Maryland House Bill 1560: Forest Conservation - Incentives - Pilot Program and Fund

Maryland · 2026 Regular Session

What it does

Requiring the Department of Natural Resources to establish and implement a pilot program for ecosystem value-oriented forest management plans to provide additional incentives for enrolling in and extending commitments to forest conservation and management; establishing the Forest Ecosystem Value Incentives Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund to finance the pilot program; and requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $10,000,000 to the Fund in fiscal year 2028.

Latest action

Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m. (Environment and Transportation) (2026-02-13)

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