APPROVED CHAPTER
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BY GOVERNOR RESOLVES
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE
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H.P. 1077 - L.D. 1678
Resolve, Directing the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and
Forestry to Study and Report on Soil Carbon Sequestration Incentive
Programs
Sec. 1. Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry to study and
report on soil carbon sequestration incentive programs. Resolved: That the
Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry shall study and report on soil carbon
sequestration incentive programs that can be applied to land in this State, including but not
limited to forest land, agricultural land, conservation land, wetlands and urban and
suburban areas and determine possible funding sources that may be used to fund the
programs. The department shall submit its report, including any recommended legislation,
to the Joint Standing Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry no later than
February 1, 2024. The committee may report out legislation regarding the report to the
Second Regular Session of the 131st Legislature.
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