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S1379aaH............................................by AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS
CARBON SEQUESTRATION - Adds to existing law to provide for the creation of
the Carbon Sequestration Advisory Committee and the Carbon Sequestration
Assessment Fund; and to provide for powers and duties of the chairman of
the Soil Conservation Commission.
02/06 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/07 Rpt prt - to Agric Aff
02/13 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/14 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/20 3rd rdg - PASSED - 27-1-7
AYES -- Andreason, Boatright, Branch(Bartlett), Brandt, Burtenshaw,
Cameron, Darrington, Davis, Deide, Geddes, Hawkins, Hill, Ingram,
Ipsen, Keough, Little, Lodge, Marley, Noh, Risch(Risch), Schroeder,
Sims, Sorensen, Stegner, Stennett, Thorne, Wheeler
NAYS -- Richardson
Absent and excused -- Bunderson, Dunklin, Frasure, Goedde,
King-Barrutia, Sandy, Williams
Floor Sponsor - Stennett
Title apvd - to House
02/21 House intro - 1st rdg - to Agric Aff
03/05 Rpt out - to Gen Ord
03/07 Rpt out amen - to 1st rdg as amen
03/08 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg as amen
Rls susp - PASSED - 35-23-12
AYES -- Barraclough, Bell, Black, Block, Boe, Bolz, Bruneel, Crow,
Cuddy, Deal, Denney, Eskridge, Field(13), Gagner, Hadley, Henbest,
Jaquet, Jones, Kellogg(Duncan), Lake, Langford, Mader, Martinez,
Meyer, Pischner, Pomeroy, Robison, Sellman, Shepherd, Smith(33),
Smylie, Stevenson, Stone, Trail, Young
NAYS -- Aikele, Bedke, Bradford, Callister, Collins, Ellsworth,
Field(20), Hammond, Harwood, Higgins, Hornbeck, Kunz, Loertscher,
McKague, Moyle, Pearce, Ridinger, Roberts, Sali, Schaefer, Tilman,
Wood, Mr. Speaker
Absent and excused -- Barrett, Bieter, Campbell, Clark, Ellis, Gould,
Kendell, Montgomery, Mortensen, Raybould, Smith(23), Wheeler
Floor Sponsor - Young
Title apvd - to Senate
03/11 Senate concurred in House amens - to engros
03/12 Rpt engros - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg as amen
03/13 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg as amen
03/14 3rd rdg as amen - PASSED - 35-0-0
AYES -- Andreason, Boatright, Branch(Bartlett), Brandt, Bunderson,
Burtenshaw, Cameron, Darrington, Davis, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure,
Geddes, Goedde, Hawkins, Hill, Ingram, Ipsen, Keough, King-Barrutia,
Little, Lodge, Marley, Noh, Richardson, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder,
Sims, Sorensen, Stegner, Stennett, Thorne, Wheeler, Williams
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- None
Floor Sponsor - Stennett
Title apvd - to enrol
03/14 Rpt enrol - Pres signed - Sp signed
03/15 To Governor
03/27 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 365
Effective: 07/01/02
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2002
IN THE SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1379
BY AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO CARBON SEQUESTRATION; AMENDING TITLE 22, IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDI-
3 TION OF A NEW CHAPTER 51, TITLE 22, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE LEGISLATIVE
4 INTENT, TO PROVIDE FOR THE CREATION OF THE CARBON SEQUESTRATION ADVISORY
5 COMMITTEE, TO PROVIDE FOR MEMBERSHIP AND COMPENSATION OF THE COMMITTEE AND
6 TO PROVIDE THAT THE SOIL CONSERVATION COMMISSION SHALL PROVIDE ADMINISTRA-
7 TIVE ASSISTANCE, TO PROVIDE FOR POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE CARBON SEQUESTRA-
8 TION ADVISORY COMMITTEE, TO PROVIDE THAT THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SOIL CONSER-
9 VATION COMMISSION SHALL PREPARE REPORTS, TO PROVIDE FOR POWERS AND DUTIES
10 OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SOIL CONSERVATION COMMISSION AND TO CREATE THE
11 CARBON SEQUESTRATION ASSESSMENT FUND.
12 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
13 SECTION 1. That Title 22, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby amended
14 by the addition thereto of a NEW CHAPTER, to be known and designated as Chap-
15 ter 51, Title 22, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
16 CHAPTER 51
17 CARBON SEQUESTRATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE
18 22-5101. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. Increasing levels of carbon dioxide and
19 other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere have led to growing interest in
20 national and international forums for implementing measures to slow and
21 reverse the buildup of such atmospheric constituents. Such measures may poten-
22 tially include the establishment of systems of trading in credits for adoption
23 of practices, technologies or other measures which decrease net emissions of
24 carbon dioxide. Improved agricultural and timber production methods, soil and
25 forest conservation practices and other methods of stewardship of soil and
26 other land resources have great potential to increase carbon sequestration on
27 agricultural and private forest lands and help offset carbon dioxide emissions
28 from other sectors of the economy. It is in the interest of agricultural pro-
29 ducers, nonindustrial private forest landowners and the public in general that
30 the soil conservation commission document and quantify carbon sequestration
31 and greenhouse emissions reductions associated with agricultural and forestry
32 practices, management systems and land uses occurring on cropland, forest land
33 and rangeland in Idaho. It is the intent of the legislature that efforts to
34 quantify and verify carbon sequestration on agricultural and forest lands will
35 enhance the ability of the state's agricultural and nonindustrial private for-
36 est landowners to participate in any system of carbon sequestration marketing
37 or trading.
38 22-5102. CARBON SEQUESTRATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE CREATED -- MEMBERSHIP --
39 COMPENSATION -- ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE. (1) The carbon sequestration advi-
40 sory committee is hereby created. The committee shall consist of the following
41 sixteen (16) members, to be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the gov-
2
1 ernor:
2 (a) The chairman of the soil conservation commission or his designee;
3 (b) The director of the department of agriculture or his designee;
4 (c) The director of the department of environmental quality or his desig-
5 nee;
6 (d) The director of the department of lands or his designee;
7 (e) One (1) member representing the University of Idaho college of agri-
8 culture;
9 (f) One (1) member representing an entity which generates electrical
10 energy;
11 (g) Two (2) members who are producers of field crops, at least one (1) of
12 whom actively employs a minimum tillage management system in his farming
13 operation;
14 (h) Two (2) members who are producers of livestock, at least one (1) of
15 whom is actively involved in implementing a rangeland improvement plan;
16 (i) One (1) member with expertise in carbon sequestration marketing or
17 trading;
18 (j) One (1) member representing soil conservation districts, as defined
19 in section 22-2717, Idaho Code;
20 (k) One (1) member representing the biofuels industry;
21 (l) One (1) member representing the transportation industry;
22 (m) One (1) member representing an environmental protection or conserva-
23 tion organization; and
24 (n) One (1) member representing nonindustrial private forest landowners.
25 (2) Members of the committee shall be compensated as provided in section
26 59-509(b), Idaho Code.
27 (3) The soil conservation commission shall assist the committee with
28 administrative support as reasonably requested by the committee.
29 22-5103. POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE CARBON SEQUESTRATION ADVISORY COMMIT-
30 TEE. The carbon sequestration advisory committee shall:
31 (1) Advise and assist the chairman of the soil conservation commission in
32 preparing the reports required by this chapter and in conducting the assess-
33 ment pursuant to section 22-5105, Idaho Code;
34 (2) Recommend policies or programs to enhance the ability of Idaho agri-
35 cultural and nonindustrial private forest landowners to participate in systems
36 of carbon trading. Such recommendations shall include potential policies or
37 programs designed to optimize economic benefits to agricultural producers and
38 nonindustrial private forest landowners participating in carbon trading trans-
39 actions. Such policies or programs may include, but are not limited to, iden-
40 tifying existing or the potential of creating nonprofit organizations or other
41 public or private entities capable of serving as assemblers of carbon credits
42 or as intermediaries on behalf of producers in carbon trading systems;
43 (3) Encourage the production of educational and advisory materials
44 regarding carbon sequestration on agricultural and forest lands and participa-
45 tion in systems of carbon or greenhouse emissions trading;
46 (4) Identify and recommend areas of research needed to better understand
47 and quantify the processes of carbon sequestration on agricultural and forest
48 lands;
49 (5) Research the development of a greenhouse gas inventory and a mitiga-
50 tion action for the state of Idaho; and
51 (6) Review the carbon sequestration programs and policies of other
52 states.
53 22-5104. REPORTS -- CONTENTS. On or before February 1, 2003, the chairman
3
1 of the soil conservation commission, in consultation with the carbon seques-
2 tration advisory committee, shall prepare a report to the legislature. The
3 report shall include, but not be limited to:
4 (1) The potential for development of a system or systems of carbon emis-
5 sions trading or markets for carbon sequestered on agricultural and forest
6 land;
7 (2) Agricultural and forestry practices, management systems or land uses
8 which increase stored soil carbon;
9 (3) Methods for measuring and modeling net carbon sequestration associ-
10 ated with various agricultural and forestry practices, management systems or
11 land uses occurring on agricultural and forest lands and legislation, if any,
12 to define and protect property rights in and attendant to carbon sequestra-
13 tion;
14 (4) Areas of scientific uncertainty with respect to quantifying and
15 understanding carbon sequestration associated with agricultural and forestry
16 activities; and
17 (5) Any recommendations of the carbon sequestration advisory committee
18 developed pursuant to section 22-5103, Idaho Code.
19 22-5105. POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE CHAIRMAN. (1) In consultation with the
20 carbon sequestration advisory committee, the chairman of the soil conservation
21 commission shall assess agricultural and private forest lands in Idaho for
22 past carbon sequestration and future carbon sequestration potential. The
23 assessment shall seek to quantify carbon sequestration associated with various
24 agricultural and forestry practices, management systems and land uses occur-
25 ring on agricultural and forest lands in this state. On or before March 1,
26 2003, the chairman shall publish a report of the findings. From time to time,
27 the chairman may update the findings as advancements in understanding of the
28 processes of carbon sequestration and new data become available.
29 (2) The assessment shall be conducted in a manner that shall provide a
30 means for owners of agricultural and forest land to estimate past and future
31 net carbon sequestration resulting from agricultural and forestry practices,
32 conservation measures, management systems and land uses occurring on their
33 property. The chairman of the soil conservation commission may contract and
34 cooperate with the natural resources conservation service of the United States
35 department of agriculture to conduct assessment activities provided for in
36 this section.
37 (3) The soil conservation commission may apply for and accept grants,
38 gifts or other sources of public and private funds to carry out the purposes
39 of this chapter.
40 22-5106. CARBON SEQUESTRATION ASSESSMENT FUND CREATED. There is hereby
41 created and established in the state treasury a fund to be known as the
42 "Carbon Sequestration Assessment Fund," which shall consist of such funds as
43 may be appropriated for that purpose by the legislature, grants, donations or
44 moneys from other sources. The fund shall be administered by the soil conser-
45 vation commission in order to carry out the purposes of this chapter. Moneys
46 in the fund may be expended pursuant to appropriation. Any interest earned on
47 the investment of idle moneys in the fund shall be returned to the fund.
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2002
Moved by Young
Seconded by Lake
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE AMENDMENT TO S.B. NO. 1379
1 AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1
2 On page 2 of the printed bill, in line 30, delete "shall" and insert:
3 "may"; in line 48, following "lands;" insert: "and"; delete lines 49 and 50;
4 in line 51, delete "(6)" and insert: "(5)"; and on page 3, in line 42, delete
5 "as"; and in line 43, delete "may be appropriated for that purpose by the leg-
6 islature".
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2002
IN THE SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1379, As Amended in the House
BY AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO CARBON SEQUESTRATION; AMENDING TITLE 22, IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDI-
3 TION OF A NEW CHAPTER 51, TITLE 22, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE LEGISLATIVE
4 INTENT, TO PROVIDE FOR THE CREATION OF THE CARBON SEQUESTRATION ADVISORY
5 COMMITTEE, TO PROVIDE FOR MEMBERSHIP AND COMPENSATION OF THE COMMITTEE AND
6 TO PROVIDE THAT THE SOIL CONSERVATION COMMISSION SHALL PROVIDE ADMINISTRA-
7 TIVE ASSISTANCE, TO PROVIDE FOR POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE CARBON SEQUESTRA-
8 TION ADVISORY COMMITTEE, TO PROVIDE THAT THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SOIL CONSER-
9 VATION COMMISSION SHALL PREPARE REPORTS, TO PROVIDE FOR POWERS AND DUTIES
10 OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SOIL CONSERVATION COMMISSION AND TO CREATE THE
11 CARBON SEQUESTRATION ASSESSMENT FUND.
12 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
13 SECTION 1. That Title 22, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby amended
14 by the addition thereto of a NEW CHAPTER, to be known and designated as Chap-
15 ter 51, Title 22, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:
16 CHAPTER 51
17 CARBON SEQUESTRATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE
18 22-5101. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. Increasing levels of carbon dioxide and
19 other greenhouse gases in the atmosphere have led to growing interest in
20 national and international forums for implementing measures to slow and
21 reverse the buildup of such atmospheric constituents. Such measures may poten-
22 tially include the establishment of systems of trading in credits for adoption
23 of practices, technologies or other measures which decrease net emissions of
24 carbon dioxide. Improved agricultural and timber production methods, soil and
25 forest conservation practices and other methods of stewardship of soil and
26 other land resources have great potential to increase carbon sequestration on
27 agricultural and private forest lands and help offset carbon dioxide emissions
28 from other sectors of the economy. It is in the interest of agricultural pro-
29 ducers, nonindustrial private forest landowners and the public in general that
30 the soil conservation commission document and quantify carbon sequestration
31 and greenhouse emissions reductions associated with agricultural and forestry
32 practices, management systems and land uses occurring on cropland, forest land
33 and rangeland in Idaho. It is the intent of the legislature that efforts to
34 quantify and verify carbon sequestration on agricultural and forest lands will
35 enhance the ability of the state's agricultural and nonindustrial private for-
36 est landowners to participate in any system of carbon sequestration marketing
37 or trading.
38 22-5102. CARBON SEQUESTRATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE CREATED -- MEMBERSHIP --
39 COMPENSATION -- ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANCE. (1) The carbon sequestration advi-
40 sory committee is hereby created. The committee shall consist of the following
41 sixteen (16) members, to be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the gov-
2
1 ernor:
2 (a) The chairman of the soil conservation commission or his designee;
3 (b) The director of the department of agriculture or his designee;
4 (c) The director of the department of environmental quality or his desig-
5 nee;
6 (d) The director of the department of lands or his designee;
7 (e) One (1) member representing the University of Idaho college of agri-
8 culture;
9 (f) One (1) member representing an entity which generates electrical
10 energy;
11 (g) Two (2) members who are producers of field crops, at least one (1) of
12 whom actively employs a minimum tillage management system in his farming
13 operation;
14 (h) Two (2) members who are producers of livestock, at least one (1) of
15 whom is actively involved in implementing a rangeland improvement plan;
16 (i) One (1) member with expertise in carbon sequestration marketing or
17 trading;
18 (j) One (1) member representing soil conservation districts, as defined
19 in section 22-2717, Idaho Code;
20 (k) One (1) member representing the biofuels industry;
21 (l) One (1) member representing the transportation industry;
22 (m) One (1) member representing an environmental protection or conserva-
23 tion organization; and
24 (n) One (1) member representing nonindustrial private forest landowners.
25 (2) Members of the committee shall be compensated as provided in section
26 59-509(b), Idaho Code.
27 (3) The soil conservation commission shall assist the committee with
28 administrative support as reasonably requested by the committee.
29 22-5103. POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE CARBON SEQUESTRATION ADVISORY COMMIT-
30 TEE. The carbon sequestration advisory committee may:
31 (1) Advise and assist the chairman of the soil conservation commission in
32 preparing the reports required by this chapter and in conducting the assess-
33 ment pursuant to section 22-5105, Idaho Code;
34 (2) Recommend policies or programs to enhance the ability of Idaho agri-
35 cultural and nonindustrial private forest landowners to participate in systems
36 of carbon trading. Such recommendations shall include potential policies or
37 programs designed to optimize economic benefits to agricultural producers and
38 nonindustrial private forest landowners participating in carbon trading trans-
39 actions. Such policies or programs may include, but are not limited to, iden-
40 tifying existing or the potential of creating nonprofit organizations or other
41 public or private entities capable of serving as assemblers of carbon credits
42 or as intermediaries on behalf of producers in carbon trading systems;
43 (3) Encourage the production of educational and advisory materials
44 regarding carbon sequestration on agricultural and forest lands and participa-
45 tion in systems of carbon or greenhouse emissions trading;
46 (4) Identify and recommend areas of research needed to better understand
47 and quantify the processes of carbon sequestration on agricultural and forest
48 lands; and
49 (5) Review the carbon sequestration programs and policies of other
50 states.
51 22-5104. REPORTS -- CONTENTS. On or before February 1, 2003, the chairman
52 of the soil conservation commission, in consultation with the carbon seques-
53 tration advisory committee, shall prepare a report to the legislature. The
3
1 report shall include, but not be limited to:
2 (1) The potential for development of a system or systems of carbon emis-
3 sions trading or markets for carbon sequestered on agricultural and forest
4 land;
5 (2) Agricultural and forestry practices, management systems or land uses
6 which increase stored soil carbon;
7 (3) Methods for measuring and modeling net carbon sequestration associ-
8 ated with various agricultural and forestry practices, management systems or
9 land uses occurring on agricultural and forest lands and legislation, if any,
10 to define and protect property rights in and attendant to carbon sequestra-
11 tion;
12 (4) Areas of scientific uncertainty with respect to quantifying and
13 understanding carbon sequestration associated with agricultural and forestry
14 activities; and
15 (5) Any recommendations of the carbon sequestration advisory committee
16 developed pursuant to section 22-5103, Idaho Code.
17 22-5105. POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE CHAIRMAN. (1) In consultation with the
18 carbon sequestration advisory committee, the chairman of the soil conservation
19 commission shall assess agricultural and private forest lands in Idaho for
20 past carbon sequestration and future carbon sequestration potential. The
21 assessment shall seek to quantify carbon sequestration associated with various
22 agricultural and forestry practices, management systems and land uses occur-
23 ring on agricultural and forest lands in this state. On or before March 1,
24 2003, the chairman shall publish a report of the findings. From time to time,
25 the chairman may update the findings as advancements in understanding of the
26 processes of carbon sequestration and new data become available.
27 (2) The assessment shall be conducted in a manner that shall provide a
28 means for owners of agricultural and forest land to estimate past and future
29 net carbon sequestration resulting from agricultural and forestry practices,
30 conservation measures, management systems and land uses occurring on their
31 property. The chairman of the soil conservation commission may contract and
32 cooperate with the natural resources conservation service of the United States
33 department of agriculture to conduct assessment activities provided for in
34 this section.
35 (3) The soil conservation commission may apply for and accept grants,
36 gifts or other sources of public and private funds to carry out the purposes
37 of this chapter.
38 22-5106. CARBON SEQUESTRATION ASSESSMENT FUND CREATED. There is hereby
39 created and established in the state treasury a fund to be known as the
40 "Carbon Sequestration Assessment Fund," which shall consist of such funds,
41 grants, donations or moneys from other sources. The fund shall be administered
42 by the soil conservation commission in order to carry out the purposes of this
43 chapter. Moneys in the fund may be expended pursuant to appropriation. Any
44 interest earned on the investment of idle moneys in the fund shall be returned
45 to the fund.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS ll7l8Cl
The purpose of this legislation is to create a carbon
sequestration advisory committee. This committee will identify
and recommend policies and programs dealing with carbon trading
for agricultural lands that will enhance the ability of the
landowners to offset carbon emissions from other sectors of the
economy. This program could be very beneficial for agricultural
landowners. The Director of Agriculture, in consultation with the
carbon sequestration advisory committee, will provide a number of
reports to the legislature. Idaho is one of the few remaining
states in the U.S. to develop a climate change program and develop
a greenhouse gas inventory. All the states bordering Idaho (with
the exception of Wyoming) have developed greenhouse gas inventories
and are currently evaluating ways to manage their emissions. There
is a direct link between the reduction of greenhouse gases and EPA
listed emissions.
FISCAL IMPACT
The fiscal impact will be the compensation of the members
of the committee as provided in Idaho Code 59-509(b). A fund will
be created in the Treasurer’s Office to be administered by the
Department of Agriculture after funds are appropriated by the
legislature.
Contact
Name: Sen. Clint Stennett
Phone:208/332-1351
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE S 1379