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BUFFER Act

USA118th CongressS-2798| Senate 
| Updated: 9/14/2023
Peter Welch

Peter Welch

Democratic Senator

Vermont

Cosponsors (1)
Bernard Sanders (Independent)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Building Up Farmland Frontiers for Ecological Resilience Act or the BUFFER Act This bill provides that certain land (that is under state regulations) is eligible to participate under the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). Under CRP, the Department of Agriculture provides annual payments to agricultural producers to take highly erodible and environmentally sensitive land out of production and install resource-conserving practices. Specifically, land otherwise eligible under the program remains eligible for enrollment even if a tribal, state, or other local law, ordinance, or other regulation requires any resource-conserving or environmental protection measure or practice. The bill includes an exception that makes the land ineligible under the program if the implementation requirement has been imposed by an administrative order or a court order. Current regulations exclude from enrollment eligibility (with exceptions) land that is subject to tribal, state, or other local laws, ordinances, or other regulations that require any resource-conserving or environmental protection measures or practices.
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Timeline
Sep 14, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Sep 14, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Sep 26, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-5466
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
  • September 14, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 14, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.


  • September 26, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-5466
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.

Agriculture and Food

Related Bills

  • HR 118-5466: BUFFER Act
FarmlandLakes and riversLand use and conservationState and local government operationsWater qualityWetlandsWildlife conservation and habitat protection

BUFFER Act

USA118th CongressS-2798| Senate 
| Updated: 9/14/2023
Building Up Farmland Frontiers for Ecological Resilience Act or the BUFFER Act This bill provides that certain land (that is under state regulations) is eligible to participate under the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). Under CRP, the Department of Agriculture provides annual payments to agricultural producers to take highly erodible and environmentally sensitive land out of production and install resource-conserving practices. Specifically, land otherwise eligible under the program remains eligible for enrollment even if a tribal, state, or other local law, ordinance, or other regulation requires any resource-conserving or environmental protection measure or practice. The bill includes an exception that makes the land ineligible under the program if the implementation requirement has been imposed by an administrative order or a court order. Current regulations exclude from enrollment eligibility (with exceptions) land that is subject to tribal, state, or other local laws, ordinances, or other regulations that require any resource-conserving or environmental protection measures or practices.
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Timeline
Sep 14, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Sep 14, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Sep 26, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-5466
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
  • September 14, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 14, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.


  • September 26, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-5466
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.
Peter Welch

Peter Welch

Democratic Senator

Vermont

Cosponsors (1)
Bernard Sanders (Independent)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

Agriculture and Food

Related Bills

  • HR 118-5466: BUFFER Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
FarmlandLakes and riversLand use and conservationState and local government operationsWater qualityWetlandsWildlife conservation and habitat protection