LAND TRUST ALLIANCE for LAND TRUST ALLIANCE

Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation RES

Fiscal Year 2012 and 2013 Agriculture and Interior Appropriations Bills, appropriations for LWCF, Forest Legacy, FRPP, GRP, NAWCA and SWG & and overall Function 300 funding levels; RESTORE The Gulf Coast Act, S. 1400/H.R. 3096 (in S. 1813 too); early discussions with Agriculture committees regarding the 2012 Farm Bill, with particular emphasis on FRPP and GRP and; discussions with energy committees and the administration regarding expedited siting and cost allocation for electric transmission;

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

Bills named: H.R. 3096 (112th), S. 1400 (112th), S. 1813 (112th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

S. 339 Rural Heritage Conservation Extension Act and H.R. 1964 House Conservation Easement Incentive Act, to make permanent tax incentives for conservation easements, and potential vehicles for these provisions, including H.R. 3630 and S. 1813; Discussion of estate tax conservation incentives, including H.R. 390, S. 1901, and H.R. 1593; Community Forestry Conservation Act, S. 1105 and H.R. 1982.

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: H.R. 1964 (112th), S. 1105 (112th), S. 1901 (112th), S. 1813 (112th), H.R. 3630 (112th), S. 339 (112th), H.R. 390 (112th), H.R. 1593 (112th), H.R. 1982 (112th)