Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2025
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Introduced 2025-03-13
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2025” Read the full text
Public Lands and Natural Resources
What it does
The bill creates a Forest Conservation Easement Program at the Department of Agriculture that pays for easements protecting private and tribal forest land. Local governments and conservation groups can get federal cost-share funding to buy easements that keep land in working forest use, and the Secretary of Agriculture can buy easements directly from landowners to protect habitat for at-risk species. The bill funds the program at $100 million a year through 2029 and repeals the current Healthy Forests Reserve Program, while keeping its existing contracts and easements in place.
Written by AI from the complete official bill text and independently fact-checked against it. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · 2025-03-13
In the Senate.
Committee, then floor votes in both chambers · next
Official documents
The on-site text is shown verbatim from the GovInfo publication, captured 2026-07-12. The same version at GovInfo.
The numbers
2%
of bills introduced became law in the 118th Congress, 2023 to 2024 (n=16,213)
2
sponsors, out of 51 needed to pass
Who is lobbying on this
THE CONSERVATION FUNDvia THE CONSERVATION FUND
7 filingsOPEN SPACE INSTITUTE, INC.via OPEN SPACE INSTITUTE, INC.
6 filingsNATURE CONSERVANCYvia THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
3 filingsPENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAUvia PENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAU
2 filingsPOTLATCHDELTIC CORPORATIONvia POTLATCHDELTIC CORPORATION
1 filingFrom 19 filings in federal lobbying disclosures (LDA), via lda.gov, naming this bill (2025 to 2026). Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (2025-03-13).