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H.R. 3424 118th Congress House

Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2023

Official title: To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish the forest conservation easement program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 12, 2023 Introduced by: Trent Kelly Republican · Mississippi See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources EcologyForests, forestry, treesLand use and conservationPublic contracts and procurement
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Jun 23, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
May 17, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
May 17, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 23, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2631 Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2023
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 8 Republican 6
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Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Oct 20, 2023
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Harder, Josh
California · Sep 12, 2023
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Sep 12, 2023
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Moore, Barry
Alabama · Aug 22, 2023
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Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Jul 18, 2023
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Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jul 18, 2023
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Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"
Georgia · Jun 30, 2023
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Jun 14, 2023
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Schrier, Kim
Washington · Jun 13, 2023
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jun 13, 2023
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Guest, Michael
Mississippi · Jun 9, 2023
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Lawler, Michael
New York · Jun 9, 2023
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Ezell, Mike
Mississippi · Jun 6, 2023
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Salinas, Andrea
Oregon · Jun 6, 2023
Kuster, Ann
· May 17, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3424: Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3424/
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"H.R. 3424: Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-3424/.
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