Chesapeake Bay Conservation Acceleration Act of 2025
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 6
- Latest action
- Mar 11, 2025
What it does
The Chesapeake Bay Conservation Acceleration Act of 2025 would establish a new initiative to assist agricultural producers in the Chesapeake Bay watershed with implementing conservation practices to improve water quality, restore natural resources, and increase climate resilience. It would amend existing conservation programs by reauthorizing and expanding the Conservation Reserve Program through 2028, updating agreement terms, increasing minimum payments, and creating a turnkey pilot program for forested riparian buffers that covers establishment and management costs for landowners. The bill also creates a federal task force to improve nutrient reduction tracking and includes workforce…
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