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HR 344 115th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Forests, forestry, trees Land use and conservation Outdoor recreation Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act

Introduced: January 5, 2017 Introduced by: Stefanik, Elise M. Republican · New York See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Feb 13, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Jan 5, 2017
Introduced in House
Jan 5, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act

This bill amends the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 to permit states to allow qualified (tax-exempt) organizations, as defined in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, to acquire, hold, and manage conservation easements using funds provided to the state under the Forest Legacy Program. The qualified organizations must be organized for specified conservation purposes.

What's happening now February 13, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 344: Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-344/
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"H.R. 344: Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-344/.
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H.R. 344, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-344/.
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