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<item congress="113" measure-type="hr" measure-number="712" measure-id="id113hr712" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2013-02-14" update-date="2013-03-11">
<title>To extend the authorization of the Highlands Conservation Act through fiscal year 2024.</title>
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<action-date>2013-02-14</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>Amends the Highlands Conservation Act to extend, through FY2024, funding for: (1) land conservation partnership projects in the highlands regions of Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania; and (2) Forest Service and Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs to assist such states, units of local government, and private forest and farm landowners in the conservation of land and natural resources in that region. </p>]]></summary-text>
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