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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 6147 

To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to reestablish the Driftless Area 

Landscape Conservation Initiative, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 7, 2021 

Mrs. BUSTOS (for herself, Mrs. HINSON, Mr. KIND, and Ms. CRAIG) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture 

A BILL 

To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to reestablish 

the Driftless Area Landscape Conservation Initiative, 

and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Driftless Area Land5 scape Conservation Initiative Act’’ or the ‘‘DALCI Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DRIFTLESS AREA LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION INI2 TIATIVE. 

3 Subchapter A of chapter 4 of subtitle D of title XII 

4 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa) is 

5 amended by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘SEC. 1240H–1. DRIFTLESS AREA LANDSCAPE CONSERVA7 TION INITIATIVE. 

8 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab9 lish a Driftless Area Landscape Conservation Initiative to 

10 reduce erosion and restore cold water stream corridors in 

11 the Driftless Area of the Midwestern United States, with 

12 a focus on climate-smart agriculture, carbon sequestra13 tion, soil health, and ecological restoration. 

14 ‘‘(b) INITIATIVE ELEMENTS.— 

15 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the initia16 tive established under this section, the Secretary 

17 shall provide assistance to producers to implement 

18 practices to— 

19 ‘‘(A) manage working lands for year-round 

20 ground cover to rebuild soil, sequester carbon, 

21 improve water quality, increase water holding 

22 capacity of soil, reduce soil erosion, and miti23 gate flooding and other climate impacts; 

24 ‘‘(B) manage woodlands for increased bio25 diversity to improve the health of the woods to 

26 provide habitat and sequester carbon; 


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1 ‘‘(C) restore prairies and manage grass2 lands, oak savannas, and barrens to expand 

3 habitat and sequester carbon; and 

4 ‘‘(D) restore cold water streams, by reduc5 ing stream bank erosion and threats of flooding 

6 while improving trout habitat. 

7 ‘‘(2) PARTNERSHIPS.—In carrying out the ini8 tiative established under this section, the Secretary 

9 shall provide assistance to grassroots partnerships to 

10 educate landowners and operators on the benefits of 

11 climate-smart agriculture, soil health, and holistic 

12 grazing, with a focus on equity. 

13 ‘‘(3) TYPES OF ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary 

14 may provide assistance under this section in the 

15 form of financial assistance, technical assistance, 

16 and payments for the conveyance of easements to 

17 the Secretary, under such terms as the Secretary 

18 may establish. 

19 ‘‘(c) FUNDING.—Of the funds made available to carry 

20 out this subchapter, the Secretary shall carry out this sec21 tion using $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 

22 through 2026.’’. 

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