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Land Trust Alliance President Rand Wentworth Presents an award to Senator Max Baucus (D-MT), who first introduced the tax incentive legislation and shepherded it through Congress.
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Senator Max Baucus (D-MT), Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee
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Senator Max Baucus (center) with Rock Ringling of Montana Land Reliance (right) & Rand Wentworth of the Land Trust Alliance (left)
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Congressman Tim Bishop (D-NY)
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Rand Wentworth presenting an award to Rep. Tim Bishop (D-NY), a cosponsor of HR 1576.
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Mitch Butler, Deputy Secretary of Interior for Fish, Wildlife and Parks accepted an award on behalf of the Administration.
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Congressman Dave Camp (R-MI) who introduced legislation in the House to make the incentive permanent.
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Glen Chown of Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy and Rand Wentworth presented an award to Rep. Camp (R-MI)
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Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD)
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Vaughn Collins of Ducks Unlimited, a key coalition partner in renewing the conservation tax incentive.
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Congressman Jim Gerlach (R-PA), Co-chair of the Land Conservation Caucus and a cosponsor of HR 1576.
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Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) received his award alongside Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) and members of the coalition.
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Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee and an original sponsor of S. 469.
hall-rand-award-195Congressman John Hall (D-NY) a cosponsor of HR 1576 who went out of his way to reach Chairman Rangel.
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Congressman Chris Murphy (D-CT)
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Rand Wentworth presenting an award to Congressman Chris Murphy (D-CT), Co-Chair of the Land Conservation Caucus and a cosponsor of HR 1576.
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Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), a cosponsor of S. 469 received his award from Land Trust Alliance Consultant and Rhode Island native, Anne Garnett.
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Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz (D-PA) who cosponsored HR 1576 and used her seat on the Ways & Means Committee to build support from Chairman Rangel.
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Rand Wentworth presented an award to Rep. Allyson Schwartz (D-PA)
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Senator Jon Tester (D-MT), a cosponsor of S. 469.
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Rock Ringling of Montana Land Reliance and Rand Wentworth Presenting an award to Senator Jon Tester (D-MT)
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Congressman Mike Thompson (D-CA) who introduced HR 1576, legislation that would make the incentive permanent.
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Rep. Mike Thompson (D-CA) receiving his award alongside (left to right) Alliance Director of Public Policy Russ Shay, Thompson Legislative Director Jonathan Birdsong, Alliance President Rand Wentworth and Vaughn Collins of Ducks Unlimited.


all photos by Matt Petros
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