Streamlining Farmland Conservation and Access for Farmers and Ranchers.
This law simplifies the federal agricultural conservation program, making it easier for conservation groups to acquire land, protect it permanently from development (via easement), and quickly transfer ownership to working farmers and ranchers. These changes aim to increase land access for new and expanding farms while ensuring the land remains dedicated to agriculture. Entities can now receive advanced payments, speeding up the entire process.
Key points
Conservation groups can now receive advanced payments for land purchases, speeding up the process of securing farmland and transferring it to farmers.
The law formalizes and streamlines "buy-protect-sell" transactions, requiring protected land to be sold to a farmer or rancher within three years of easement acquisition.
It ensures equal treatment and reduces bureaucratic hurdles for various land transfer structures designed to help new farmers access protected land.
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