Buy American Carbon Incentives Program Act of 2009
Latest action · Jun 22, 2010 Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 15, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 15, 2009 to Oct 23, 2009, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NC | Heath Shuler | Original | Jun 15, 2009 |
| D-OR | Kurt Schrader | Original | Jun 15, 2009 |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Original | Jun 15, 2009 |
| D-NH | Paul W. Hodes | Original | Jun 15, 2009 |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Oct 23, 2009 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 22, 2010Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research.
- Jun 22, 2010Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
- Jun 16, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Environment.
- Jun 15, 2009Introduced in House
- Jun 15, 2009Referred to House Agriculture
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Environmental Protection.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 15, 2009Introduced in House
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