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.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Environment, Defense.
Who Benefits and How
federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H7AADA8053AF44E34B204434D5685FD43: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2023.
- Section H2D69C726ACF34653B834A75D2DBB0EC7: 2. Forest Conservation Easement Program Title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.) is amended— by redesignating subtitle I (16 U.S.C....
- Section HBD19E071574943BAAEF1698D58FA4CAD: 1267. Establishment and purposes The Secretary shall establish a forest conservation easement program for the conservation and restoration of eligible land and...
- Section H57DFA1DF07D643FFB6094D9CA6356E77: 1267A. Definitions In this subtitle: The term beginning forest landowner means a person that— has not previously owned forest land; or has owned forest land...
- Section H40B40212E1334FED9A4AAA4AC3597FA0: 1267B. Forest land easements The Secretary shall facilitate and provide funding for— the purchase by eligible entities of forest land easements in eligible...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Environment, Defense
Primary Purpose
This bill, 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
Sponsors
Trent Kelly
R-MS | Primary Sponsor
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Kelly of Mississippi (for himself and Ms. Kuster) introduced …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_agriculture"
- → Secretary of Agriculture
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
eligible land that is— land that is held in trust by the United States for Indian Tribes or individual Indians
a forest landowner who— has served in the Armed Forces (as defined in section 101 of title 38, United States Code)
eligible land that is— land that is held in trust by the United States for Indian Tribes or individual Indians
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