Maryland's Comprehensive Conservation Finance Act: A Blueprint for Regulatory Infrastructure
In Brief Maryland’s Legislature recently considered, but did not have time to pass, SB0737 the Comprehensive Conservation Finance Act after it was developed collaboratively with both conservation nonprofit and private capital groups. The bill tweaks a number of regulations concerning conservation programs to crowd-in private capital for a greater quantity and diversity of conservation projects for the Chesapeake Bay. More broadly, it spurs discussion about incentives for land aggregation vehicles and capacity building in the conservation finance ecosystem. (Courtesy the Conservation Fund.)...
Source: conservationfinancenetwork.org