118th Congress Public Lands and Natural Resources
H.R. 3424: Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2023
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Summary
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 Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Ann Kuster D-NHOriginal
- Mike Ezell R-MS
- Andrea Salinas D-OR
- Michael Guest R-MS
- Michael Lawler R-NY
- Kim Schrier D-WA
- Bennie Thompson D-MS
- Brian Fitzpatrick R-PA
- Earl Carter R-GA
- Madeleine Dean D-PA
- Chellie Pingree D-ME
- Barry Moore R-AL
- Josh Harder D-CA
- Paul Tonko D-NY
- Chris Pappas D-NH
Who scored on this bill
- 1Trent Kelly SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the House by Trent Kelly.
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- Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.