ENABLE Conservation Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-2975
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8]
Introduced: 2023-04-27
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Subjects: Agricultural conservation and pollution

Farmland

Wildlife conservation and habitat protection
Latest action: action_date: 2023-06-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-04-27
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Eliminating Needless Administrative Barriers Lessening Efficiency for Conservation Act of 2023 or the ENABLE Conservation Act of 2023 </strong></p><p>This bill amends the continuous enrollment procedure for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) of the Farm Service Agency.  CRP is a land conservation program that provides an annual rental payment to farmers in exchange for removing environmentally sensitive land from agricultural production and planting species that will improve environmental health and quality.</p><p>Specifically, the bill permanently allows producers to use the continuous enrollment procedure for land that will be enrolled under the State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement (SAFE) initiative.&nbsp;(The SAFE initiative restores habitats to meet high-priority state wildlife conservation goals.)&nbsp;</p><p>The bill also allows the Department of Agriculture to grant a waiver to exclude acreage enrolled under the continuous enrollment procedure from a cap that limits the amount of cropland in a county that is permitted to be enrolled in CRP. The government of the county involved must concur with the waiver for it to be granted. &nbsp;</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,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-->

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2975 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 27, 2023 Ms. Schrier (for herself and Mr. Newhouse ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 with respect to the conservation reserve program, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Eliminating Needless Administrative Barriers Lessening Efficiency for Conservation Act of 2023 or the ENABLE Conservation Act of 2023 . 2. Amendments to the Food Security Act of 1985 (a) State acres for wildlife enhancement continuous enrollment Section 1231(d)(6)(A)(i) of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3831(d)(6)(A)(i) ) is amended— (1) in subclause (II), by striking and at the end; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (IV) land that will be enrolled under the State acres for wildlife enhancement initiative established by the Secretary; and . (b) Acreage limitations Section 1244(f)(3) of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 16 U.S.C. 3844(f)(3) ) is amended by striking section 1231A and inserting section 1231(d)(6) .