118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 2798BUFFER Act

A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to clarify land eligible for enrollment in the conservation reserve program.

Agriculture and food
Introduced Sep 14, 2023
Last action Sep 14, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Sep 14, 2023
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Referred
Sep 14, 2023
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
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Committee
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Senate
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House floor
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Resolve Changes
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill provides that certain land (that is under state regulations) is eligible to participate under the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). Under CRP, the Department of Agriculture provides annual payments to agricultural producers to take highly erodible and environmentally sensitive land out of production and install resource-conserving practices.   Specifically, land otherwise eligible under the program remains eligible for enrollment even if a tribal, state, or other local law, ordinance, or other regulation requires any resource-conserving or environmental protection measure or practice. The bill includes an exception that makes the land ineligible under the program if the implemen...

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in Senate
Timeline · 2 actions
Sep 14, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Sep 14, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.