H.R. 6513 (112th): To extend the authorization of the Highlands Conservation Act through fiscal year 2024.

Introduced:
Sep 21, 2012 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen [R-NJ11]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)
See Instead:
This bill was re-introduced as H.R. 712 on Feb 14, 2013. See H.R. 712 for current action on this subject.

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This bill was introduced on September 21, 2012, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Sep 21, 2012
Referred to Committee Sep 21, 2012
Cosponsors
9 cosponsors (5R, 4D) (show)
Committees

House Agriculture

House Natural Resources

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Last updated Sep 21, 2012.
2 pages

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9/21/2012--Introduced.
Amends the Highlands Conservation Act to extend, through FY2024, funding for: (1) land conservation partnership projects in the highlands regions of Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania; and (2) Forest Service and Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs to assist such states, units of local government, and private forest and farm landowners in the conservation of land and natural resources in that region.

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  • Public Law 108-421

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  • 118 Stat. 2377
  • 118 Stat. 2378