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HR 2880 111th Congress House Environmental Protection Agricultural conservation and pollution Air quality Climate change and greenhouse gases Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Forests, forestry, trees Land use and conservation Public contracts and procurement

Buy American Carbon Incentives Program Act of 2009

Introduced: June 15, 2009 Introduced by: Pingree, Chellie Democratic · Maine See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 22, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Jun 22, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research.
Jun 16, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
Jun 15, 2009
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Jun 15, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, 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.
Jun 15, 2009
Referred to House Agriculture
Jun 15, 2009
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Buy American Carbon Incentives Program Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to: (1) establish a carbon incentives program to achieve supplemental greenhouse gas emissions reductions on private agricultural and forestland; (2) provide financial incentive payments for activities that increase carbon sequestration and storage over a designated contract period, and maintain carbon sequestration and storage and avoid future emissions through permanent avoided conversion agreements; and (3) establish monitoring and compliance protocols.

Requires participating owners to enter into a climate mitigation contract with the Secretary.

Obligates specified funds for further incentives for activities and agreements that protect carbon reductions and otherwise enhance environmental benefits achieved under a climate mitigation contract.

What's happening now June 22, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.

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