Policy Priorities
Policy Priorities
The Forest Landowners Association advocates for federal policies supporting family forest owners, who manage the majority of U.S. forests. We collaborate with policymakers and stakeholders on tax, property rights, disaster recovery, and market access initiatives.
Our Policy Focus Areas:
Private Property Rights
We defend private property rights and landowner flexibility. This promotes forest health, wildlife habitats, environmental quality, and job creation – all vital to our nation.
Market Access
We support policies to enhance timber market access for landowners, both domestically and globally. We also promote their entry into emerging markets, fostering economic sustainability and effective forest management.
Regulatory Policies
We fight for regulatory policies that do not impose undue economic burdens on forest landowners.
Tax Certainty
We advocate for fair, consistent federal tax policies that enable private forest landowners to maintain practices yielding vital economic and environmental benefits.
Disaster Recovery
We support policies to enhance timber market access for landowners, both domestically and globally. We also promote their entry into emerging markets, fostering economic sustainability and effective forest management.
While these are our primary focus areas, we remain committed to collaborating with partner organizations on additional initiatives to ensure the health and resiliency of our forests.
FLA Policy News:
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National Coalition Urges Congress to Act on Critical Support for Private Forest Landowners Before Year-End
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Forest Landowners Association today joined a coalition of leading forestry, conservation, and landowner organizations in urging Congress to take action before the end of the year to address the growing economic and disaster challenges facing America’s private forest landowners. Read the full coalition letter to Congress here. The coalition letter calls on…
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FLA Applauds Unanimous Senate EPW Passage of Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Forest Landowners Association applauds the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee for its unanimous passage of the Wildfire Emissions Prevention Act (WEPA), bipartisan legislation that would help states and communities more effectively use prescribed fire as a tool to reduce wildfire risk and protect America’s forests. “Forest landowners understand the importance…
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FLA Applauds Senate Agriculture Committee Passage of 2026 Farm Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Forest Landowners Association applauds the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry for advancing the Agricultural Act of 2026, an important step toward delivering a new Farm Bill for farmers, ranchers, forest landowners, and rural communities across the country. FLA is particularly grateful to Chairman John Boozman (R-AR) for including…
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Forest Landowners Association Urges Senate to Pass a Bipartisan Farm Bill that Provides Certainty for America’s Family Forestry Businesses
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Forest Landowners Association today urged the U.S. Senate to work across party lines and pass a bipartisan Farm Bill that gives America’s family forestry businesses the certainty they need to keep their working forests healthy, productive, and resilient. While the Senate Agriculture Committee did not advance the Agricultural Act of 2026…
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FLA Applauds Bipartisan Introduction of the Wildfire Reduction Market Expansion Act of 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Forest Landowners Association applauds Senators Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) and Representatives Cliff Bentz (R-OR) and Bennie Thompson (D-MS) for introducing the bipartisan, bicameral Wildfire Reduction Market Expansion Act of 2026 (H.R. 9827 / S. 5087). The legislation would modernize the Renewable Fuel Standard by expanding the definition of…
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Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act becomes Law
The Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act (S.629), a years-long federal policy priority championed by FLA, has officially become law. This is more than an important legislative victory—it marks the first time in FLA’s history that one of our federal legislative priorities has been enacted as a standalone bill. That achievement didn’t happen overnight. For years,…
