Create voluntary Agriculture Freedom Zones with targeted tax incentives

Pete Sessions is advancing legislation to establish nationwide Agriculture Freedom Zones, a voluntary federal framework intended to protect productive farmland while directing large-scale development toward less suitable areas. The proposed framework would use federal tax incentives—including capital-gains tax deferrals, reduced long-term investment rates, and tax-free appreciation for extended holdings—to encourage projects such as data centers and renewable energy facilities to locate on marginal lands, brownfields, arid regions, or areas with existing infrastructure. Sessions says the goal is to protect food-producing land while supporting innovation and economic growth.

Context: The federal bill is forthcoming; the framework and incentives are proposed, not enacted.

In their own words

This legislation ensures we protect our agricultural strength while continuing to support innovation and economic growth.

The source

Pete Sessions: Agriculture Freedom Zones legislative priority

Published: 2/25/2026
Retrieved: 11/11/2026