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ENABLE Conservation Act of 2023

USA118th CongressHR-2975| House 
| Updated: 6/1/2023
Kim Schrier

Kim Schrier

Democratic Representative

Washington

Cosponsors (2)
Dan Newhouse (Republican)Jim Costa (Democratic)

Agriculture Committee, Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Eliminating Needless Administrative Barriers Lessening Efficiency for Conservation Act of 2023 or the ENABLE Conservation Act of 2023 This bill amends the continuous enrollment procedure for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) of the Farm Service Agency. CRP is a land conservation program that provides an annual rental payment to farmers in exchange for removing environmentally sensitive land from agricultural production and planting species that will improve environmental health and quality. Specifically, the bill permanently allows producers to use the continuous enrollment procedure for land that will be enrolled under the State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement (SAFE) initiative. (The SAFE initiative restores habitats to meet high-priority state wildlife conservation goals.) The bill also allows the Department of Agriculture to grant a waiver to exclude acreage enrolled under the continuous enrollment procedure from a cap that limits the amount of cropland in a county that is permitted to be enrolled in CRP. The government of the county involved must concur with the waiver for it to be granted.
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Timeline
Apr 27, 2023
Introduced in House
Apr 27, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Jun 1, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
  • April 27, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • April 27, 2023
    Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.


  • June 1, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.

Agriculture and Food

Agricultural conservation and pollutionFarmlandWildlife conservation and habitat protection

ENABLE Conservation Act of 2023

USA118th CongressHR-2975| House 
| Updated: 6/1/2023
Eliminating Needless Administrative Barriers Lessening Efficiency for Conservation Act of 2023 or the ENABLE Conservation Act of 2023 This bill amends the continuous enrollment procedure for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) of the Farm Service Agency. CRP is a land conservation program that provides an annual rental payment to farmers in exchange for removing environmentally sensitive land from agricultural production and planting species that will improve environmental health and quality. Specifically, the bill permanently allows producers to use the continuous enrollment procedure for land that will be enrolled under the State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement (SAFE) initiative. (The SAFE initiative restores habitats to meet high-priority state wildlife conservation goals.) The bill also allows the Department of Agriculture to grant a waiver to exclude acreage enrolled under the continuous enrollment procedure from a cap that limits the amount of cropland in a county that is permitted to be enrolled in CRP. The government of the county involved must concur with the waiver for it to be granted.
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Timeline
Apr 27, 2023
Introduced in House
Apr 27, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Jun 1, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
  • April 27, 2023
    Introduced in House


  • April 27, 2023
    Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.


  • June 1, 2023
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Kim Schrier

Kim Schrier

Democratic Representative

Washington

Cosponsors (2)
Dan Newhouse (Republican)Jim Costa (Democratic)

Agriculture Committee, Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee

Agriculture and Food

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Agricultural conservation and pollutionFarmlandWildlife conservation and habitat protection