple trees =     
maple-sug>+ activities1 & = o!r         
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,maple ,tapp+ ,access      
,program ,act4  #b4 ,ac] access &       
developm5t program  7a7 ,grants au?oriz$
 ,! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture may make   
grants to ,/ates1 tribal gov]nm5ts1 &   
rese>* in/itutions to support ! ef=ts ( 
su* ,/ates1 tribal gov]nm5ts1 & rese>*  
in/itutions to promote ! dome/ic maple  
syrup indu/ry ?r\gh ! foll[+ activities3
  7#a7 ,promotion ( rese>* & education  

relat$ to maple syrup production4  7#b7 
,promotion ( natural res\rce            
su/a9ability 9 ! maple syrup indu/ry4   
7#c7 ,m>ket promotion = maple syrup &   
maple-sap products4  7#d7 ,enc\ragem5t (
 own]s & op]ators ( privately-held l&   
conta9+ species ( trees 9 ! g5us ,ac]-- 
7,a7 to initiate or exp& maple-sug>+    
activities on ! l&2 or  7,b7 to         
volunt>ily make ! l& available1 includ+ 
by lease or o!r means1 = access by !    
public = maple-sug>+ activities4  7b7   
,application ,9 submitt+ an application 
= a grant "u ?is section1 a ,/ate or    
tribal gov]nm5t %all include--  7#a7 a  
description ( ! activities to be        
support$ us+ ! grant funds2  7#b7 a     
description ( ! b5efits t ! ,/ate or    
tribal gov]nm5t int5ds to a*ieve z a    
result ( engag+ 9 su* activities2 &     
7#c7 an e/imate ( ! increase 9          
maple-sug>+ activities or maple syrup   
production t ! ,/ate or tribal gov]nm5t 
anticipates w occur z a result ( engag+ 
9 su* activities4  7c7 ,rule (          

con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is section %all be 
con/ru$ s z to preempt a ,/ate or tribal
 gov]nm5t law1 includ+ a ,/ate or tribal
 gov]nm5t liability law4  7d7 ,def9ition
 ( maple-,sug>+ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m   
maple-sug>+ means ! collection ( sap f  
any species ( tree 9 ! g5us ,ac] = !    
purpose ( boil+ to produce food4  7e7   
,regulations ,! ,secret>y ( ,agriculture
 %all promulgate su* regulations z are  
necess>y to c>ry out ?is section4  7f7  
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out  
?is section #bj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal  
ye>s #bjad ?r\gh #bjah4