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Code · BILL · 118th Congress · S. 2812 (Introduced in Senate) — To support carbon dioxide removal research and development, and for other purposes. · Sec. 207

Sec. 207. Forest Service

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The Secretary, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, shall carry out research, development, and demonstration activities in at each of the areas described in this subsection. The Secretary shall carry out activities relating to improving— capacity of the Forest Inventory and Analysis program to monitor forest carbon, including through remote sensing to increase frequency and geospatial resolution; and forest carbon measurement and monitoring technologies, including satellite and remote sensing technologies. The Secretary shall carry out the activities under subparagraph
(A)in collaboration with the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The Secretary shall carry out activities relating to technical, economic, and social modeling of impacts on land use from avoided conversion of grasslands and forests, reforestation, conservation, afforestation, and forest management changes. The Secretary shall carry out the activities under subparagraph
(A)in collaboration with the Director of the National Science Foundation. The Secretary shall carry out activities, at not fewer than 5 geographically diverse sites, relating to conducting large-scale field experiments of best practices for forest management and restoration that optimize carbon dioxide removal while maintaining and enhancing ecosystems. The Secretary shall carry out the activities under subparagraph
(A)in collaboration with the Assistant Administrator for Research and Development of the Environmental Protection Agency. The Secretary shall carry out research and field experiments on enhancements to forest management practices for carbon dioxide removal to reflect emerging needs due to the impact of climate change on forests over time. The Secretary shall carry out activities relating to the design and demonstration of landfills for woody biomass disposal and carbon storage. The Secretary shall carry out the activities under subparagraph
(A)in collaboration with the Assistant Administrator for Research and Development of the Environmental Protection Agency. The Secretary shall carry out social science research and extension programs to promote uptake of forest management carbon sequestration technologies and practices. The Secretary shall carry out activities to increase the capacity of Department climate hubs and other research units to deliver climate and carbon dioxide removal-related science and tools to forest planners and managers. The Secretary shall carry out the activities under subparagraph
(A)in collaboration with the Administrator of the Agricultural Research Service. The Secretary shall carry out other carbon dioxide removal research, development, and demonstration activities, as determined by the Secretary. There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section— $24,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2026; $16,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 and 2028; and $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2029 through 2033.
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