LAND TRUST ALLIANCE for LAND TRUST ALLIANCE

Agriculture AGR

S. 3240, Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2012 and H.R. 6083, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2012, conservation title provisions related to conservation easements now merged as the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program and forestry title provisions related to the Forest Legacy and Community Forest programs

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

Bills named: S. 3240 (112th), H.R. 6083 (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: Treasury, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Energy, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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

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; H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act, provisions to provide dedicated LWCF funding and enact the RESTORE The Gulf Coast Act (S. 1400/H.R. 3096); and; discussions with energy committees and the administration regarding expedited siting and cost allocation for electric transmission;

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

Bills named: H.R. 3096 (112th), S. 1400 (112th), H.R. 4348 (112th)