118 HR 7850 IH: Eliminating Access Barriers to Conservation Act U.S. House of Representatives 2024-03-29 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I118th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 7850IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMarch 29, 2024Ms. Tokuda (for herself, Mr. Moylan, and Mr. Case) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on AgricultureA BILLTo amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to provide a waiver to the payment limitation under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Eliminating Access Barriers to Conservation Act.

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Limitation on payments

Section 1240G of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa–7) is amended— (1)by striking Not including payments made under and inserting the following: (a)

In general

Subject to subsection (b), not including payments made under; and (2)by adding at the end the following: (b)

Waiver authority

In the case of a contract entered into under the program for projects in high-cost areas, including Alaska, Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, the Secretary may waive the payment limitation described in subsection (a)..