H.R. 2880 · 111th Congress
Buy American Carbon Incentives Program Act of 2009
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Buy American Carbon Incentives Program Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) establish a carbon incentives program to achieve supplemental greenhouse gas emissions reductions on private agricultural and forestland; (2) provide financial incentive payments for activities that increase carbon sequestration and storage over a designated…
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jun 15, 2009
Buy American Carbon Incentives Program Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) establish a carbon incentives program to achieve supplemental greenhouse gas emissions reductions on private agricultural and forestland; (2) provide financial incentive payments for activities that increase carbon sequestration and storage over a designated contract period, and maintain carbon sequestration and storage and avoid future emissions through permanent avoided conversion agreements; and (3) establish monitoring and compliance protocols.
Requires participating owners to enter into a climate mitigation contract with the Secretary.
Obligates specified funds for further incentives for activities and agreements that protect carbon reductions and otherwise enhance environmental benefits achieved under a climate mitigation contract.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Buy American Carbon Incentives Program Act of 2009
Latest action (Jun 22, 2010): Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Policy area: Environmental Protection · Origin: House · Introduced: Jun 15, 2009
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.