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Committee hears bill to let federally recognized tribes receive Conservation Futures funding
Summary
Testimony in favor of substitute Senate Bill 6097 argued adding federally recognized tribes as direct recipients of Conservation Futures funding would remove administrative barriers, enable partnerships, and help protect culturally important lands; staff clarified the bill does not alter federal land-into-trust processes.
The House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee on Feb. 24 heard public testimony supporting substitute Senate Bill 6097, which would add federally recognized Indian tribes to the list of eligible recipients of Conservation Futures Program funding used by counties to acquire land or development rights for open-space and farmland preservation.
Lily Smith, committee staff, described the current Conservation Futures Program framework and explained the bill would allow counties to provide grants to federally recognized tribes—bringing tribes into parity with nonprofit organizations,…
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