Federal Legislation Advocacy List - FY2026-2027 Appropriations Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. Agricultural Research Service; Natural Resources Conservation Service: Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Healthy Forest Reserve Program, Conservation Innovation Grants, Conservation Operations, and Conservation Technical Assistance; U.S. Department of Agriculture: Farm Bill conservation programs (in general); Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production. Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab, Great Lakes Observing System, Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act program, Sea Grant College Program, Coastal Zone Management Grants, Marine Debris Program, National Oceans and Coastal Security Fund Laboratories and Cooperative Institutes, Sanctuaries and Marine Protected Areas Program. Defense Appropriations Bill. Department of Defense: Readiness and Environmental Protection Initiative (also known as Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Program) Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill. Appalachian Regional Commission; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers: efforts to combat Asian carp, Great Lakes Fishery and Ecosystem Restoration, Great Lakes coastal resilience. Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill. Interagency efforts to combat Asian carp; Department of the Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs: tribal land acquisition; Bureau of Land Management: land acquisition, National Trails System, National Conservation Lands; U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: land acquisition, North American Wetlands Conservation Act programs, Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act grant program, aquatic invasive species monitoring, control, and eradication, Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund, State and Tribal Wildlife Grants Program, Chesapeake Watershed Investments for Landscape Defense Program, National Wildlife Refuge System Operations and Maintenance, Refuge Visitor Services; National Park Service: land acquisition, State Assistance Grants Program, Chesapeake Gateways and Watertrails Program, Rivers, Trails, & Conservation Assistance (RTCA) program, Park Service Operations for National Trails System, Volunteer in Parks Program, Visitor Services, Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership; U.S. Geological Survey - Great Lakes Science Center, research into early detection of aquatic invasive species, National Digital Trail Project; DOI administrative funding; Natural Resources Damage Assessment and Restoration Program. Department of Agriculture - U.S. Forest Service: National Forest System land acquisition, State and Private Forestry-Forest Legacy Program, Community Forest and Open Space Program, Forest Inventory and Analysis Program, Forest Stewardship Program, Reforestation, Nursery, and Genetic Resources, Wood Innovation Grant Program, Capital Improvement and Maintenance for Trails, Recreation, Heritage & Wilderness, Legacy Roads and Trails. Environmental Protection Agency - Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, Great Lakes Advisory Board, Great Lakes National Program Office, Great Lakes Regional Collaboration, Clean Water State Revolving Fund, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, Great Lakes and Lake Champlain Invasive Species Monitoring Program, Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grants program, Section 319 Nonpoint Source Management, Section 106 program, Small and Disadvantaged Communities Grant Program, Chesapeake Bay Program, lead programs including Reducing Lead in Drinking Water, Lead in Schools, and Lead Mapping Pilot programs, Individual Household Decentralized Wastewater Treatment System Grants.
Authorizations & Implementation Farm Bill - (including the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 (H.R. 7567)) USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service: Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, Regional Conservation Partnership Program, Environmental Quality Incentive Program, Conservation Stewardship Program, Healthy Forests Reserve Program, Conservation Innovation Grants, Conservation Reserve Program, forest production, drought resilience, and climate resilience, conservation technical assistance; USDA U.S. Forest Service: National Forest System land adjustments, Forest Legacy Program, Community Forest and Open Space Conservation Program, Forest Stewardship Program, Landscape Scale Restoration Program, wildfire resilience, carbon markets, technical assistance to private forest landowners, private forest tax incentives, reforesting and restoring public forestland, forest connectivity and migration corridors, Urban and Community Forests program, forest products, forest and climate data, Good Neighbor Authority, forestry research; USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture: Community Food Projects Competitive Grants Program; USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service: Rural Business Development Grants; USDA: Farming Opportunities Training and Outreach Program, Local Agriculture Market Program, timber markets and trade. Chesapeake National Recreation Area Act (S. 1408) Continental Divide Trail Completion Act (S. 1470/H.R. 2877) De minimis tax eligibility exclusion for fishing and archery equipment Disaster Reforestation Act (H.R. 262/S.1141) Exploring Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences Act (EXPLORE Act) - implementation Farmland Access Act Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2025 (S. 1050/H.R. 3476) Forest Legacy Management Flexibility Act (H.R. 2771/S. 2566) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Act of 2025 (H.R. 284/S.528) Incentivizing REPI Sales Act (S. 439/H.R. 1083) Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58) - implementation Keep Americas Waterfronts Working Act of 2025 (H.R. 1808) Land and Water Conservation Fund - implementation Make America Beautiful Again Commission Mississippi River Restoration and Resilience Initiative (MRRRI) Act (H.R. 2977) Modernizing Access to Our Public Land Act (MAPLand) - implementation National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 National Park Service Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program New Producer Economic Security Act (H.R. 2536/S. 1237) North American Grasslands Conservation Act - proposed legislation Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve (OMNP&P) Establishment Act (S. 1131/H.R. 2345) One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) - public land disposal; Forest Legacy Program; producer safety net Rails to Trails Landowner Rights Act (H.R. 4924) Real Estate Like-kind Exchanges (1031 exchanges) Recovering Americas Wildlife Act Reinvesting in Shoreline Economies and Ecosystems (RISEE) Act Rural Partnership and Prosperity Act (H.R. 6041) Sporting Goods Excise Tax Modernization Act (H.R. 1494/S. 1649) State and Local Tax limitation - legislation (proposed) to exempt conservation donations from the State and Local Tax limitation Surface Transportation Reauthorization Bill - Wildlife Crossing Pilot Program; National Culvert Removal, Replacement, and Restoration Grant Program; Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Program; Surface Transportation Block Grant Program; Federal Lands Transportation Program; Statewide and Metropolitan Planning Processes; National Goals and Performance Measures; Threshold Guidance, and Inventory/Inspection Standards; Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund; County Road Access and Mapping Program; Transportation Alternatives; Recreational Trails Program; Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program; Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) program; Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) program. U.S. Department of Agriculture Re-organization Working Waterfront Act of 2025 (S.1968) Working Waterfronts Disaster Mitigation Tax Credit Act (H.R. 4861/S. 4871)