Bill > HR841

This bill amends the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) to prohibit states from using federal financial assistance to acquire land or water rights from private landowners. Specifically, the legislation modifies two sections of Title 54 of the United States Code to restrict how states can use LWCF funds. Under the proposed changes, if a state receives financial assistance through the LWCF, it cannot use those funds to purchase land, water, or property interests directly from private property owners. This means that states would be prevented from using federal conservation funding to buy private lands, potentially limiting the ability of government agencies to expand protected areas or conservation spaces through direct purchase from individual landowners. The bill aims to provide additional protection for private property rights by creating a new constraint on how conservation funds can be utilized, effectively creating a barrier to land acquisition from private sources using federal financial assistance.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/841/all-info