Letters of Support for the Conservation Tax Incentive

Letters Seeking Co-sponsors for Easement Incentive Legislation in the 113th Congress

• House and Senate coalition letters signed by 64 conservation, agriculture and sporting organizations
• Dear Colleague letter seeking original co-sponsors in the House
• Senate Finance Committee Press Release on the introduction of S. 526

Previous Congresses

While we organize coalition efforts in the 113th Congress, you may find it helpful to reference issue-specific letters from previous years, with the caveat that bill numbers have changed.

Letters Seeking Co-sponsors for Easement Incentive Legislation in the 112th Congress

• House and Senate coalition letters from 64 conservation, agriculture and sporting organizations
• Dear Colleague letter from Reps. Gerlach (R-PA) and Thompson (D-CA) urging Representatives to cosponsor the Conservation Easement Incentive Act
• Letter from 38 Sportsmen's Groups Urging Sportsmen's Caucus Members to Cosponsor
• National Cattlemen's Beef Association Letters Endorsing H.R. 1964 and S. 339
  
• Partnership of Rangeland Trusts Letter Seeking Co-sponsors
• Letters from 27 Forestry and Forest Conservation Groups Seeking Co-sponsors for H.R. 1964 and S. 339
  
• Ducks Unlimited Letter Seeking Easement Incentive Co-sponsors
• Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership Letter Seeking Easement Incentive Co-sponsors
• National Association of Counties Resolution Supporting the Easement Incentive
• The Nature Conservancy Fact Sheet on the Enhanced Easement Incentive

State Letters and Resolutions

2011

• Texas Land Trust Council Letter Seeking H.R. 1964 Co-sponsors
• Kansas Land Trusts Letter Seeking H.R. 1964 Co-sponsors
  
• Arkansas House of Representatives Resolution

2009-10

• California Agriculture and Conservation Coalition Letter Supporting H.R. 1831
• Colorado Coalition of Land Trusts Letter Thanking H.R. 1831 Co-sponsors
• New York State Land Trust Advisory Council Letter urging the New York delegation to co-sponsor H.R. 1831

Letters Urging Renewal of the Enhanced Easement Incentive in the 2010 Lame Duck Session

• Coalition letter from 68 conservation, agriculture and sporting organizations
• Letter from The Nature Conservancy

Letters from National Organizations Seeking Co-sponsors for Easement Incentive Bills (111th Congress)

• Letter From the National Cattlemen's Beef Association supporting the Conservation Easement Incentive Act
• Letter from the American Farm Bureau Federation supporting H.R. 1831/S. 812.
• Letter from 39 Hunting and Fishing Organizations urging Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus members to co-sponsor H.R. 1831 and S. 812.
• Major Environmental Organizations Seek Co-sponsors for H.R. 1831
• Western Governors Association Letter of Support for H.R. 1831
• Letter to the Historic Preservation Caucus on H.R. 1831 from 8 Historic Preservation Organizations
• Letter from 42 Horse Organizations to the Congressional Horse Caucus supporting the Conservation Easement Incentive Act
• American Farmland Trust Letter Supporting H.R. 1831
• Ducks Unlimited Letter Seeking H.R. 1831 Co-sponsors
• Coalition letter from 57 conservation, agricultural and sporting organizations urging Members of Congress to cosponsor easement incentive legislation
• You can also share our General Fact Sheet, which includes a coalition list

Letters from Members of Congress

• Dear Colleague letter from Reps. Thompson (D-CA) and Cantor (R-VA) urging Representatives to cosponsor the Conservation Easement Incentive Act
• Dear Colleague letter from Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus Co-chairs seeking co-sponsors of H.R. 1831
• Letter from 67 Representatives Urging House Leadership to Make the Easement Incentive Permanent in 2009!

Policy Platforms that Seek A Permanent Easement Incentive

• Wildlife in the 21st Century -- From American Wildlife Conservation Partners, a coalition of 43 hunting groups. Incentive on page 10.
• TRCP 2009 Policy Recommendations -- the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership endorses the incentive on page 16.

Action Alerts on the Easement Incentive

• Ducks Unlimited
• Trust for Public Land

Letters of Support for Renewing the Easement Incentive in the 2008 Farm Bill:

• Letter to the House Agriculture Committee from 65 Members of the House
• Letter from the New York City Council to Ways & Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel (D-NY)
• Letter from Virginia’s Secretary of Natural Resources, L. Preston Bryant, Jr. to Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Bob Goodlatte (R-VA)
  

Letters of Support for HR 1576 and S. 469 (110th Congress):

• Letters from the American Farm Bureau to Easement Incentive Cosponsors
• Letter from West Harlem Environmental Action, NY League of Conservation Voters and NRDC to Ways & Means Chairman Charles Rangel (D-NY)
• Letter from the Watershed Agricultural Council to Ways & Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel (D-NY)