H.R. 3424 · 118th Congress
Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2023
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Pappas1 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
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.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · May 17, 2023
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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2023
Latest action (Jun 23, 2023): Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources · Origin: House · Introduced: May 17, 2023
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.