To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to clarify land eligible for enrollment in the conservation reserve program.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to clarify land eligible for enrollment in the conservation reserve program., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Agriculture, Immigration.
Who Benefits and How
environmental regulators and natural-resource users may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, environmental regulators and natural-resource users may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section id20fc3459b3c84f4fbe2bd0de56232e34: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Building Up Farmland Frontiers for Ecological Resilience Act or the BUFFER Act.
- Section id260a29a6413e4957b7f864940bc18334: 2. Eligible land under the conservation reserve program Section 1231(b) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831(b)) is amended— in paragraph...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to clarify land eligible for enrollment in the conservation reserve program., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Key Policy Areas
Environment, Agriculture, Immigration
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to clarify land eligible for enrollment in the conservation reserve program., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- environmental regulators and natural-resource users
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Welch (for himself and Mr. Sanders) introduced the following …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
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