To extend the authorization of the Highlands Conservation Act.

Bill: 115-hr-1281
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [R-NJ-11]
Introduced: 2017-03-01
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Connecticut

Department of the Interior

Executive agency funding and structure

Forests, forestry, trees

Land use and conservation

New Jersey

New York State

Pennsylvania

Water quality

Watersheds

Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Latest action: action_date: 2017-03-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-03-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p> This bill amends the Highlands Conservation Act to reauthorize through FY2021 financial assistance for land conservation partnership projects in the highlands regions of Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. </p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1281 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 1, 2017 Mr. Frelinghuysen introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To extend the authorization of the Highlands Conservation Act.

1. Extension of Highlands Conservation Act Section 4(e) of the Highlands Conservation Act ( Public Law 108–421 ; 118 Stat. 2377) is amended by striking 2014 and inserting 2021 .