3.0.0 1366 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z 2025-01-14T16:41:20Z Senate S S 2023-04-27 118 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2023-04-27T18:53:01Z 2023-04-27 ssaf00 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. IntroReferral 2023-04-27 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH N C001047 Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] Shelley Capito R WV Moore 2023-04-27 True Public Lands and Natural Resources Air quality 2023-06-02T15:00:26Z Alternative and renewable resources 2023-06-02T15:00:26Z Building construction 2023-06-02T15:00:26Z Climate change and greenhouse gases 2023-06-02T15:00:26Z Energy efficiency and conservation 2023-06-02T15:00:26Z Forests, forestry, trees 2023-06-02T15:00:26Z Land use and conservation 2023-06-02T15:00:26Z Materials 2023-06-02T15:00:26Z Wildlife conservation and habitat protection 2023-06-02T15:00:26Z Public Lands and Natural Resources 2023-05-16T20:45:19Z

00 2023-04-27 Introduced in Senate 2023-10-17T13:36:23Z <p><b>Forest Incentives Program Act of 2023</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish two programs to achieve greenhouse gas emission reductions. </p> <p>Specifically, USDA must establish (1) a forest incentives program to achieve emission reductions and carbon sequestration on private forest land through carbon incentives contracts and conservation easement agreements, and (2) an incentives program to achieve emission reductions from material choices in buildings.</p> <p>USDA shall pay owners of forest land under a contract or agreement for (1) certain forestry practices that measurably increase carbon sequestration and storage over a designated period on such land, with appropriate crediting for the carbon benefits of harvested wood products; or (2) conservation easements on such land.</p> <p>USDA shall pay owners of nonresidential buildings used for commercial or state or local government for using less energy-intensive commercial or industrial products in new construction or building renovation.</p>

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