Chesapeake Bay Conservation Acceleration Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 2091 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2091 To provide for the conservation of the Chesapeake Bay, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 11, 2025 Mr. Wittman (for himself, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia, and Ms. Elfreth) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To provide for the conservation of the Chesapeake Bay, 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 ``Chesapeake Bay Conservation Acceleration Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. CHESAPEAKE BAY STATES PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE. Chapter 5 of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 is amended by inserting after section 1240M (16 U.S.C. 3839bb) the following: ``SEC. 1240N. CHESAPEAKE BAY STATES PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE. ``(a) Definitions.--In this section: ``(1) Chesapeake bay watershed.--The term `Chesapeake Bay watershed' means-- ``(A) the Chesapeake Bay; ``(B) the portions of the States of Delaware, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia that contain the tributaries, backwaters, and side channels (including their watersheds) that drain into the Chesapeake Bay; and ``(C) the District of Columbia. ``(2) Initiative.--The term `Initiative' means the Chesapeake Bay States Partnership Initiative established under subsection (b). ``(b) Establishment and Purpose.--The Secretary shall establish and carry out an initiative, to be known as the `Chesapeake Bay States Partnership Initiative', to assist producers in implementing conservation activities on agricultural land in the Chesapeake Bay watershed for the pu