Bill > HR2534

This bill, the Climate Stewardship Act of 2021, proposes to: Provide incentives for agricultural producers to carry out climate stewardship practices, such as practices that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, increase carbon sequestration, and help producers adapt to increasing weather volatility. It increases funding for key USDA conservation programs like the Conservation Reserve Program, Environmental Quality Incentives Program, and Conservation Stewardship Program to support these climate-smart agriculture practices. Establish the Reforest America Grant Program to fund reforestation projects across the country, with a focus on reforesting areas impacted by disturbances like wildfires and on increasing habitat connectivity. It also provides funding to support forest stewardship practices that increase carbon sequestration. Create the Coastal and Estuary Resilience Grant Program to fund projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase the resilience of coastal wetlands. The bill provides significant mandatory funding, totaling over $50 billion over 10 years, to support these agricultural, forestry, and coastal wetland conservation and restoration efforts aimed at addressing climate change.

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Government Affairs

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2534/all-info