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 environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Government Operations, Defense.
Who Benefits and How
environmental regulators and natural-resource users 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, environmental regulators and natural-resource users may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2023.
- Section id72EE766AB86640E39ABAC62C09895838: 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 iddb97f68a0ea74d8eb179d02d1b84f3df: 1267. Establishment and purposes The Secretary shall establish a forest conservation easement program for the conservation and restoration of eligible land and...
- Section id18b86a4fd2d944868ac9c0916b23f12d: 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 id3473ed8672ad41bd958662b19dc71627: 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 environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Key Policy Areas
Environment, Government Operations, 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 environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMrs. Gillibrand (for herself and Mr. Wicker) introduced the following …
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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
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
eligible land that is— land that is held in trust by the United States for Indian Tribes or individual Indians
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