H.R. 2793: Highlands Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-04-22 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 352.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-04-22 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 352. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Highlands Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2021

Plain summary

Highlands Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2022 This bill extends through FY2029 the Highlands Conservation Act, which provides for land conservation in Highlands states (i.e., Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania). The bill authorizes the Fish and Wildlife Service to add a municipality to the Highlands region upon the request of a Highlands state, with the concurrence of the municipality. The bill revises the way in which land is identified for conservation to require using the best available science and geographic information systems. The bill allows political subdivisions of states to enter into agreements with the Department of the Interior for land conservation projects. A Highland state that receives funds for a land conservation partnership project may not use more than 5% of the funds to administer that project. The bill extends through FY2029 Forest Service and other Department of Agriculture programs to conserve land and natural resources in the Highlands region. With respect to an appraisal related to a land acquisition carried out under this bill, a Highlands state shall use an appraisal methodology approved by the Department of the Interior.

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Official text

Highlands Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2021

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] · 23 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2793, Highlands Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2021 (2022-03-10)

Cosponsors on this site

Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Daniel Meuser (R-PA), Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), John B. Larson (D-CT), Joe Courtney (D-CT), James A. Himes (D-CT)

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Words on this page, explained (2)

Appraisal: An estimate of what property is worth. In Texas, county appraisal districts set the value that property taxes are based on.
Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr2793.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr2793 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117