Summary/Abstract
This bill establishes the Soil Conservation Practice and Payment for Ecosystem Services Working Group and the Vermont Forest Carbon Sequestration Working Group. The Soil Conservation Practice group is directed to recommend financial incentives designed to encourage farmers in Vermont to implement agricultural practices that exceed the requirements of 6 V.S.A. chapter 215 and that improve soil health, enhance crop resilience, increase carbon storage and stormwater storage capacity, and reduce agricultural runoff to waters. The Forest Carbon group is directed to study how to create a Statewide program to facilitate the enrollment of Vermont forestlands in carbon sequestration markets.