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Senate panel adopts substitute for Ohio Property Protection Act; witnesses warn of foreign purchases of farmland
Summary
The Senate General Government Committee adopted a substitute for Senate Bill 88, the Ohio Property Protection Act, and heard proponent testimony arguing the measure is needed to prevent foreign adversaries from acquiring farmland and other protected property.
The Senate General Government Committee adopted a substitute version of Senate Bill 88, the Ohio Property Protection Act, during its committee meeting, advancing language that would bar entities linked to designated foreign adversaries from acquiring defined "protected property." Chair Rogner moved adoption of the substitute and the committee adopted it without objection.
Proponents told the committee foreign ownership of U.S. farmland and other sensitive property poses economic and security risks. Evan Callie Coates of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation said Ohio has lost nearly 300,000 acres of farmland in the last five years and urged lawmakers to consider farmland protection as part of broader rural planning and…
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