Climate Stewardship Act of 2019
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Sep 10, 2019)
Climate Stewardship Act of 2019
This bill provides funding and incentives for states, Indian tribes, local governments, and other entities to carry out climate stewardship practices, including farm and ranch conservation practices, reforestation projects, and wetland restoration projects.
For example, the bill extends through FY2030 the Conservation Reserve Program, the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, and the Conservation Stewardship Program. It also modifies and increases funding levels for some of these programs.
The Forest Service must award cost-share grants to states, Indian tribes, local governments, and nonprofit entities to conduct projects to reforest certain land.
The bill also establishes a civilian conservation corps to provide youth from low-income communities, indigenous communities, and communities of color with the academic, vocational, and social skills necessary to pursue long-term, productive careers in the forest sector and the wetland restoration sector.
Further, the bill sets forth a grant program for states, Indian tribes, local governments, institutions of higher education, and nonprofit entities to conduct coastal wetland restoration projects, including projects that mitigate greenhouse gas emissions.
What just happenedSep 16, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseSep 10, 2019
- Sep 16, 2019Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee - Sep 16, 2019Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries Subcommittee - Sep 16, 2019Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Federal Lands Subcommittee - Sep 10, 2019IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Science, Space, and Technology Committee - Sep 10, 2019IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Natural Resources Committee - Sep 10, 2019IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Agriculture Committee - Sep 10, 2019IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Sep 10, 2019IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House