S.Amdt. 3241

SA 3241. Mr. HEINRICH (for himself and Mr. Daines) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3224 proposed by Mr.
Roberts (for himself and Ms. Stabenow) to the bill H.R. 2, to provide
for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of
the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

In section 2503, add at the end the following:
(g) Administration of Conservation Programs on Publicly
Owned Land.--Section 1244 of the Food Security Act of 1985
(16 U.S.C. 3844) (as amended by subsection (f)) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(q) Administration of Conservation Programs on Federal
Land.--
``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
``(A) Federal land.--
``(i) In general.--The term `Federal land' means land owned
by the Federal Government.
``(ii) Exclusion.--The term `Federal land' does not include
land held in trust for an Indian tribe.
``(B) Publicly owned land.--The term `publicly owned land'
means land owned by the Federal Government, a State, or a
unit of local government.
``(2) Eligible land for conservation programs.--
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the following
land shall be eligible for enrollment in any conservation
program administered by the Secretary:
``(A) Privately owned land.
``(B) Publicly owned land, if--
``(i) the land is a working component of an agricultural or
forestry operation of a producer under the applicable
conservation program;
``(ii) a producer under the applicable conservation program
has control of the land for the term of the contract under
that program; and
``(iii) the conservation practices to be implemented on the
publicly owned land are necessary and will contribute to an
improvement in an identified resource concern, as determined
by the Secretary.
``(C) Tribal land.
``(3) Contracts.--The Secretary may enter into a contract
with a soil and water conservation district or another local
partner, as determined by the Secretary, to coordinate
projects under conservation programs administered by the
Secretary on publicly owned land, in accordance with
paragraph (2)(B).
``(4) Federal land management agency collaboration.--

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``(A) In general.--The Federal agency that manages Federal
land enrolled in a conservation program administered by the
Secretary may contribute matching funds or other in-kind
contributions to the conservation project carried out on that
land.
``(B) Use of matching funds.--Matching funds provided by a
Federal agency under subparagraph (A) may be used by the
Secretary or a local partner, including a soil and water
conservation district, for costs relating to planning or
technical assistance.''.
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