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Federal Tax Incentives
On December 14th, the Senate passed a Farm Bill
that includes a provision making the new tax incentive for conservation
donations permanent. This is a great step forward in our campaign
for the new incentive!
This is not the end of the process. A final bill
will require a House-Senate conference in January. If the conference
approves the Senate provision, it will be made retroactive to January
1 of 2008. more »
Farm and Ranch Land Protection Program Reauthorization
In December 2007, the Senate passed a version
of the Farm Bill does note include any funding for FRPP (see
this linked document from the American Farmland Trust).
The House of Representatives' version of the Farm
Bill would increase funding for the Farm and Ranch Lands Protection
Program to $300 million a year over five years and add 1 million
acres to the Grassland Reserve Program.
In January and February, the House and Senate
will meet by Conference Committee to resolve the differences in
their two versions of the Farm Bill. Stay tuned!
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Landowner Incentive Program
Funding for the Landowner Incentive Program was
completely cut in the 2008 Interior Appropriations Bill, which passed
in December 2007.
The Landowner Incentive Program was a federally
funded grant program that helps private landowners to manage and
restore habitat for at-risk species on their land. In Wisconsin,
40 projects in 16 counties have helped manage or restore 1,500 acres
of privately owned habitat.
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Past Public Policy Issues
To learn more about these issues, visit the Land
Trust Alliance's policy website or sign
up for the Land Trust Alliance's policy alerts.
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Federal
Policy Summary