Buy American Carbon Incentives Program Act of 2009
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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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2880: Buy American Carbon Incentives Program Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2880/
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