Jun 10, 2021 | News, Taxes
On May 28, the U.S. Treasury Department released the Green Book, which outlines specific tax provisions the Biden Administration seeks to enact this year. In addition to raising taxes, proposals call for eliminating the “stepped-up basis” for assets when they are...
Jun 1, 2021 | Natural Disasters, News, Taxes
WASHINGTON, D.C. – American timber farmers’ concerns about recovering and replanting their forests after natural disasters were presented to the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance last week during an open executive session on the “Clean Energy for America Act.” Sen....
May 11, 2021 | Forests Climate Solutions, News, Property Rights
The Forest Landowners Association applauds the collaborative approach of the Biden administration’s recently released America the Beautiful Initiative, which outlines the president’s goal to conserve 30 percent of the nation’s land and water by 2030. “Through...
Apr 22, 2021 | Environment, Forests Climate Solutions, Issues, Market Access, News
In a meeting last month with USDA’s Robert Bonnie, Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy and Senior Adviser for Climate, FLA laid out its position that working lands and working forests can play a critical role in reaching the Biden administration’s goal – detailed in an...
Apr 19, 2021 | Forests Climate Solutions, Market Access, News
Washington, D.C. – Representing private forest landowners who plant, grow, and harvest the vast majority of the wood and fiber that flows into domestic supply chains, the Forest Landowners Association (FLA) issued the following statement from CEO Scott Jones on...
Apr 5, 2021 | Forests Climate Solutions, Issues, Market Access, News
On March 26, 2021 U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV ) reintroduced the Forest Incentives Program Act. The Forest Landowners Association endorsed this bill and released the following statement. “The Forest Landowners Association is...
