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HB 1578 – Carbon Farming Task Force

2017
Enacted Legislation
State of Hawaii
This bill creates a carbon farming task force to identify agricultural or aquacultural activities and best practices that provide carbon sequestration benefits that may be used to establish a carbon farming certification.

S.43 – Regenerative Soils Program

2017
Proposed Legislation
State of Vermont
This bill requires the Secretary of Natural Resources to establish a regenerative soils program whose purposes include increasing the carbon sequestration capability of Vermont soils and promoting cost-effective and healthy soil management practices.

House Bill 1063 – Maryland’s Healthy Soils Program

2017
Enacted Legislation
State of Maryland
This bill directs the Maryland Department of Agriculture to develop a program to improve health, yield, and profitability of soils, increase carbon sequestration in agricultural soils, and promote further adoption of healthy soil practices.

H. 6011 – The Geoengineering Act of 2017

2017
Proposed Legislation
State of Rhode Island
This bill would provide that a person seeking to engage in geoengineering activities would require a license from the director of the Department of Environmental Management.