# 119-s-1050: Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2025

119-s-1050, Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1050
- Congress: 119
- Title: Forest Conservation Easement Program Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-13
- Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**new Forest Conservation Easement Program** would create a stand‑alone easement program in the Food Security Act to protect working forests, restore habitat, and carry forward the goals of the Healthy Forests Reserve Program while preserving existing agreements. - Private forest landowners and Indian Tribes would be able to enroll eligible forest land under permanent easements, 30‑year easements, or long‑term contracts and receive payments based on fair market value and appraisal methods. - Socially disadvantaged forest landowners may be evaluated separately, get priority consideration, and can qualify for higher federal cost shares up to 75 percent in some cases. - Eligible entities like State agencies, Tribes, and qualified conservation organizations would get funding and technical assistance to buy easements, develop forest management plans, and support restoration projects that prioritize threatened or endangered species and reduce fragmentation. *This bill would authorize $100 million per year for fiscal years 2025–2029, totaling $500 million in authorizations and thereby increase federal spending.*

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] (R-MS), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Payments and cost-share for landowners: benefit, high. If enacted, payments for permanent easements would equal the land's appraised value before enrollment minus its value after the easement. For 30-year or State-duration term easements, payments would be 50% to 75% of that permanent-easement amount. The federal share to buy an easement would normally…
- New forest easement program and funding: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Secretary would create a Forest Conservation Easement Program to buy easements and fund planning, monitoring, and enforcement. Congress could be authorized to spend $100 million each year from FY2025 through FY2029 for the program. You would apply in the form and timing the Secretar…
- Agreements, enforcement, and mineral rules: mixed, medium. If enacted, eligible entities getting cost-share would need agreements with the Secretary, usually lasting 3 to 5 years unless a longer term is justified. Agreements must require a forest management plan and set impervious surface limits. The Secretary could inspect, enforce, or terminate agreement…

## Related bills

- 119-s-2296: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-s-4784: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
- 119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-s-4203: Voter Empowerment Act of 2026
- 119-s-2120: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-s-1050 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1050)

## Related
- [119-s-2296: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2296)
- [119-s-4784: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4784)
- [119-s-1541: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1541)
- [119-s-4203: Voter Empowerment Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4203)
- [119-s-2120: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2120)
- [119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5071)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1050 (as of 2026-04-21).