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Land Conservation Policy

Public policy decisions impacting land conservation in the Commonwealth. 

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This year, the General Assembly passed an important and exciting bill related to land conservation in Virginia -- a bill that would help fund programs that protect working farms, drinking water supply areas, battlefields and lands for public recreation. But time is running out for Governor McDonnell to sign the bill into law. Find out more in PEC's March 21, 2013 Email Alert.

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Virginia General Assembly legislation

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Find out more about legislation before the Virginia General Assemlby relating to Land Conservation.

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PEC Releases Report on the The Economic Benefits of Natural Goods and Services

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Virginia receives a myriad of economic benefits from its natural resources in the form of market products, non-market services, and added value.

Using a value transfer approach, this study leverages the results of pre-existing studies to quantify the estimated annual contribution of nine such natural services – water quality, water supply, pollination, recreation, forest products, farm products, disturbance prevention, habitat, and carbon sequestration – to be approximately $21.8 billion.

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More Land Conservation Policy

  • Estate Taxes and Land Conservation

    Upon a landowner’s death, estate taxes can lead to the break-up, sale and development of family-owned farm, ranch and forest lands, even when the family would have preferred to pass the land intact from one generation to the next. 

  • Federal Tax Incentives

    Code, criteria, forms, rulings and more. PEC provided this summary of the tax benefits of conservation easements for informational purposes only. Please consult your attorney and/or accountant for professional advice.

  • State of Virginia Tax Incentives

    Code, criteria, forms, rulings and miscellaneous information. PEC provided the summary of the tax benefits of conservation easements for informational purposes only. Please consult your attorney and/or accountant for professional advice.

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