US Congress House Bill 2880 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Introduced on June 15 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-06-22 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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.

Buy American Carbon Incentives Program Act of 2009

Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Paul Hodes [D-NH]	Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]
Rep. Kurt Schrader [D-OR]	Rep. Heath Shuler [D-NC]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-06-22		Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
2010-06-22		Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research.
2009-06-16		Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
2009-06-15		Referred to House Energy and Commerce
2009-06-15		Referred to House Agriculture
2009-06-15		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.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/2880/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr2880/BILLS-111hr2880ih.pdf