Buddy Carter Slams Lack of Protections for Foresters, Advocates for Disaster Reforestation Act

Urgent Need for Forester Support

• 🗣️ Representative Buddy Carter highlights the critical need for tax relief and protections for American foresters.
• ⚠️ He states that under the current tax code, forest owners do not receive tax relief for the loss of their timber crops due to natural disasters.

The Impact of Natural Disasters

• 🌀 With hurricane season underway, many foresters face the risk of losing their family farms due to storms.
• 🌲 The current situation is described as "unacceptable" given the vulnerability of timber crops to events like wildfires and hurricanes.

The Disaster Reforestation Act

• 💡 Carter introduces his bill, the Disaster Reforestation Act, as a straightforward solution to this long-standing issue.
• 📉 The bill proposes allowing foresters to deduct the true value of timber destroyed by natural disasters from their taxes.
• ✅ This legislation aims to provide immediate relief to landowners affected by various natural disasters and save family forestry in America.
• 🤝 Carter urges his colleagues to co-sponsor and support the immediate passage of this bipartisan bill.