Bill > HR5111

This bill proposes several improvements to the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), a U.S. Department of Agriculture program that provides financial incentives to farmers and landowners who remove environmentally sensitive land from agricultural production and plant species that improve environmental health. Specifically, the bill expands continuous enrollment options for State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement, provides more flexible emergency haying provisions during nesting seasons by allowing haying during drought or other emergencies while protecting wildlife habitats, increases cost-sharing payments for establishing grazing infrastructure like fencing and water systems, and allows for reenrollment of land with grazing infrastructure. The bill also modifies mid-contract management payment rules and increases the payment limitation for rental payments from $50,000 to $125,000. These changes aim to make the CRP more adaptable to local agricultural and environmental conditions, support wildlife conservation, and provide more financial flexibility for participating landowners. The bill would amend specific sections of the Food Security Act of 1985 to implement these modifications to the Conservation Reserve Program.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5111/all-info