Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2025
Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill creates forest Conservation Easement Program establishment within Food Security Act of 1985, creating two easement tracks for forest land conservation, defines definitions for Forest Conservation Easement Program including eligible entities, eligible land, easement types, and socially disadvantaged forest landowners, and establishes Forest Conservation Easement Program for conservation and restoration of forest land through easement acquisition. It relies on grants, compliance mandates, definition changes, and exemptions. The main policy areas are Environment, Agriculture, and Finance.
Who Benefits and How
Private forest landowners could gain revenue opportunities, Indian Tribes could gain revenue opportunities, and Forest Conservation Easement Program could gain revenue opportunities.
Who Bears the Burden and How
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service would take on compliance duties, Healthy Forests Reserve Program would be affected, and Federal budget could face higher costs.
Key Provisions
- Creates forest Conservation Easement Program establishment within Food Security Act of 1985, creating two easement tracks for forest land conservation.
- Defines definitions for Forest Conservation Easement Program including eligible entities, eligible land, easement types, and socially disadvantaged forest landowners.
- Establishes Forest Conservation Easement Program for conservation and restoration of forest land through easement acquisition.
- Creates forest land easement program providing federal cost-share assistance to eligible entities for purchasing easements on private forest land.
- Creates forest reserve easement program with Secretary acquiring permanent or 30-year easements on eligible land for species habitat protection.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill creates forest Conservation Easement Program establishment within Food Security Act of 1985, creating two easement tracks for forest land conservation, defines definitions for Forest Conservation Easement Program including eligible entities, eligible land, easement types, and socially disadvantaged forest landowners, and establishes Forest Conservation Easement Program for conservation and restoration of forest land through easement acquisition.
Key Policy Areas
Environment, Agriculture, Finance
Primary Purpose
The bill creates forest Conservation Easement Program establishment within Food Security Act of 1985, creating two easement tracks for forest land conservation, defines definitions for Forest Conservation Easement Program including eligible entities, eligible land, easement types, and socially disadvantaged forest landowners, and establishes Forest Conservation Easement Program for conservation and restoration of forest land through easement acquisition.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- Private forest landowners
- Indian Tribes
- Forest Conservation Easement Program
- Socially disadvantaged forest landowners
- Existing Healthy Forests Reserve Program enrollees
Identified Costs
- USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
- Healthy Forests Reserve Program
- Federal budget
- Real estate developers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMrs. Gillibrand (for herself and Mr. Wicker) introduced the following …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, …
Introduced in Senate
Stakeholder Effects
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Existing Healthy Forests Reserve Program enrollees, Private forest landowners, Socially disadvantaged forest landowners
Federal budget, Forest Conservation Easement Program, Healthy Forests Reserve Program
Positive-direction: Forest Conservation Easement Program, Indian Tribes
Negative-direction: Federal budget, Healthy Forests Reserve Program, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
Conservation nonprofits (501(c)(3) organizations), Conservation nonprofits (eligible entities), Endangered and threatened species
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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