Gore Announces Grants Protect Farmland
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Vice President Al Gore has announced the
awarding of $17 million to protect farmland in 19 states.
As part of the $35 million Farmland Protection Program
established in the 1996 farm bill, the $17 million is intended to
protect more than 53,000 acres of farmland on 217 farms nationwide,
Gore said Wednesday in an address on urban growth at the Brookings
Institution.
Gore also announced a $100 million pilot program to provide
lower-cost mortgages and 30-year transit passes to families who buy
homes near mass transit facilities.
Financed through Fannie Mae and federal agencies, Gore said the
mortgages will give families more choices by allowing them to live
in more desirable neighborhoods while encouraging smarter growth.
The 19 states involved in the farmland program are: California,
Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Kentucky, Maine,
Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New
York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont,
Washington and Wisconsin.
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