Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)

Current understanding

To be populated as evidence accumulates.

Evidence log

• 2024-12-13 — Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program Improvement Act of 2024: The Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program Improvement Act of 2024 would expand CREP to include grazing and dryland farming and revise payment calculations for water rights retirement, but remained at committee referral without changing current program rules. (novelty: 2)
• 2026-06-24 — BUFFER Act: BUFFER Act (Senate, introduced) would let otherwise-eligible land enroll in CRP and receive payments even where a state, tribal, or local law mandates conservation practices, unless the mandate comes from a court or administrative order. (novelty: 2)

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