Conservation Reserve Program Amendments Act of 2023

Subjects: Agriculture and Food


<html><body><pre>[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2942 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2942

To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to provide for the enrollment of 
    citrus land in the conservation reserve program, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 27, 2023

 Mr. C. Scott Franklin of Florida (for himself, Mr. Soto, Ms. Salazar, 
and Mrs. Cammack) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                      the Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to provide for the enrollment of 
    citrus land in the conservation reserve program, and for other 
                               purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Conservation Reserve Program 
Amendments Act of 2023''.

SEC. 2. CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM AMENDMENTS.

    (a) In General.--Section 1231 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3831) is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(5)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``or'' at the 
                end;
                    (B) in subparagraph (E), by inserting ``or'' at the 
                end; and
                    (C) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(F) the land has, during the 10-year period 
                preceding the date of enactment of this subparagraph, 
                been used to plant a citrus crop;''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(j) Citrus Land.--
            ``(1) In general.--In enrolling acres of citrus land 
        described in subsection (b)(5)(F) in the conservation reserve, 
        the Secretary shall enroll the land using the continuous 
        enrollment procedure described in subsection (d)(6).
            ``(2) Priority.--In enrolling acres of citrus land 
        described in subsection (b)(5)(F) in the conservation reserve, 
        the Secretary may give priority to land that, as determined by 
        the Secretary--
                    ``(A) is at risk of conversion or development;
                    ``(B) is affected by huanglongbing; or
                    ``(C) is of ecological significance, including land 
                that--
                            ``(i) may assist in the restoration of 
                        threatened or endangered species under the 
                        Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 
                        et seq.);
                            ``(ii) may assist in preventing a species 
                        from being listed as a threatened or endangered 
                        species under that Act; or
                            ``(iii) improves or creates wildlife 
                        habitat corridors.
            ``(3) Incidental land.--In enrolling land in the 
        conservation reserve, land owned by an owner of citrus land 
        described in subsection (b)(5)(F) that is incidental to 
        agricultural production may be considered for enrollment if the 
        Secretary determines that the incidental land is at risk of 
        conversion or development and is of ecological significance as 
        described in paragraph (2)(C).
            ``(4) Fallow groves.--Not later than 180 days after the 
        later of the first day of the period of enrollment of citrus 
        land described in subsection (b)(5)(F) in the conservation 
        reserve and the date on which Secretary notifies an owner or 
        operator of the decision of the Secretary to enroll citrus land 
        described in subsection (b)(5)(F) in the conservation reserve, 
        the owner or operator of the citrus land enrolled in the 
        conservation reserve shall provide evidence to the Secretary 
        that any fallow groves that are affected by huanglongbing 
        within the enrolled area have been removed.
            ``(5) Duration of contracts.--For the purpose of carrying 
        out enrollment of citrus land described in subsection 
        (b)(5)(F), the Secretary shall enter into contracts of not less 
        than 1, and not more than 5, years.
            ``(6) Limitations.--For each of fiscal years 2024 through 
        2028, the total acreage of citrus land described in subsection 
        (b)(5)(F) enrolled in the conservation reserve shall not exceed 
        100,000 acres.''.
    (b) Exclusion of Adjusted Gross Income Limitation.--Section 
1001D(b)(2)(C) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308-
3a(b)(2)(C)) is amended by striking ``the Food Security Act of 1985.'' 
and inserting ``this Act (other than a payment or benefit under the 
conservation reserve program under subchapter B of chapter 1 of 
subtitle D of that title with respect to citrus land described in 
section 1231(b)(5)(F)).''.
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