Bill > HR8270

This bill, the Conservation Reserve Program Modernization Act, aims to modernize the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) established under the Food Security Act of 1985. Key provisions include: expanding the definition of "eligible land" to include additional types of cropland, grasslands, and marginal pasture land that provide conservation benefits; reducing rental payments for reenrolled land over successive enrollments; setting limits on county average soil rental rates based on land capability class; and increasing the cost-share rate to 50% for establishing permanent vegetation, erosion control practices, fencing, water development, and other conservation measures. The bill seeks to update the CRP to better address current environmental and agricultural priorities.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8270/all-info