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HR 1790 111th Congress House

Forest Carbon Emission Reduction Act

Official title: To reduce global greenhouse gas emissions resulting from land conversion and deforestation in developing countries, to provide incentives for developing countr… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To reduce global greenhouse gas emissions resulting from land conversion and deforestation in developing countries, to provide incentives for developing countries to increase forest carbon stocks, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 30, 2009 See on congress.gov
International Affairs Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAir qualityClimate change and greenhouse gasesEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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Foreign aid and international reliefForests, forestry, treesGovernment information and archivesInternational organizations and cooperation
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Mar 31, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
Mar 30, 2009
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Mar 30, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 30, 2009
Referred to House Foreign Affairs
Mar 30, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 31, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Forest Carbon Emission Reduction Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to: (1) allocate annually a portion of emission allowances to help developing countries achieve emissions reductions or increase sequestration of carbon dioxide from international forest carbon activities; (2) set-aside a portion of such allowances for ensuring market readiness in developing countries; (3) establish eligibility criteria for incentive allowances to implement national strategies to reduce emissions from deforestation, implement low-cost emission reduction in the forest sector, and guard against deforestation; and (4) promulgate regulations (including regulations relating to quality and eligibility requirements) for the use of offset allowances for international forest carbon activities.

Authorizes the Administrator to provide emission allowances for carbon storage projects in other qualifying natural land.

Authorizes qualifying subnational level activities.

Directs the Administrator to prepare a list of countries that have: (1) demonstrated the capacity to participate in international forest carbon activities at a national level; (2) capped greenhouse gas emissions or otherwise established a credible national baseline; (3) achieved national-level reductions of deforestation; and (4) implemented an emission reduction program for the forest sector.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1790: Forest Carbon Emission Reduction Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1790/
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