Political Quotes

“I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: In section 8102, relating to the Forest Legacy Program, insert before the existing text ``(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--'' and add at the end the following: (b) Authorizing States to Allow Qualified Organizations to Acquire, Hold, and Manage Conservation Easements.--Subsection (l) of section 7 of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2103c) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(4) State authorization.-- ``(A) In general.--At the request of a State acting through the State Lead Agency, the Secretary shall authorize the State to allow qualified organizations, as defined in section 170(h)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and organized for one or more of the purposes described in section 170(h)(4)(A) of that Code, to acquire, hold, and manage conservation easements, using funds granted to the State under this subsection, for purposes of the Forest Legacy Program in the State. ``(B) Eligibility.--To be eligible to acquire and manage conservation easements under this paragraph, a qualified organization described in subparagraph (A) must demonstrate to the Secretary the abilities necessary to acquire, monitor, and enforce interests in forestland consistent with the Forest Legacy Program and the assessment of need for the State.…”