United States · Law · HR
H.R. 1964 (108th)
Highlands Conservation Act
Introduced
6 May 2003
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Status
Became Public Law No: 108-421.
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24 March 2026
Summary
Highlands Stewardship Act - Directs the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior to establish the Highlands Stewardship Area in the Highlands region (an area encompassing more than 2,000,000 acres extending from eastern Pennsylvania through New Jersey and New York to northwestern Connecticut (the Highlands States)). Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish: (1) within the Department of Agriculture the Office of Highlands Stewardship to advise the Secretaries and the Governors of the Highlands States on priorities for projects carried out with financial or technical assistance under this Act, land conservation partnership projects, Highlands region research, policy and educational initiatives necessary to implement the findings of the New York-New Jersey Highlands Regional Study (conducted by the Forest Service in 1990) and the New York-New Jersey Highlands Regional Study: 2002 Update (conducted by the Service), and to implement the strategies of the study, the update, and other studies in consultation with the Highlands States; and (2) the Highlands Stewardship Area Work Group to assist with the implementation of the study and update strategies. Authorizes the Office to provide financial and technical assistance to an eligible entity to carry out a project, consistent with the stewardship goals and conservation strategies articulated in the study and update, to protect, restore, preserve, promote, or interpret natural, agricultural, historical, cultural, or recreational resources of the Area. Directs: (1) the Governors of the Highlands States, with input from pertinent units of local government, the public, the Office, and the Work Group, to jointly identify land conservation projects that shall be proposed for Federal financial assistance and submit them to the Secretary of the Interior; and (2) such Secretary to annually designate those projects that are eligible to receive financial assistance under this Act.
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17 official files
Enrolled Bill (text)
Enrolled Bill (text)
Enrolled Bill · EN
Enrolled Bill (PDF)
Enrolled Bill · EN
Public Law (text)
Public Law · EN · 30 November 2004
Public Law (PDF)
Public Law · EN · 30 November 2004
Public Law
summary · EN · 30 November 2004
Engrossed Amendment Senate (text)
Engrossed Amendment Senate · EN · 10 October 2004
Engrossed Amendment Senate (PDF)
Engrossed Amendment Senate · EN · 10 October 2004
Reported to Senate (text)
Reported to Senate · EN · 28 September 2004
Reported to Senate (PDF)
Reported to Senate · EN · 28 September 2004
Referred in Senate (text)
Referred in Senate · EN · 22 November 2003
Referred in Senate (PDF)
Referred in Senate · EN · 22 November 2003
Engrossed in House (text)
Engrossed in House · EN · 21 November 2003
Engrossed in House (PDF)
Engrossed in House · EN · 21 November 2003
Passed House amended
summary · EN · 21 November 2003
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 6 May 2003
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 6 May 2003
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 6 May 2003
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/1964
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/1964