RLI Advocacy Center: Legislative Land Real Estate News

The RLI Advocacy Center is the industry’s top source for DC Updates on the latest legislative news impacting the land real estate industry. These updates are to keep land professionals and landowners informed about the issues that matter most and impact their business.

Land and Congress: Just The Facts

It seems like the more news there is, the harder it is to find out the facts. Important news about land legislative issues, such as tariffs and WOTUS, can get […]

Supreme Court Limits Reach Of Endangered Species Act

In an 8-0 ruling, the Supreme Court ruled to limit the broad habitat protections of the Endangered Species Act. A key debating point was how the law could impact the […]

wotus

WOTUS Rule Sees Revival in Twenty-six States

The controversial Waters of the US (WOTUS) Rule is being re-implemented in 26 states after a federal judge’s ruling that the EPA and Army Corps of Engineers improperly suspended it. […]

DC update

IRS Guidance Out on 20 Percent Business Income Deduction

“On December 22, 2017, President Trump signed the “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act”. All individual provisions of the measure are generally effective after December 31, 2017 for the 2018 tax filing […]

Drone news

The Latest On Drones

New Drone News Drones have been around a while now. We are long past the days when legal battles were being fought over whether a drone could be used for […]

RLI Joins Coalition to Protect Prior Converted Cropland (PCC)

The RLI Board of Directors recently approved the Governmental Affairs Committee request to participate in a broad industry-based coalition to ensure that prior converted cropland (PCC) exclusions are retained in […]