H.R. 749 · 108th Congress

Cooperative Landscape Conservation Act

Stage
In committee
Sponsor
Mark Udall
Introduced
2003-02-12
Latest action
2003-02-19 · Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.

Summary

Cooperative Landscape Conservation Act - Requires the Secretary of the Interior to establish and carry out the Cooperative Landscape Conservation Program to provide grants of up to 50 percent of the total cost to eligible entities for the acquisition of permanent conservation easements on private lands that provide important wildlife, fisheries, public recreation, open space, or other conservation benefits to the public, for the purpose of preventing the loss of those benefits due to development inconsistent with the traditional uses of the lands.