To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to provide additional payments under the environmental quality incentives program for implementation of a nutrient management practice, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-7764
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-10]
Introduced: 2022-05-13
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural conservation and pollution

Agricultural practices and innovations

Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit

Farmland

Minority and disadvantaged businesses

Water quality

Wetlands

Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Latest action: action_date: 2022-06-03
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 257.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-05-13
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide additional payments to producers under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program for implementation of a nutrient management practice.</p> <p> USDA must provide the payments through FY2023 and may use up to 5% of the funding to provide technical assistance.</p>

action_date: 2022-06-03
action_desc: Reported to House
text: <p>This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to provide additional payments to producers under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program for implementation of a nutrient management practice.</p> <p> USDA must provide the payments through FY2023 and may use up to 5% of the funding to provide technical assistance.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7764 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 13, 2022 Mr. Harder of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to provide additional payments under the environmental quality incentives program for implementation of a nutrient management practice, and for other purposes.

1. Additional nutrient management assistance (a) Payments During the period beginning on the date of enactment of this section and ending on September 30, 2023, the Secretary of Agriculture shall provide payments under this section to producers that have entered into contracts with the Secretary under the environmental quality incentives program to implement the nutrient management practice. (b) Amount A payment to a producer under this section shall be in an amount that, in combination with the applicable payment under section 1240B(d) of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2(d) ), does not exceed 100 percent of the costs of implementing the nutrient management practice. (c) Funding (1) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $750,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2022 and 2023. (2) Technical assistance The Secretary may use up to 5 percent of funds made available pursuant to paragraph (1) to provide technical assistance under this section. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) Environmental quality incentives program The term environmental quality incentives program means the environmental quality incentives program established under subchapter A of chapter 4 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3839aa et seq. ). (2) Nutrient management practice The term nutrient management practice means the practice described in the conservation practice standard for nutrient management established by the Natural Resources Conservation Service, code 590, dated May, 2019, or any successor conservation practice standard for nutrient management established by the Natural Resources Conservation Service pursuant to title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3801 et seq. ).

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 257 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7764 [Report No. 117–343] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 13, 2022 Mr. Harder of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture June 3, 2022 Additional sponsor: Mr. Costa June 3, 2022 Reported from the Committee on Agriculture ; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to provide additional payments under the environmental quality incentives program for implementation of a nutrient management practice, and for other purposes.

1. Additional nutrient management assistance (a) Payments During the period beginning on the date of enactment of this section and ending on September 30, 2023, the Secretary of Agriculture shall provide payments under this section to producers that have entered into contracts with the Secretary under the environmental quality incentives program to implement the nutrient management practice. (b) Amount A payment to a producer under this section shall be in an amount that, in combination with the applicable payment under section 1240B(d) of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3839aa–2(d) ), does not exceed 100 percent of the costs of implementing the nutrient management practice. (c) Funding (1) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $750,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2022 and 2023. (2) Technical assistance The Secretary may use up to 5 percent of funds made available pursuant to paragraph (1) to provide technical assistance under this section. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) Environmental quality incentives program The term environmental quality incentives program means the environmental quality incentives program established under subchapter A of chapter 4 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3839aa et seq. ). (2) Nutrient management practice The term nutrient management practice means the practice described in the conservation practice standard for nutrient management established by the Natural Resources Conservation Service, code 590, dated May, 2019, or any successor conservation practice standard for nutrient management established by the Natural Resources Conservation Service pursuant to title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3801 et seq. ).

June 3, 2022 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed