DALCI Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7330 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7330 To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to reestablish the Driftless Area Landscape Conservation Initiative, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 3, 2026 Mrs. Hinson (for herself and Mr. Sorensen) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to reestablish the Driftless Area Landscape Conservation Initiative, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Driftless Area Landscape Conservation Initiative Act'' or the ``DALCI Act''. SEC. 2. DRIFTLESS AREA LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION INITIATIVE. Subchapter A of chapter 4 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. 1240H-1. DRIFTLESS AREA LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION INITIATIVE. ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a Driftless Area Landscape Conservation Initiative to reduce erosion and restore cold water stream corridors in the Driftless Area of the Midwestern United States, with a focus on climate-smart agriculture, carbon sequestration, soil health, and ecological restoration. ``(b) Initiative Elements.-- ``(1) In general.--In carrying out the initiative established under this section, the Secretary shall provide assistance to producers to implement practices to-- ``(A) manage working lands for year-round ground cover to rebuild soil, sequester carbon, improve water quality, increase water holding capacity of soil, reduce soil erosion, and mitigate flooding and other c