Climate Stewardship Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 6/8/2021
Actions
- 2021-06-08Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
- 2021-06-08Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
- 2021-06-08Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
- 2021-04-14Referred to the Subcommittee on Environment.
- 2021-04-14Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
- 2021-04-14Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
- 2021-04-14Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
- 2021-04-14Introduced in House
- 2021-04-14Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-04-14 (00)
Climate Stewardship Act of 2021
This bill provides funding and incentives for states, Indian tribes, local governments, and other entities to carry out climate stewardship practices, including farm and ranch conservation practices, reforestation projects, and wetland restoration projects.
For example, the bill extends through FY2030 the Conservation Reserve Program, the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program, the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, and the Conservation Stewardship Program. It also modifies and increases funding levels for some of these programs.
The Forest Service must award cost-share grants to states, Indian tribes, local governments, and nonprofit entities to conduct projects to reforest certain land.
The bill also establishes a civilian conservation corps to provide youth from low-income communities, indigenous communities, and communities of color with the academic, vocational, and social skills necessary to pursue long-term, productive careers in the forest sector and the wetland restoration sector.
Further, the bill sets forth a grant program for states, Indian tribes, local governments, institutions of higher education, and nonprofit entities to conduct coastal wetland restoration projects, including projects that mitigate greenhouse gas emissions.
Subjects
- Agricultural conservation and pollution
- Agricultural education
- Agricultural equipment and machinery
- Agricultural marketing and promotion
- Agricultural practices and innovations
- Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
- Agricultural research
- Air quality
- Alabama
- Alternative and renewable resources
- Appropriations
- Atmospheric science and weather
- Building construction
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Commodity Credit Corporation
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Agriculture
- District of Columbia
- Education programs funding
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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