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Tribal Conservation Priorities Inclusion Act
To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to include Indian Tribes in certain provisions relating to priority resource concerns.
Summary
- Amends the Food Security Act of 1985 to include Indian Tribes' conservation priorities in the Environmental Quality Incentives Program alongside state and local priorities.
- Expands the Environmental Quality Incentives Program to include areas on tribal land as priority resource concerns.
- Amends the Conservation Stewardship Program to include tribal governments' conservation priorities and areas on tribal land.
- Modifies the Stewardship Contracts program to include tribal governments' priority resource concerns.
- Amends the Critical Conservation Areas program to include tribal governments' conservation priorities.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] (D-MI)
1 cosponsor
- Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] (R-NE)
Actions (2)
- Jun 17, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. · senate
- Jun 17, 2026 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
June 17, 2026
Mr. Peters (for himself and Mrs. Fischer) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
A BILL
To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to include Indian Tribes in certain provisions relating to priority resource concerns.
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 “Tribal Conservation Priorities Inclusion Act”.
SEC. 2. INCLUSION OF INDIAN TRIBES IN PROVISIONS RELATING TO PRIORITY RESOURCE CONCERNS.
(a) Environmental Quality Incentives Program.—Section 1240A(7) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-1(7)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A)—
(A) by inserting “tribal,” before “or local”; and
(B) by inserting “or an area on tribal land (as defined in section 2601 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 3501))” after “of a State”; and
(2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting “or on tribal land (as so defined)” after “State or region”.
(b) Conservation Stewardship Program.—Section 1240I(5) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-21(5)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A)—
(A) by inserting “tribal,” before “or local”; and
(B) by inserting “or an area on tribal land (as defined in section 2601 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 3501))” after “of a State”; and
(2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting “or on tribal land (as so defined)” after “State or region”.
(c) Stewardship Contracts.—Section 1240K(b)(3) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3839aa-23(b)(3)) is amended—
(1) by striking “that the Secretary determines are” and inserting “as the Secretary determines to be”; and
(2) by inserting “tribal,” before “and local”.
(d) Critical Conservation Areas.—Section 1271F(a)(2)(C) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3871f(a)(2)(C)) is amended by inserting “tribal,” before “or local”.
(e) Technical Correction.—Section 1201(a)(14) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3801(a)(14)) is amended—
(1) by striking “section 4(e)” and inserting “section 4”; and
(2) by striking “450b(e)” and inserting “5304”. <all>
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