The Informing Land Use Policy team hosted a public listening session to inform the development of 11 recommendations. The recommendations included: Urban Infill, City Annexation and UGA Expansion, Mitigation of Lost Farmland, Limited Area of More Intense Rural Development (LAMIRD), Impact of Public Land Acquisition Projects, Water Availability, Solar Siting, Permanent Protection of Farmland, Conservation Programs, Support for Local Governments, and Urban Agriculture.
The federal farm bill, an omnibus, 5-year law governing an array of agriculture and food programs, is up for reauthorization in 2023. The Farm Bill team hosted a webinar for Washington’s Congressional delegation to review the Forum’s Farm Bill 2023 Recommendations in June of 2023.
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