To establish a verifiable international terrestrial ecosystem services conservation program and provide international technical assistance for the development of markets, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To establish a verifiable international terrestrial ecosystem services conservation program and provide international technical assistance for the development of markets, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users. The main policy domain is Environment, Foreign Policy, Finance.
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 HB592F6721E754570A5B75C3ED77BD0BF: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Combatting Global Deforestation Act of 2024.
- Section id553e1b0f295347569adb331fe95f6ff4: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: Forests are a vital to the ecological health of the Earth, biodiversity, the protection of water and soil quality,...
- Section id237c3cbb1589495cbde4117222cf87d1: 3. Definitions In this Act: The term additionality means emissions reductions or other terrestrial ecosystem services in developing countries that would not...
- Section id3a55a87dcbdb45ddb261f960efd3f248: 4. Verified International Forest Ecosystem Services Conservation Program The Secretary shall establish a program, to be known as the Verified International...
- Section id4f06dbfdefed4aab9e3c430ad3b61a12: 5. Nature-based solutions The Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, in consultation with the Secretary, shall conduct a...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To establish a verifiable international terrestrial ecosystem services conservation program and provide international technical assistance for the development of markets, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting environmental regulators and natural-resource users.
Key Policy Areas
Environment, Foreign Policy, Finance
Primary Purpose
This bill, To establish a verifiable international terrestrial ecosystem services conservation program and provide international technical assistance for the development of markets, and for other purposes., 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
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Cardin introduced the following bill; which was read twice …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
- "the_administrator"
- → The Administrator identified in the operative section
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
the direct and indirect benefits that terrestrial ecosystems provide to humans, including— material or energy outputs from an ecosystem, including food, forage, fiber, fresh water, and other resources
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