Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2023

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 2631 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2631 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. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 27, 2023 Mrs. Gillibrand (for herself and Mr. Wicker) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry _______________________________________________________________________ A 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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2023''. SEC. 2. FOREST CONSERVATION EASEMENT PROGRAM. (a) In General.--Title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3801 et seq.) is…