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Conservation groups seek temporary boost to state land‑conservation tax credit to clear backlog
Summary
Conservation advocates asked the Joint Committee on Revenue to increase the annual cap on the Conservation Land Tax Credit from $2 million to $5 million over three years (with a 10‑year sunset back to $2 million) to address an existing backlog, accelerate permanent land protection and leverage state bond funding.
Conservation organizations and land‑trust leaders urged the Joint Committee on Revenue to raise the annual cap on the Conservation Land Tax Credit (CLTC) to address a multi‑year backlog and accelerate permanently protected land across the Commonwealth.
Zachary Sheldon of The Nature Conservancy described the CLTC’s track record: since program inception it has contributed to the conservation of roughly 17,000…
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