Lets more farmland with local conservation rules join a federal program
This bill would let more landowners enroll their property in the Conservation Reserve Program. It would include land that already has conservation rules from Tribal, State, or local governments. This means more land could get federal support for protecting natural resources.
Today, land with Tribal, State, or local conservation rules isn't specifically listed as eligible for the Conservation Reserve Program. Today, the Secretary of Agriculture has some discretion in determining eligibility for land used for trees, windbreaks, shelterbelts, or wildlife food plots or habitat. After this bill, more land would be eligible for the Conservation Reserve Program, especially if it has existing conservation rules from Tribal, State, or local governments. This excludes land where rules were court-ordered. The Secretary of Agriculture would no longer have specific discretionary power for eligibility decisions about land used for trees, windbreaks, shelterbelts, or wildlife food plots or habitat.
HR 9572 · 119th Congress · July 2, 2026 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 8/10
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