Sec. 6. Conservation Stewardship Program
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Section 1240L(d) of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3839aa–24(d) ) is amended— in the subsection heading, by striking and inserting Rotations and Advanced Grazing Management ; Rotations, Advanced Grazing Management, and Climate Stewardship Practices in paragraph (1)— by redesignating subparagraphs
(B)and
(C)as subparagraphs
(C)and (D), respectively; and by inserting after subparagraph
(A)the following: The term climate stewardship practice means any of the following practices: Alley cropping. Biochar incorporation. Conservation cover. Conservation crop rotation. Contour buffer strips. Contour farming. Cover crops. Critical area planting. Cross wind trap strips. Field borders. Filter strips. Forage and biomass planting, including the use of native prairie seed mixtures. Forest stand improvements. Grassed waterways. Hedgerow planting. Herbaceous wind barriers. Multistory cropping. Nutrient management, including nitrogen stewardship activities. Prescribed grazing. Range planting. Residue and tillage management with no till. Residue and tillage management with reduced till. Riparian forest buffers. Riparian herbaceous buffers. Silvopasture establishment. Stripcropping. Tree and shrub establishment, including planting for a high rate of carbon sequestration. Upland wildlife habitat. Vegetative barriers. Wetland restoration. Windbreak renovation. Windbreaks and shelterbelts. Woody residue treatment. Any other vegetative or management conservation activity that significantly— reduces greenhouse gas emissions; increases carbon sequestration; or enhances resilience to increased weather volatility. ; in paragraph (2)— in subparagraph (A), by striking or at the end; in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and by adding at the end the following: conservation activities relating to climate stewardship practices. ; and in paragraph (3), by striking rotations or advanced grazing management and inserting rotations, advanced grazing management, or conservation activities relating to climate stewardship practices . Section 1240L(f) of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3839aa–24(f) ) is amended by striking fiscal years 2019 through 2023 and inserting the period of fiscal years 2019 through 2023, the period of fiscal years 2024 through 2028, or the period of fiscal years 2029 through 2033 . Section 1241 of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3841 ) is amended— in subsection (a)— in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 2023 and inserting 2030 ; and in paragraph (3)(B)— in clause (ii), by striking $725,000,000 and inserting $1,725,000,000 ; in clause (iii), by striking $750,000,000 and inserting $2,750,000,000 ; in clause (iv)— by striking $800,000,000 and inserting $3,800,000,000 ; and by striking and at the end; in clause (v)— by striking $1,000,000,000 and inserting $5,000,000,000 ; and by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and by adding at the end the following: $6,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2024; and $7,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2030. ; in subsection (b), by striking 2023 and inserting 2030 ; and by adding at the end the following: Of the funds made available under subsection (a)(3)(B), the Secretary shall set aside the following amounts to be used exclusively to enroll in the conservation stewardship program contracts comprised predominantly of conservation activities relating to climate stewardship practices (as defined in section 1240L(d)(1)) or bundles of practices comprised predominantly of conservation activities relating to climate stewardship practices (as so defined): $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2020. $2,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2021. $3,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2022. $4,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2023. $5,000,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2030. .
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- 16 USC 3839aa–24(d)
- 16 USC 3839aa–24(f)
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