Amendment ID: S3029-3-R1

Redraft Amendment 3

Incorporating Carbon Removal into the Climate Smart Agriculture Program

Ms. Creem moves that the proposed new draft be amended by inserting after section 15 the following section:-

“SECTION 15A. The department of agricultural resources, in administering the climate smart agriculture program, may prioritize projects that incorporate carbon dioxide removal methods including, but not limited to, biochar, terrestrial enhanced weathering, and agricultural soils carbon sequestration. The department may, to the extent feasible, align the program’s standards for carbon dioxide removal with the United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, conservation practice standards that are applicable to carbon dioxide removal.”.