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S 1627 115th Congress Senate Public Lands and Natural Resources Agricultural conservation and pollution Connecticut Department of Agriculture Department of the Interior Executive agency funding and structure Forests, forestry, trees Land use and conservation New Jersey New York State Pennsylvania Water quality Watersheds Wildlife conservation and habitat protection

A bill to extend the authorization of the Highlands Conservation Act.

Introduced: July 25, 2017 Introduced by: Gillibrand, Kirsten E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jul 25, 2017
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill amends the Highlands Conservation Act to reauthorize through FY2021: (1) land conservation partnership projects in the highlands regions of Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania; and (2) Forest Service and Department of Agriculture programs to assist states, units of local government, and private forest and farm landowners in the conservation of land and natural resources in that region.

What's happening now July 25, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1281 Related bill To extend the authorization of the Highlands Conservation Act.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Dec 19, 2017
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Jul 25, 2017
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Jul 25, 2017
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