Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program Improvement Act of 2018 This bill modifies and provides statutory authority for the Department of Agriculture (USDA) Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP). CREP is a subprogram of the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), under which USDA partners with states to target high-priority conservation concerns, and the states contribute funding to allow for higher CRP payments and continuous sign-ups to address the concerns. The bill directs USDA, to the maximum extent practicable, to enroll at least 3 million acres of land in CREP by September 30, 2023.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Agriculture and Food
Agricultural conservation and pollutionAgricultural practices and innovationsCongressional oversightFarmlandFederal-Indian relationsForests, forestry, treesLand use and conservationPublic-private cooperationWildlife conservation and habitat protection
A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to modify the conservation reserve enhancement program, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-2978| Senate
| Updated: 5/24/2018
Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program Improvement Act of 2018 This bill modifies and provides statutory authority for the Department of Agriculture (USDA) Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP). CREP is a subprogram of the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), under which USDA partners with states to target high-priority conservation concerns, and the states contribute funding to allow for higher CRP payments and continuous sign-ups to address the concerns. The bill directs USDA, to the maximum extent practicable, to enroll at least 3 million acres of land in CREP by September 30, 2023.
Agricultural conservation and pollutionAgricultural practices and innovationsCongressional oversightFarmlandFederal-Indian relationsForests, forestry, treesLand use and conservationPublic-private cooperationWildlife conservation and habitat protection