Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2023
- Last Action
- 6/23/2023
Actions
- 2023-06-23Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
- 2023-05-17Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
- 2023-05-17Introduced in House
- 2023-05-17Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2023-05-17 (00)
Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2023
This bill replaces the Healthy Forests Reserve Program (HFRP) with a new forest conservation easement program. Both the HFRP and the new program provide for the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to purchase easements on private land for forest conservation purposes.
Under the new program, USDA must provide cost-share assistance to states, local governments, Indian tribes, or certain organizations for their purchase of forest conservation easements.
The bill also sets aside program funding to purchase easements from certain classes of landowner, including beginning forest landowners, socially disadvantaged forest landowners, and veteran forest landowners.
Cosponsors (15)
- Ann Kuster (D-NH)
- Mike Ezell (R-MS)
- Andrea Salinas (D-OR)
- Michael Guest (R-MS)
- Michael Lawler (R-NY)
- BENNIE THOMPSON (D-MS)
- Kim Schrier (D-WA)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- Earl Carter (R-GA)
- Chellie Pingree (D-ME)
- Madeleine Dean (D-PA)
- Barry Moore (R-AL)
- Paul Tonko (D-NY)
- Josh Harder (D-CA)
- Chris Pappas (D-NH)
Subjects
- Ecology
- Forests, forestry, trees
- Land use and conservation
- Public contracts and procurement
- Public-private cooperation
- State and local government operations
- Watersheds
- Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
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