Republican and Democratic priorities for the reauthorization of the Farm Bill have been unveiled and negotiators are set to engage in conversations to settle their differences and reach a compromise. The Farm Bill is a multi-year law, reauthorized every five or six years, that encompasses a variety of programs administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

RLI members and leaders came together during NAR’s annual Legislative Meetings to discuss current issues impacting landowners and land professionals, including WOTUS, Open Fields, 1031 Exchanges, foreign land investments and the Farm Bill.

A U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota halted the 2023 WOTUS Rule in 24 states on April 12, 2023 finding that the new 2023 Rule is neither understandable nor 'intelligible,' and its boundaries are unlimited.

A new Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule was released December 30, 2022. This definition of WOTUS adds uncertainty and confusion to the regulatory process, raises housing costs and increases federal overreach in the permitting process.

A blog post from REALTORS Land Institute (RLI) with an update on the 1031 like-kind exchange (LKE) from Washington, DC, and its effect on land real estate.

Want no-nonsense updates on land legislative issues? Check our out latest article to find out about WOTUS, the farm bill, and more.

RLI’s Government Affairs Liaison, Russell Riggs, tackles everything from the farm bill to infrastructure to forest policy.

Landowners are under attack and now it’s from Congress. Congress is actually considering making changes or even revoking 1031 exchanges. What are these people thinking?