Agriculture Committee, Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
Driftless Area Landscape Conservation Initiative Act or the DALCI Act This bill reestablishes an initiative within the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to assist farmers in fighting erosion and restoring cold water stream corridors in the Driftless Area of the Midwestern United States. (The Driftless Area is a region in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Iowa that was never glaciated.) USDA must provide assistance to grassroots partnerships to educate landowners and operators on the benefits of climate-smart agriculture, soil health, and holistic grazing, with a focus on equity.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Agriculture and Food
Agricultural conservation and pollutionAgricultural educationAgricultural practices and innovationsClimate change and greenhouse gasesFarmlandForests, forestry, treesIllinoisIowaLivestockMinnesotaPublic-private cooperationWater use and supplyWilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitatsWildlife conservation and habitat protectionWisconsin
DALCI Act
USA118th CongressHR-4248| House
| Updated: 8/21/2023
Driftless Area Landscape Conservation Initiative Act or the DALCI Act This bill reestablishes an initiative within the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to assist farmers in fighting erosion and restoring cold water stream corridors in the Driftless Area of the Midwestern United States. (The Driftless Area is a region in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Iowa that was never glaciated.) USDA must provide assistance to grassroots partnerships to educate landowners and operators on the benefits of climate-smart agriculture, soil health, and holistic grazing, with a focus on equity.
Agriculture Committee, Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology Subcommittee
Agriculture and Food
Introduced
In Committee
On Floor
Passed Chamber
Enacted
Agricultural conservation and pollutionAgricultural educationAgricultural practices and innovationsClimate change and greenhouse gasesFarmlandForests, forestry, treesIllinoisIowaLivestockMinnesotaPublic-private cooperationWater use and supplyWilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitatsWildlife conservation and habitat protectionWisconsin