I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2091 
To provide for the conservation of the Chesapeake Bay, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 11, 2025 
Mr. WITTMAN (for himself, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mrs. KIGGANS of Virginia, 
and Ms. ELFRETH) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Agriculture 
A BILL 
To provide for the conservation of the Chesapeake Bay, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Chesapeake Bay Con-
servation Acceleration Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. CHESAPEAKE BAY STATES PARTNERSHIP INITIA-
TIVE. 
Chapter 5 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Secu-
rity Act of 1985 is amended by inserting after section 
1240M (16 U.S.C. 3839bb) the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 1240N. CHESAPEAKE BAY STATES PARTNERSHIP INI-
TIATIVE. 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) CHESAPEAKE
BAY
WATERSHED.—The 
term ‘Chesapeake Bay watershed’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Chesapeake Bay; 
‘‘(B) the portions of the States of Dela-
ware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Vir-
ginia, and West Virginia that contain the tribu-
taries, backwaters, and side channels (including 
their watersheds) that drain into the Chesa-
peake Bay; and 
‘‘(C) the District of Columbia. 
‘‘(2) INITIATIVE.—The term ‘Initiative’ means 
the Chesapeake Bay States Partnership Initiative es-
tablished under subsection (b). 
‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT
AND PURPOSE.—The Sec-
retary shall establish and carry out an initiative, to be 
known as the ‘Chesapeake Bay States Partnership Initia-
tive’, to assist producers in implementing conservation ac-
tivities on agricultural land in the Chesapeake Bay water-
shed for the purposes of— 
‘‘(1) improving water quality and quantity; 
‘‘(2) restoring, enhancing, and preserving soil, 
air, and related resources; and 
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‘‘(3) increasing the resilience of agricultural 
production to withstand the impacts of climate 
change. 
‘‘(c) CONSERVATION
ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary 
shall provide funds made available to carry out the Initia-
tive through applicable programs under this subtitle, in-
cluding by providing enrollment opportunities that are tar-
geted to the Chesapeake Bay watershed, to assist pro-
ducers in the Chesapeake Bay watershed in enhancing 
land and water resources by— 
‘‘(1) controlling erosion and reducing sediment 
and nutrient levels in groundwater and surface 
water; and 
‘‘(2) planning, designing, implementing, and 
evaluating habitat conservation, restoration, and en-
hancement measures in cases in which there is sig-
nificant ecological value if the applicable land is— 
‘‘(A) retained in the current use of the 
land; or 
‘‘(B) restored to the natural condition of 
the land. 
‘‘(d) CONSIDERATIONS.—In providing funds under 
the Initiative, the Secretary shall give special consider-
ation to applications— 
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‘‘(1) submitted by producers in the Chesapeake 
Bay watershed river basins in which nutrient reduc-
tion efforts would be most effective; or 
‘‘(2) to carry out conservation activities that re-
duce nitrogen and sediment, improve management of 
livestock and waste, or conserve wetlands in the 
Chesapeake Bay watershed. 
‘‘(e) DUTIES OF SECRETARY.—In carrying out the 
Initiative, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(1) as available, use existing plans, models, 
and assessments to assist producers in implementing 
conservation activities; and 
‘‘(2) proceed expeditiously to provide funding to 
producers to implement conservation activities that 
are consistent with State strategies for the restora-
tion of the Chesapeake Bay watershed. 
‘‘(f) CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION.—The Sec-
retary shall— 
‘‘(1) in consultation with appropriate Federal 
agencies, ensure that conservation activities carried 
out under the Initiative complement Federal, State, 
and local programs, including programs that address 
water quality, in the Chesapeake Bay watershed; 
and 
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‘‘(2) in carrying out this section, coordinate 
with the Farm Service Agency to identify needs and 
opportunities for buffer management on land subject 
to a contract under the conservation reserve pro-
gram under subchapter B of chapter 1 that may be 
expiring soon. 
‘‘(g) TASK FORCE ON CREDITING CHESAPEAKE BAY 
CONSERVATION INVESTMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary and the Ad-
ministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 
shall jointly establish a Federal task force, to be 
known as the ‘Task Force on Crediting Chesapeake 
Bay Conservation Investments’ (referred to in this 
subsection as the ‘Task Force’). 
‘‘(2) ACTION PLAN.—The Task Force shall de-
velop an action plan that— 
‘‘(A) identifies improvements to the proc-
esses of analyzing, reporting, and quantifying 
nutrient reductions from conservation activities 
in the Chesapeake Bay watershed; 
‘‘(B) is responsive to the needs of States in 
the Chesapeake Bay watershed (including the 
District of Columbia) and the agricultural com-
munity; 
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‘‘(C) maintains the scientific integrity of 
the decisionmaking process and accounting 
tools under the Chesapeake Bay Program (as 
defined in section 117(a) of the Federal Water 
Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1267(a))); 
and 
‘‘(D) ensures producer privacy is protected. 
‘‘(3) IDENTIFICATION
OF
OPPORTUNITIES.— 
The Task Force shall leverage findings from suc-
cessful data-sharing pilot projects to identify oppor-
tunities to integrate time-saving technologies for the 
implementation of conservation activities in the 
Chesapeake Bay watershed.’’. 
SEC. 3. CONSERVATION RESERVE ENHANCEMENT PRO-
GRAM PARTICIPATION. 
(a) CONSERVATION RESERVE.— 
(1) REAUTHORIZATION.—Section 1231(a) of 
the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831(a)) 
is amended by striking ‘‘the 2023 fiscal year’’ and 
inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2028’’. 
(2) ELIGIBLE LAND.—Section 1231(b) of the 
Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831(b)) is 
amended— 
(A) in paragraph (6)(B)(ii), by striking 
‘‘or’’ at the end; 
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(B) in paragraph (7)(C), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(8) cropland, marginal pastureland, grass-
lands, and other rural land that will— 
‘‘(A) have a positive impact on water qual-
ity in furtherance of the goals of the conserva-
tion reserve enhancement program under sec-
tion 1231A; and 
‘‘(B) be devoted to a riparian buffer.’’. 
(3) CONSERVATION
RESERVE
ENHANCEMENT 
PROGRAM.—Section 1231A(b) of the Food Security 
Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831a(b)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by adding at the end 
the following: 
‘‘(C) UPDATES.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary 
shall provide to each signatory to an agree-
ment under this subsection an option to 
update the agreement, without renegoti-
ating other provisions of the agreement, to 
include new incentives made available 
under this subchapter beginning on Janu-
ary 1, 2018, such as riparian forest buffer 
management payments. 
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‘‘(ii) 
MATCHING
FUNDS.—Require-
ments for matching funds described in 
paragraph (2)(B) shall not apply to an up-
date to an agreement under clause (i).’’; 
and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) AMENDMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—In the case of an 
amendment to an agreement under this sub-
section, including an addendum to such an 
agreement, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) streamline the amendment proc-
ess relating to time-sensitive national pri-
orities, including the Chesapeake Bay total 
maximum daily load; and 
‘‘(ii) give priority to simple amend-
ments to update existing agreements in ac-
cordance with paragraph (3)(C). 
‘‘(B) SIMPLE
AMENDMENTS.—A simple 
amendment to an agreement described in sub-
paragraph (A)(ii) shall not constitute a renego-
tiation of the agreement.’’. 
(4) PAYMENTS.—Section 1234 of the Food Se-
curity Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3834) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b)(4)— 
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(i) by striking ‘‘In addition’’ and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In addition’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(B) MINIMUM
PAYMENT
FOR
CERTAIN 
CONTRACTS.—In the case of a contract updated 
under section 1231A(b)(3)(C), the incentive 
payment under subparagraph (A) shall be in an 
amount that is not less than 40 percent of the 
actual costs described in that subparagraph.’’; 
and 
(B) in subsection (g)(1), by striking 
‘‘$50,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$100,000’’. 
(b) ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY INCENTIVES PRO-
GRAM.— 
(1) CONSERVATION INCENTIVE CONTRACTS.— 
Section 1240B(j)(2)(C) of the Food Security Act of 
1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2(j)(2)(C)) is amended— 
(A) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(B) in clause (ii), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(iii) consider participation in the 
conservation reserve program and the con-
servation reserve enhancement program 
under subchapter B of chapter 1, and 
practices under those programs (such as 
riparian buffers), in prioritizing grazing 
practices under the program established by 
this subchapter with respect to the effi-
cient implementation of grazing systems to 
holistically address resource concerns.’’. 
(2) EVALUATION
OF
APPLICATIONS.—Section 
1240C(b) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3839aa–3(b)) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(5) that would include grazing practices under 
the program established by this subchapter, in con-
sideration of participation in the conservation re-
serve program and the conservation reserve enhance-
ment program under subchapter B of chapter 1, and 
practices under those programs (such as riparian 
buffers), with respect to the efficient implementation 
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of grazing systems to holistically address resource 
concerns.’’. 
SEC. 4. CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED TURNKEY PILOT 
PROGRAM. 
Section 1231C of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
U.S.C. 3831c) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) CHESAPEAKE
BAY
WATERSHED
TURNKEY 
PILOT PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) CHESAPEAKE
BAY
WATERSHED.— 
The term ‘Chesapeake Bay watershed’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 1240N(a). 
‘‘(B) CREP 
DEFINITIONS.—The terms 
‘CREP’, ‘eligible land’, and ‘management’ have 
the meanings given those terms in section 
1231A(a). 
‘‘(C) ELIGIBLE PRACTICE.—The term ‘eli-
gible practice’ means a forested riparian buffer 
practice under a CREP and any associated ac-
tivities, including— 
‘‘(i) a stream crossing; 
‘‘(ii) fencing and alternate water sys-
tems; 
‘‘(iii) herbicide applications; and 
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‘‘(iv) any other activity that is appro-
priate to establish the practice. 
‘‘(D) PILOT
PROGRAM.—The term ‘pilot 
program’ means the pilot program established 
under paragraph (2). 
‘‘(E) TECHNICAL
SERVICE
PROVIDER.— 
The term ‘technical service provider’ means a 
third-party provider with which the Secretary 
enters into an agreement under paragraph 
(5)(A). 
‘‘(2) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall es-
tablish a pilot program under which the Secretary 
shall provide, for voluntary owners and operators, 
establishment and management of eligible practices 
on eligible land located in the Chesapeake Bay wa-
tershed that is enrolled through a CREP. 
‘‘(3) DUTIES OF SECRETARY.—With respect to 
eligible land enrolled through the pilot program, the 
Secretary— 
‘‘(A) may provide, for the owner or oper-
ator, establishment and management of an eli-
gible practice on the eligible land using a tech-
nical service provider pursuant to an agreement 
under paragraph (5); and 
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‘‘(B) shall not require the owner or oper-
ator— 
‘‘(i) to pay any costs of the establish-
ment or management of an eligible prac-
tice, including any compensation provided 
under paragraph (5)(C); or 
‘‘(ii) to submit to the Secretary any 
additional paperwork with respect to the 
pilot program. 
‘‘(4) DUTIES OF OWNERS AND OPERATORS.— 
Each owner or operator of eligible land enrolled 
through the pilot program— 
‘‘(A) shall provide to the Secretary and 
any technical service providers, as applicable, 
access to the eligible land for purposes of the 
establishment or management of an eligible 
practice under the pilot program; and 
‘‘(B) may not receive any cost-share pay-
ment, practice incentive payment, or manage-
ment payment under this subchapter with re-
spect to an eligible practice under the pilot pro-
gram. 
‘‘(5) AGREEMENTS WITH TECHNICAL SERVICE 
PROVIDERS.— 
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‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may 
enter into an agreement under section 1242 
with 1 or more third-party providers certified 
under that section, including a third-party pro-
vider certified through a streamlined certifi-
cation process under subsection (e)(5) of that 
section, that provide technical assistance under 
this title in the Chesapeake Bay watershed to 
conduct the establishment and management of 
an eligible practice on eligible land under the 
pilot program. 
‘‘(B) ACTIVITIES.—In addition to any ac-
tivity that a technical service provider may con-
duct pursuant to section 1242 relating to the 
establishment of an eligible practice, a technical 
service provider may carry out such activities as 
are necessary to conduct the establishment and 
management of an eligible practice under the 
pilot program. 
‘‘(C) COMPENSATION.—Under an agree-
ment entered into under subparagraph (A), the 
Secretary shall provide to a technical service 
provider reasonable compensation for services 
provided under the agreement, including admin-
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istrative assistance, technical assistance, design 
assistance, and installation costs. 
‘‘(6) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of this subsection, 
the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Ag-
riculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate and 
the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Rep-
resentatives a report describing the status of, and 
any activities carried out under, the pilot program.’’. 
SEC. 5. WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS FOR FOOD AND AG-
RICULTURAL SCIENCES EDUCATION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 1417 of the Na-
tional Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teach-
ing Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3152) is amend-
ed— 
(A) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1), by inserting ‘‘, junior or community 
colleges, and postsecondary vocational in-
stitutions’’ after ‘‘other colleges and uni-
versities’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (3), by striking 
‘‘food and agricultural sciences teaching 
programs, or teaching programs empha-
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sizing’’ and inserting ‘‘teaching programs, 
including paid work-based learning, for 
food and agricultural sciences or’’; 
(B) in subsection (c)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) applications for teaching enhancement 
projects, including paid work-based learning, that 
address a need for additional trained professionals in 
food and agricultural sciences or rural economic de-
velopment, community development, or business de-
velopment.’’; 
(C) in subsection (j)— 
(i) by striking paragraph (1); and 
(ii) by redesignating paragraphs (2) 
and (3) as paragraphs (1) and (2), respec-
tively; 
(D) in subsection (l), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (j)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (k)’’; 
(E) in subsection (m)— 
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(i) in paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) $60,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2026 
through 2031.’’; 
(F) by striking ‘‘subsection (b)’’ each place 
it appears and inserting ‘‘subsection (c)’’; 
(G) 
by 
redesignating 
subsections 
(a) 
through (m) as subsections (b) through (n), re-
spectively; and 
(H) by inserting before subsection (b) (as 
so redesignated) the following: 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— 
The term ‘institution of higher education’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 101 of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 
‘‘(2) JUNIOR OR COMMUNITY COLLEGE.—The 
term ‘junior or community college’ has the meaning 
given the term in section 312 of the Higher Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1058). 
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‘‘(3) POSTSECONDARY
VOCATIONAL
INSTITU-
TION.—The term ‘postsecondary vocational institu-
tion’ has the meaning given the term in section 
102(c) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1002(c)). 
‘‘(4) SECONDARY
SCHOOL.—The term ‘sec-
ondary school’ has the meaning given the term in 
section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Edu-
cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
‘‘(5) 
WORK-BASED
LEARNING.—The 
term 
‘work-based learning’ has the meaning given the 
term in section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and 
Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 
2302).’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) Section 708 of the Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, 
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1992 
(7 U.S.C. 2209b), is amended by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 1417(b)(6) of the National Agricultural 
Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act 
of 1977, as amended (7 U.S.C. 3152(b)(6))’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subsection (c)(6) of section 1417 
of the National Agricultural Research, Exten-
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sion, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
U.S.C. 3152)’’. 
(B) Section 251(f)(1) of the Department 
of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 (7 
U.S.C. 6971(f)(1)) is amended— 
(i) in subparagraph (C)(v), by striking 
‘‘section 1417(b) of the National Agricul-
tural Research, Extension, and Teaching 
Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3152(b))’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subsection (c) of section 
1417 of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy 
Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3152)’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (D)(v), by strik-
ing ‘‘section 1417(j) of the National Agri-
cultural Research, Extension, and Teach-
ing Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3152(j))’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subsection (k) of section 
1417 of the National Agricultural Re-
search, Extension, and Teaching Policy 
Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3152)’’. 
(b) EXPERIENCED
SERVICES
PROGRAM.—Section 
1252(a)(2) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
3851(a)(2)) is amended— 
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(1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) assisting cooperative initiatives under 
subsection (c)(3) of section 1417 of the Na-
tional Agricultural Research, Extension, and 
Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3152) 
to improve higher education teaching programs, 
including paid work-based learning, at— 
‘‘(i) land-grant colleges and univer-
sities (including the University of the Dis-
trict of Columbia); 
‘‘(ii) colleges and universities having 
significant minority enrollments and a de-
monstrable capacity to carry out the teach-
ing of food and agricultural sciences; and 
‘‘(iii) other colleges and universities, 
junior or community colleges (as defined in 
section 312 of the Higher Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1058)), and postsec-
ondary vocational institutions (as defined 
in section 102(c) of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002(c))) having a 
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